Gardiner in Park County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Take a walk through history on the Yankee Jim Trail

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 8, 2011

1. Take a walk through history on the Yankee Jim Trail Marker

Inscription. Visit the interpretive trail across the river and take a pleasant walk on an improve trail or enjoy a picnic. A series of interpretive signs will take you on a journey through time to some fascinating eras of history.

Past, present and future
The Yankee Jim Canyon has played a significant role in Montana's transportation history. For at least 7,000 years, it has been a major travel route.

In 1998 Park County and the Gallatin National Forest joined together to make a interpretive trail out of part of this route. now you can add your footsteps to the many that have gone before and discover some of the secrets that lie hidden here.

From where you stand, you can see evidence of three transportation routes. One was used as a wagon route in the early days of gold prospecting. The others were a railroad that carried tourists into Yellowstone National Park, and an early automobile route that was part of the legendary Yellowstone Trail, a recreational route from St. Paul to Seattle.

There are some places along the trail where historical evidence is apparent. Rockwork from the early automobile road is visible in several areas, as are painted advertisements on rocks from the early part of the century.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1998.

Location.

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45° 10.246′ N, 110° 52.147′ W. Marker is in Gardiner, Montana, in Park County. It is on U.S. 89 0.8 miles south of Yankee Jim Campground, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gardiner MT 59030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Yellowstone Country

and in Greater Bozeman.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout (here, next to this marker); Along the Yellowstone River (approx. 5.8 miles away); Hepburn's Mesa (approx. 8.7 miles away); Absaroka - Beartooth Wilderness (approx. 8.8 miles away); Emigrant Gulch (approx. 12.4 miles away); Gardiner Jail (approx. 12½ miles away); Roosevelt Arch (approx. 12½ miles away); Serving Visitors Since the Beginning (approx. 12.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gardiner.

Rafting on the Yellowstone River image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 8, 2011

2. Rafting on the Yellowstone River

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,417 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 20, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.