Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks

[Something Fishy]

While it could be a very nice trip, here is what my concerns would be.

1. How would you deal with a 5 week old in an RV for 2 weeks?
2. How would you carry the baby through pathways, walkways etc. (Forget about hiking )
3. Depending on how old the other kids are, would they enjoy a restricted trip because of the babies limitations?

I did Yellowstone in 3 days (2 nights ) Grand Teton in a day and a half. Could have spent one more day that was enough for me. ( I had an eight month old ). But a week would definitely be enough since your not really hiking.

No

Since sleeping accommodations are taken care of (RV) there's nothing that really needs advance planning at all, 2 weeks should be ample time for planning.

2. Baby carrier. Even a stroller would work for the vast majority of spots.

He wants to do GNP as well, so two weeks isn't too much.

And he'd still need to make plans for campgrounds, even with an RV - although it will obviously be waaaay simpler than hotels. I'd be more worried about finding available spots than anything else.

[ADG]

Thank you for the advice.

My kids' ages are 3.5, 2.3, and 5weeks. Are they too yound to enjoy such a trip? What are some of the activities besides hiking?

I would have a budget to go all out on RV as I dont need to spend on Car and hotel. Can anyone recommend a good company?

[ADG]

I will wait till my kids are older to do this trip...

[Yammer]

2. Baby carrier.

For a 5 week old?

Thank you for the advice.

My kids' ages are 3.5, 2.3, and 5weeks. Are they too yound to enjoy such a trip? What are some of the activities besides hiking?

I would have a budget to go all out on RV as I dont need to spend on Car and hotel. Can anyone recommend a good company?

There are stuff that can be nice but I wouldn't say that it's the recommended age

[whYME]

RV through Glacier

Just bear in mind you can't take the RV on Going-to-the-Sun road.

Are they too yound to enjoy such a trip? What are some of the activities besides hiking?

I would say they're too young to really appreciate the trip but not too young to go.
As for activities, pretty much the same as anywhere else for that age. Pretty much swimming and playgrounds, IIRC there's not all that much more for 2-3s.

[tzifanya54]

I will wait till my kids are older to do this trip...

I took a 3 year old and 5 year old. They were definitely too young to appreciate it. Smart move to wait:

[blue eyes]

I found some really great places on Airbnb.

Couldnt find availability for full homes. It’s last minute of course...

[blue eyes]

What's with the Marriott?1.They had points availability?

2. As in per day?

Marriot is a cat 7... and 500 a night
I booked the alpine motel Economy room for $135 a night.
I did bring my own towels and blanket and hope for the best
It seems to be the cheapest room in town

[Yammer]

Marriot is a cat 7... and 500 a night
I booked the alpine motel Economy room for $135 a night.
I did bring my own towels and blanket and hope for the best
It seems to be the cheapest room in town

35k a night should be just under $250.

[dansdealsfan5]

Going to Grand Teton & Yellowstone next Sunday to Friday. Here is the very basic itinerary. Any thoughts or comments?

Day 1:
EWR to BZN 8:30 am - arriving at 11:30 app.

Renting a van from National for $400!!! (any tips), quick stop at Walmart, and on to Mammoth Hot Springs.

Next stop at Norris Geyser Basin.

Then head to Holiday Inn West Yellowstone for the night.

Day 2:
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Mud Volcano, and?.

Day 3:
Leave hotel in West  Yellowstone and start heading towards Grand Teton (Marriott Jackson). Stopping at the many geysers along the way including Grand Prismatic Spring and Old Faithful - will prob. take a full day for all the stops (if we even have time for all our plans).

Day 4:
Possible Schwabacher Landing sunrise trip, Antelope Flats, Gros Ventre.

Day 5:
Possible Oxbow Bend sunrise, Jenny Lake (inspiration point hike),

Day 6: Departure at 8 am, maybe we"ll have time for one more sunrise.

Any tips and suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Yammer]

Going to Grand Teton & Yellowstone next Sunday to Friday. Here is the very basic itinerary. Any thoughts or comments?

Day 1:
EWR to BZN 8:30 am - arriving at 11:30 app.

Renting a van from National for $400!!! (any tips), quick stop at Walmart, and on to Mammoth Hot Springs.

Next stop at Norris Geyser Basin.

Then head to Holiday Inn West Yellowstone for the night.

Day 2:
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Mud Volcano, and?.

Day 3:
Leave hotel in West  Yellowstone and start heading towards Grand Teton (Marriott Jackson). Stopping at the many geysers along the way including Grand Prismatic Spring and Old Faithful - will prob. take a full day for all the stops (if we even have time for all our plans).

Day 4:
Possible Schwabacher Landing sunrise trip, Antelope Flats, Gros Ventre.

Day 5:
Possible Oxbow Bend sunrise, Jenny Lake (inspiration point hike),

Day 6: Departure at 8 am, maybe we"ll have time for one more sunrise.

Any tips and suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

Day 1
Have in mind that you'll litterly be passing by the Norris Geysers when heading out to the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. If you are willing to drive the extra time you may want to go through the tower junction loop. (It's the quietest place in Yellowstone, and take in mind that the road from Mammoth to Norris has traffic )

Day 2
Hayden Valley is a must. Yellowstone lake is nice as well.

Day 3
It shouldn't be a full day in Yellowstone for those 3 stops (you can go to West thumbs Geysers, although It wasn't anything special ) , but there some nice stops that you can make along the route in addition to the long ride.

Day 4
When going to Schwabacher Landing continue on the path until you get to the nicest spot (courtesy of @somethingsfishy ) and don't forget about the Barn (can't remember the name )

The car rental price sounds good, according to what I saw.

Tidbit: Around the block from the Marriott there is an antelope arch, which is nice.

Enjoy your trip. (And write a TR...)
Thanks

[dansdealsfan5]

We're at Day 4 of our trip - just biked 16 miles to Jenny Lake and back!! Spectacular!! Hope to post my first TR this time.

We would like to head out to Schwabacher Landing for sunrise tomm. If sunrise is at 6:21, what time should we be there?

Thanks.

[Something Fishy]

We're at Day 4 of our trip - just biked 16 miles to Jenny Lake and back!! Spectacular!! Hope to post my first TR this time.

We would like to head out to Schwabacher Landing for sunrise tomm. If sunrise is at 6:21, what time should we be there?

Thanks.

No later than 5:30. Enjoy!

Looking forward to the TR.

[dansdealsfan5]

Still getting around to write my TR. I finally figured out how to post pics. Sunrise at the Grand Tetons - Schwabacher Landing - Summer 2018.

[BarryLincoln]

Still getting around to write my TR. I finally figured out how to post pics. Sunrise at the Grand Tetons - Schwabacher Landing - Summer 2018.

Beautiful picture...

[jose34]

Just a small selection (I'll post many more in my TR in the Wyoming thread when I finally get around to it):

(Click on any picture for full-res.)

Schwabacher Landing Sunrise:


Some 20 minutes later:


Oxbow Bend Sunrise:


Mt. Moran and Pelican at sunrise:


A shachris like no other:


Milky Way over Jackson Lake:


Star Trails and aurora over Jackson Lake:


Hendrick Pond sunrise:


Lower Falls of the Yellowstone and double rainbow from Uncle Tom's trail:


Minerva Terraces hot springs at sunset:


Pronghorn Antelope:


Bison on Antelope Flats:


Bison and calf:


Pelican at Oxbow Bend:


Foraging Moose:

These pics are crazy amazing!
Are these pictures "free", can I download them and use them for my background on my computer etc....?

[SSLPhD]

anything and everything....
where and how do i start to plan for something like this?
we are bh, family of 9, 2 adults 7 kids....
im thinking of making this a 2.5-3 week trip
dont want to rush through it, but enjoy it.
how did you manage with kosher foods?
where did you spend shabbat?
flew in and out of same airport?

again any and all info would be appreciated

thank you

Between the size of your family and needing kosher food, the way I'd approach this is to pick 3 hubs (Glacier, Yellowstone, location near Canadian NPs), one per week, and get an airbnb at each location, do day trips.  It will be hard to find meat along the way, and you'd probably have to take it all with you, and shlep from one place to the next.  Pros: you get a decent fridge/freezer to keep food frozen, and can book a house large enough for your family.  Look into what food will be allowed through customs if switching countries.

The problem with this trip is that there is no good place to restock kosher/go to restaurant.  If you are not set on the destination, I'd probably recommend something more like Vegas/LA/San Fran (many national parks), if you haven't been to those places and depending on what time of year.  Or Washington and Oregon for cooler weather.

We spent Shabbos in our hotel room, didn't venture out at all.  There were no Chabads nearby back then, but I believe there are some in the area now.  You can look into renting an airbnb near Chabad.

Unless the locations naturally form a loop, it might not make sense to fly into and out of one airport.  We flew into/out of BZN, but we didn't venture too far.

[luv2trvlwithfam]

Between the size of your family and needing kosher food, the way I'd approach this is to pick 3 hubs (Glacier, Yellowstone, location near Canadian NPs), one per week, and get an airbnb at each location, do day trips.  It will be hard to find meat along the way, and you'd probably have to take it all with you, and shlep from one place to the next.  Pros: you get a decent fridge/freezer to keep food frozen, and can book a house large enough for your family.  Look into what food will be allowed through customs if switching countries.

The problem with this trip is that there is no good place to restock kosher/go to restaurant.  If you are not set on the destination, I'd probably recommend something more like Vegas/LA/San Fran (many national parks), if you haven't been to those places and depending on what time of year.  Or Washington and Oregon for cooler weather.

We spent Shabbos in our hotel room, didn't venture out at all.  There were no Chabads nearby back then, but I believe there are some in the area now.  You can look into renting an airbnb near Chabad.

Unless the locations naturally form a loop, it might not make sense to fly into and out of one airport.  We flew into/out of BZN, but we didn't venture too far.

thank you,
couple years ago we did the utah loop,
landed in vegas got rental car and drove up  (with stop at walmart) to bryce spent the night there, down to zion 2 nights, followed by lake powell 2 nights, shabbat in flagstaff (love chabad!!!!!)  up to grand canyon 1 night , back to vegas for flight home...
bh, was greaaaatttttt trip. wish we couldve extended.
kids loved and really opened our eyes to national parks.....

[SSLPhD]

thank you,
couple years ago we did the utah loop,
landed in vegas got rental car and drove up  (with stop at walmart) to bryce spent the night there, down to zion 2 nights, followed by lake powell 2 nights, shabbat in flagstaff (love chabad!!!!!)  up to grand canyon 1 night , back to vegas for flight home...
bh, was greaaaatttttt trip. wish we couldve extended.
kids loved and really opened our eyes to national parks.....

While I've done that trip and enjoyed it, as well, I was thinking more along the lines of SFO->Sequoia/Kings Canyon->Yosemite->Lassen Volcanic->Crater Lake->Redwood->SFO.  I've done the first three in a week, and the second three in a separate weeklong trip.  But I'm sure there's another thread for all that.

[luv2trvlwithfam]

hi all,
 its been a while and seems like i have it all lined up. 2 weeks to visit/tour and enjoy the beautiful areas of yellowstone  and teton,
looking for some help with maxing out our time there
.we are a family of 9, 2 adults 7 children ages 7-17,
love outdoors, hiking, rafting, bike riding,zipline,canyoning, nature, water activities etc... see some of the main sites.. throw in a rodeo or something, .star gazing,...
so please help with itineraries/activities...

sleeping is as follows:
bozeman thursday till sunday
sunday- friday west yellowstone (can possibly sleep in jackson hole thursday)
friday-sunday jackson hole
sunday-thursday teton village area

land  thursday late morning at BZN
thrusday afternoon/evening activities
friday all day
shabbat-
sunday-
monday-
tuesday-
wedneday-
thursday-
friday-
shabbat
sunday-
monday-
tuesday-
wedneday-
thursday- fly out late morning


any and all of your help is greatly appreciated!!!

thank you all soooo much!!

Love from the HolyLand!