Yellowstone

[BIGNASTY]

Also black bears are more likely to kill than Grizzlies, thou Grizzlies are more likely to charge. [/QUOTE]



Either way I would be scared to death :-laf I had the assumption that I was the baddest in the wood's with all my gun's boy what a wake up call will do for you. Been close to Black bears allot and I really didnt think to much about them. But I have had only 1 Grizzle encounter and that was enough for me to go to walgreens and buy some depends just incase of encounter 2 comes along. 20 or 25 yards away was WAYto close for me

 

[JerryNelson]

I'm going to yellow stone in July to do some hiking and backpacking. any suggestion on trails and what to see and what not to wast time on. Leaving from Michigan what would be the best rout. were taking about 3 weeks to do it any suggestions.

 

[Grizzly]

I'm going to yellow stone in July to do some hiking and backpacking. any suggestion on trails and what to see and what not to wast time on. Leaving from Michigan what would be the best rout. were taking about 3 weeks to do it any suggestions.

If you're going to Yellowstone, which is a great NP, you may as well also go to Glacier NP, not far away, which is the greatest NP in the country, IMO.

 

[BruteForce]

Storm coming in this weekend (rain / snow). Hopefully he arrives before Sunday. As for current conditions, refer to:

http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snotel/Wyoming/wyoming.html,

31" of snow at elevation, 11" of snow on the ground lower down. Max temp these past days has been 36F.

Ah crap: On edit, I just realized this thread is over a year old.

 

[TLane]

The best place to go hiking in Yellowstone is in Grand Teton National Park. The two parks are joined at the south end of Yellowstone, one admission gets you into both parks. Trails around Jenny and String lake are very popular; Paintbrush canyon, Lake Solitude, Cascade Canyon, Amphitheater lake, and so on. If you go back country hiking, you can hike up one canyon and go along the Teton Crest Trail and come out one of the other canyons. The trail is long enough for several days of back country. You can get up to the Teton Crest Trail easily by taking the ski tram from Teton Village up to Rendezvous Peak. You'll need backcountry camping permits, obtain them in advance if you can.

 

[JR]

We are heading out to my families In Laramie, WY next year as well (late July) and have been seriously discussing going the extra distance to Yellowstone, most likely on the way there. Id also like to run up north through the Dakotas and see some of the badlands. Ive never been there before, and Id really like to show my boys as much of the country as I can. They love the outdoors as much as I do.

 

[Deleted member 995608]

We are heading out to my families In Laramie, WY next year as well (late July) and have been seriously discussing going the extra distance to Yellowstone, most likely on the way there. Id also like to run up north through the Dakotas and see some of the badlands. Ive never been there before, and Id really like to show my boys as much of the country as I can. They love the outdoors as much as I do.

Do it. You'll regret it if ya don't. I finally got to take my own family (as a whole) last year for almost a month. My parents took me up that way every year as a kid for our annual vacation.

 

[JR]

Do it. You'll regret it if ya don't. I finally got to take my own family (as a whole) last year for almost a month. My parents took me up that way every year as a kid for our annual vacation.

Have you ever been through any of the bad lands? The reason Id like to go is from some of the stories my grandfathers told me about them. He took me on many trips when I was younger but the Bad Lands wasnt one of them

 

[Jim W]

Have you ever been through any of the bad lands? The reason Id like to go is from some of the stories my grandfathers told me about them. He took me on many trips when I was younger but the Bad Lands wasnt one of them

We were out in the Dakotas in 08 when we went to Mount Rushmore and stayed at the Rafter-J-Bar ranch in Hill City. Great area to tour visited Deadwood, Lead, and Keystone also did the Wounded Knee Museum too. You must drive on the Needles HWY state RT 87 in Custer Park and see Crazy Horse Memorial just to name a few things to do in the bad lands of South Dakota.

There is so much to see and do out west that my wife and I have decided to take at least five years to see the major parks and towns in the west. So far have done two years of the five year plan; every other year is out west and the other years are to go east.

Jim W.

 

[BIGNASTY]

A NEVER ENDING SEA of Prairie in places you can see the curvature of the EARTH

Not my Pic but advise taking a WIDE ANGLE to get it all in and be ready for a slight breezzzzzze at times:-laf

 

[jelag]

We stayed in a forest service camp ground about 5 miles north of the West Entrance. . With the senior pass, the rv spot was $9 and included electricity with water and sewer dump not far away... . Talking to the volunteers, that campground stays open until the snow closes it... . We spent 7-8 nights there... (Sept)... I can't count the number of times we've been there, and usually like early spring over the fall... . we did watch a lame Buffalo die and later spent at least 8 hours over 2 days watching the pecking order of the Bear, Wolves, and other pray animals work on the carcass... Too far away for photos but close enough for the 60 power spotting scope. .



The key about Yellowstone is that its over a mile high... and the weather can change from day to day... Like what was mentioned above... part of the park was shutting down for the winter... .

 

[JR]

We were out in the Dakotas in 08 when we went to Mount Rushmore and stayed at the Rafter-J-Bar ranch in Hill City. Great area to tour visited Deadwood, Lead, and Keystone also did the Wounded Knee Museum too. You must drive on the Needles HWY state RT 87 in Custer Park and see Crazy Horse Memorial just to name a few things to do in the bad lands of South Dakota.



There is so much to see and do out west that my wife and I have decided to take at least five years to see the major parks and towns in the west. So far have done two years of the five year plan; every other year is out west and the other years are to go east.



Jim W.

I agree with you there Jim there is alot of beautiful country to be seen in the US. I dont understand the people whose idea of a vacation is a resort packed to the gill with other tourists and traffic so heavy you gotta pay to park everywhere you go. They can have it. I have a bucket list of places to go and see I hope as the kids get older we are able to go visit them.

 

[jelag]

One last thought... . I was in Yellowstone listening to 2 couples, one from the Netherlands and the other from Turkey talking..... they both commented about being in Yellowstone when they were kids with their parents and now there were bringing there children... .

The one comment that struck home was the comment about there is nothing in Europe like Yellowstone where the people had enough thought to save and protect the country where these animals can run free... Its why the venture to our country...

 

[TLane]

We stayed in a forest service camp ground about 5 miles north of the West Entrance. . With the senior pass, the rv spot was $9 and included electricity with water and sewer dump not far away... .



...

Jelag,



What's the name of that campground? I've looked and can't find it - a forest service campground with electricity? I didn't know they existed! Most of the commercial campgrounds in the area are very expensive, so I'm always looking for alternatives. But I think I'm addicted to an electrical hook-up.

 

[jelag]

I can't find the name... . as you go north on hwy 191, just past the airport on the right side of the road... its a Gallatin National Forest Campground... . out of the 100 sights it has 33 or so that are powered... its a first come first serve for the campground... we drove in, after labor day and at that time there were 2 or 3 sites open that had power... $20 and with the senior pass $10... . I looked at it on my map program and its called Bakers Hole Campground... .

http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/gallatin/recreation/recarea/?recid=5573

 

[RVTRKN]

Did you do any fishing in the river next to the campground?

 

[JerryNelson]

were would i find a list of 2-3 day hiking trails

 

[BarryG]

There are tons of guide books on the park but here is a start
http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/upload/bctrip-planner_2012.pdf

 

[TLane]

I can't find the name... . as you go north on hwy 191, just past the airport on the right side of the road... its a Gallatin National Forest Campground... . out of the 100 sights it has 33 or so that are powered... its a first come first serve for the campground... we drove in, after labor day and at that time there were 2 or 3 sites open that had power... $20 and with the senior pass $10... . I looked at it on my map program and its called Bakers Hole Campground... .

http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/gallatin/recreation/recarea/?recid=5573

Jelag - thanks - I couldn't find it because I was looking for sites I could reserve, which, as you point out, these can't be. I wonder how full they are during the summer?

 

[JerryNelson]

thanks Barry