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Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / February 2006Yellowstone and Grand Tetons
Hi, We have the oportunity to visit Yelowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks in September We have a maximum of six nights available in the area. We like to do short walks (1/2 day approx) and general sight seeing. Would 4 four nights nights in Yellowstone and 2 nights at Jackson be a good split of out available time? We also may be able to spend a day or 2, depending on how long we stay at Yellowstone/Grand Tetons , at Rocky Mountains National Park in Colorado. How do the two Nationl Park, CO & YO, areas compare? In 2000 we found 3 full days at Yosemite NP and 1 full day at Bryce NP was just about right. We will be flying in and out of Denver CO and we will have a rent a car for 10 days. We will be visiting friends in the Denver area for a couple of days before picking up the rental car. Thank you.. Richard Taylor Sydney, Australia. >Hi, >We have the oportunity to visit Yelowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >Richard Taylor >Sydney, Australia. Do you know the distances involved? It's 550 miles from Jackson to the Denver airport and Yellowstone a little further. That's a pretty long day's driving each way. It's doable but it will reduce the amount of time sightseeing. We spent 3 nights at Yellowstone and 1 at Jackson. We would have liked more time but saw a lot in that time. We did spend more time driving around than hiking although we did do some. You can go to www.nps.gov. Look for both parks. If you do a search for hiking trails, it may give you some ideas. Thanks Brian, The six days are for Yellowstone/Grand Tetons only not getting there etc. I am budgeting 2 days each way for the drive to the National Parks from Denver . If you had a choice where would you have liked to have spent more time? Thanks for the links, going to look there now. Richard >>Hi, >>We have the oportunity to visit Yelowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > You can go to www.nps.gov. Look for both parks. If you do a search for > hiking trails, it may give you some ideas. > Thanks Brian, > The six days are for Yellowstone/Grand Tetons only not getting there I would bias the time you're spending in favor of Yellowstone. Consider what you will see in YNP if you spend enough time: Geysers: please see more than Old Faithful! It's easy to spend one long day pursuing eruptions, and (if you're like me) one day won't be enough! Each major geyser is distinct and you'll want to see *several.* The best ones are a couple miles separated. Wildlife: YNP has several locales where you might see moose, bison, and (if you're lucky) bear. That will take a day. Yellowstone Canyon: Two major waterfalls and scenic overlook walks will occupy a day. Travertine formations, hotsprings, mudpots -- just scattered everywhere in the national park. This park is USA's crown jewel - the first National Park anywhere in the world. And it is that special! I hope you'll enjoy and return soon John Thanks John, I think we will go with your suggestion. Four nights in Yellowstone. Richard >> Thanks Brian, >> The six days are for Yellowstone/Grand Tetons only not getting there [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > John I'd have to agree - err on the side of too much time in YNP. BUT - If you are giving yourself 2 days to make the drive - head out of Denver drive up Rt 36 to Estes Park CO. From there you can drive up into Rocky Mountain N.P, but depending on how late in Sept you are going you may not be able to go all the way up the Trail Ridge - the road closes sometime after Labor Day (1st Monday in Sept) I think. Then drive out of Estes Park on Rt 34 back to I-25 and you are one your way north to the Tetons and Yellowstone. But as I mentioned - depending on how late in Sept you are traveling, you could get hit with some early snow that can slow you down some, particularly at the higher elevations. >> Thanks Brian, >> The six days are for Yellowstone/Grand Tetons only not getting there [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > John Thanks very much, I will keep that in mind, we may be able to do that. We will be arriving Denver on the Labour day weekend however we have found we need at lest one full day free to get over the long flight (18 hours including a 2 hour transit through San Francisco) especially when we pick up a rental car and are not used driving on the other side of the road. Richard > I'd have to agree - err on the side of too much time in YNP. BUT - If you > are giving yourself 2 days to make the drive - head out of Denver drive [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >> >> John >Thanks Brian, >The six days are for Yellowstone/Grand Tetons only not getting there etc. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Thanks for the links, going to look there now. >Richard I would have liked more time in both places actually. You seem to be doing 4 in Yellowstone and 2 in the Tetons which is what I would have done in that amount of time. Hi Brian, I know. Time is alway a problem. However my wife wants a 1-2 weeks or so in London and the west of England,and also 3-4 Days in Prague and another 3-4 days in Vienna.. I also want to do some walking in Austria, so trying to fit it all under 6 weeks, with a short stopover in Singapore to break the long flight home, makes it a bit hard. I am sure we will have a great time as we all ready have accomodation booked in both Parks. Richard >>Thanks Brian, >>The six days are for Yellowstone/Grand Tetons only not getting there etc. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > doing 4 in Yellowstone and 2 in the Tetons which is what I would have > done in that amount of time. >Hi Brian, >I know. Time is alway a problem. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >in both Parks. >Richard That's quite a trip. Hope you enjoy everything. |
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