Living through winter at Yellowstone National Park

Steve Fuller is the Winter Caretaker of Yellowstone National Park - one of just a handful of hearty souls who remain in the wilderness long after the summer tourists have gone. He's stuck out the solitary existence of the position for 42 years, ever since the winter of 1973. Lee Cowan reports.

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  • @cathycrandall5264
    @cathycrandall52646 ай бұрын

    My mother died almost 40 years ago but she went to Yellowstone in her early 20s and while, I have never been there, My memories of my mother is that she talked about Yellowstone the entire rest of her life and what an incredible place it was. Great video!

  • @Lee886244
    @Lee886244 Жыл бұрын

    I re-watch this about once a year. Extraordinary.

  • @megrob50
    @megrob505 жыл бұрын

    I remember saving a Nat Geo Magazine from those early years with an article about Steve and his family which I read and reread. My husband and I were close in age and I sooo wished we could do that! Steve has indeed been fortunate, but he is also fully aware of that, and grateful. And he is doing such a wonderful job of sharing the beauty! Thanks you , Steve!

  • @John-bk1ek

    @John-bk1ek

    6 ай бұрын

    I will agree

  • @kevinjasper6620
    @kevinjasper66205 жыл бұрын

    I am so envious. What a wonderful way to live and spend your life.

  • @rayvilla1
    @rayvilla15 жыл бұрын

    How does one feel lonely with a magnificent view? Wow, I'd trade places in a heartbeat!

  • @dihe1392
    @dihe13926 жыл бұрын

    He's living the dream!

  • @Ravensong318
    @Ravensong3186 жыл бұрын

    Oh, what a delightful man!

  • @MakeupGaloreInc
    @MakeupGaloreInc5 жыл бұрын

    Such beautiful scenery.

  • @debbralehrman5957
    @debbralehrman59572 жыл бұрын

    Thanks I remember watching this on its broadcast Sunday morning. We always watched before church.

  • @randycochran2664
    @randycochran26648 жыл бұрын

    I am so happy and envious that you found your calling so early in life and got to enjoy it for so many years. I have been applying for several years to no avail.

  • @bradleysmall2230

    @bradleysmall2230

    3 жыл бұрын

    only the rocks live forever

  • @yyrfght
    @yyrfght9 жыл бұрын

    What a wonderful Job! At a truly wonderful Park!

  • @lchuffman
    @lchuffman7 жыл бұрын

    Love this!

  • @ohhappybear
    @ohhappybear5 жыл бұрын

    Such a beautiful episode. Spectacular viewpoints inside out for this caretaker.

  • @Teacher2Polis2XtraRice
    @Teacher2Polis2XtraRice Жыл бұрын

    Damn. Yellowstone is on my bucket list.

  • @GottaDance56
    @GottaDance566 ай бұрын

    Yellowstone is magical. If I were him, I'd never retire.

  • @soniatriana9091
    @soniatriana90916 ай бұрын

    Awesome!! It’s now January 2024, please do a “follow up” on Steven & the National Park!! Even though, I just watched the documentary on Steven in the National Park. We need a very indept interview with him & exactly what he’s going to do if he retires!! I suggested he create several large Coffee Table Photo Books!! The few photos he shared, so far, are beyond spectacular!! We need another video record of his life, work, & future hopes for himself & his beloved Yellow Stone National Park! There needs to be an amazing BRONZE statue of Steven, along with an incredible tribute to his dedication of his entire adult life to his career as a Caretaker & Historian!! What an incredible man!!

  • @paulsparkes6587

    @paulsparkes6587

    5 ай бұрын

    There is a new episode on him from The Guarian newspaper on KZread

  • @stompchunkman4248
    @stompchunkman4248 Жыл бұрын

    Hope he releases a book with all the cool pictures he took during his career.

  • @GreenCanvasInteriorscape
    @GreenCanvasInteriorscape Жыл бұрын

    That was lovely, he found his path and walks it, hope he's working on a book chronicling his experiences in a most amazing place

  • @0230Raveena
    @0230Raveena5 ай бұрын

    You can never be bored when you're able to escape into the pages of a good book.

  • @rhondatraywick7307
    @rhondatraywick73074 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful place!

  • @sescuba6405
    @sescuba6405 Жыл бұрын

    Outstanding video!

  • @QAsession
    @QAsession7 ай бұрын

    How can anyone be lonely in solitude? It is so soothing to one's soul to be surrounded by nature.

  • @kathrynsmigel4530
    @kathrynsmigel45307 ай бұрын

    He is incredible.And lucky as he**. As always ks.

  • @RickCosmo
    @RickCosmo7 жыл бұрын

    so true..ice crystals in winter..rime on trees..lovely

  • @pdrphil8159
    @pdrphil8159 Жыл бұрын

    Lucky man.. Years ago we visited Yellowstone & my wife being a nurse inquired if there was a health facility... There was... We stopped in & spoke with them & they encouraged my wife to apply . Seems nurses were very hard to keep .. So we took a more serious look into moving to the park.. I was told I would be given a job doing park maintenance . Our girls were young , 7 & 8 & so were my wife & I... But in the end , I just could'nt come to terms with the pay.. I had recently finished my engineering studies & consequently landed a high paying job... Looking back I wish we had tried it for a couple yrs... My wife loved the park & particularly the winter... As for the solitude , it would'nt suited my wife very well... I didnt mind the solitude at all , but I worried my girls would miss out on socializing with kids their age .. That was 30 yrs ago .. If I could live in the park today I would jump at the chance.. Im getting up in years but my health is great & I think I would love the experience.

  • @rhondacampbell2592
    @rhondacampbell25924 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful documentation for posterity.

  • @WhatAlexThinksAbout
    @WhatAlexThinksAbout8 жыл бұрын

    Traveling to Yellowstone 1/1/16- I'm going to keep an eye out for Steve for sure!

  • @KsGurlGamer

    @KsGurlGamer

    4 жыл бұрын

    WhatAlexThinksAbout did you meet him?

  • @Sara-rp3vy

    @Sara-rp3vy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Update?

  • @gkanvik1

    @gkanvik1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Sara-rp3vy he was my boss for 4 years.

  • @Sara-rp3vy

    @Sara-rp3vy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gkanvik1 Damn lucky guy he seems like a sweet dude

  • @barbararey843
    @barbararey8435 жыл бұрын

    Great gentleman, great job.

  • @TurkeyDart
    @TurkeyDart2 жыл бұрын

    Incredible

  • @saquibhussain6000
    @saquibhussain60006 ай бұрын

    I wish we had a world were more of us realized this soon in our lives, away from the corporate slavery, what a better way to live than to live like we were meant to be. And that while nurturing a wonderful family. We would be better human, the planet would be more livable, and there would probably be more peace. I hope his vision and life makes it to children's books so every kid can learn about this form of life, early on.

  • @piusx8317
    @piusx83175 жыл бұрын

    OMG...what a dream job.

  • @joshuafarahzad3512
    @joshuafarahzad35125 ай бұрын

    so epic

  • @CALI-ll7iv
    @CALI-ll7iv5 жыл бұрын

    So beautiful i want to cry 💖😍

  • @francesacoy4730
    @francesacoy47307 ай бұрын

    Hope he can publish all of his photos.

  • @John-bk1ek
    @John-bk1ek6 ай бұрын

    I think I could handle that some people just live it I would love to spend a winter out there just to see

  • @dushyantkanwer5498
    @dushyantkanwer54989 жыл бұрын

    i would love this job and would do it free ,,so close to nature away from toxins

  • @readynow12345

    @readynow12345

    8 жыл бұрын

    +dushyant kanwer You would go stir crazy after awhile look at the other people that couldn't handle it.

  • @dushyantkanwer5498

    @dushyantkanwer5498

    8 жыл бұрын

    +mike johnson nah man i like loneliness

  • @samsquantch14

    @samsquantch14

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dushyantkanwer5498 toxins?

  • @readynow12345
    @readynow123458 жыл бұрын

    You have too really enjoy your own company to live out the winter like that.

  • @robertsimpson2177

    @robertsimpson2177

    5 жыл бұрын

    Most artists do...it’s humans that are the problem.

  • @lisafinney9014
    @lisafinney90142 жыл бұрын

    ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @pibly7784
    @pibly77846 ай бұрын

    Want to go to Yellowstone before Idie.

  • @shanekasunich9756
    @shanekasunich97564 жыл бұрын

    Someday they will have heated roofs to clear the snow

  • @Skoda130
    @Skoda1304 жыл бұрын

    Is he still going strong in 2020?

  • @BeLazyBe

    @BeLazyBe

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sure is, this marks his 48th year.

  • @James-jl4jt
    @James-jl4jt3 жыл бұрын

    The perfect job doesn't exi-

  • @nicolasseshlord9489
    @nicolasseshlord94895 жыл бұрын

    2:00

  • @francesacoy4730
    @francesacoy47307 ай бұрын

    Story doesn't say how many people are employed in the winter. Is he a Park Service employee or?

  • @darcyperkins7041

    @darcyperkins7041

    7 ай бұрын

    He is.

  • @howardgofstein9694
    @howardgofstein96944 жыл бұрын

    That woman in the Walden commercial says the instructors are real people--unlike instructors at other schools--ya know, the ones that aren't overpriced diploma mills?

  • @patricktuttle1153
    @patricktuttle11538 жыл бұрын

    can a person live on a National Forest

  • @capitalistcoolguy4977

    @capitalistcoolguy4977

    7 жыл бұрын

    Patrick Tuttle no only on special occasions

  • @MenCanNotBeWomen
    @MenCanNotBeWomen4 жыл бұрын

    stuff working in minus 40

  • @matthewburroughs9597
    @matthewburroughs95975 жыл бұрын

    Very desirable

  • @dl9775
    @dl97753 жыл бұрын

    Hopefully he isn’t working for xanterra. If so he still gets paid 13$ a day lol

  • @brandynhenry7107

    @brandynhenry7107

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @shredspectrum356
    @shredspectrum3564 жыл бұрын

    I’d go out and shoot be an elk 😂👌🏾

  • @Ab_43336
    @Ab_433367 ай бұрын

    Wonderful man and familie ❤😊 thank you enjoyed the video very much Please 🙏 there is a swedish familie Mathias Tovar Ivar He could use that saw They try to live off the grid nit to disturb the Forrest or environment ..nice family😊 Pple have an impact on Yellowstone they need to conserve how many should enter They disturbing the park and animals ❤ Happy holiday 🎄 😊❤

  • @MentallyRetardedHamilton
    @MentallyRetardedHamilton6 ай бұрын

    at 2:02 looks like Fuller collects spices and herbs from the park, therein lies the real story

  • @pibly7784

    @pibly7784

    6 ай бұрын

    ?