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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #300 on: July 07, 2020, 08:52:39 PM »
Planning to visit from Monday - Thursday. Staying in Island Park, ID (30 min from West entrance). With 4 kids age 7-12.

Monday - Geysers  How to do this? Which ones? Is a full day too much? 
Tuesday - "Grand Canyon" & Hayden Valley
Wednesday - Which would you recommend????  (Mammoth, West Thumb/Yellowstone Lake, Lamar Valley)
Thursday - Grand Teton What to do here? Jenny Lake hike?(planning on driving halfway to Vegas after)

Besides for sightseeing, what activities would you recommend?
Uncle Tom's Trail
Fairy Falls Trail
Rafting or boating
Anything else??

Please share any thoughts.
Thanks!!
I found those routes helpful https://www.earthtrekkers.com/one-day-in-yellowstone-itinerary/

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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #301 on: July 07, 2020, 08:53:38 PM »
time sensitive? I'm planning to go in August

August is perfect.

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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #302 on: July 09, 2020, 06:10:40 PM »
Is this realistic in 2 days if I am on the road 6 a.m.?
Day 1

Day 2

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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #303 on: July 09, 2020, 06:42:09 PM »
Is this realistic in 2 days if I am on the road 6 a.m.?
Day 1

Day 2
Day one definitely. Day two might be too ambitious

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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #304 on: July 09, 2020, 08:27:13 PM »
Day one definitely. Day two might be too ambitious
Thanks! I was thinking the same...

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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #305 on: July 10, 2020, 04:03:45 PM »
Thanks everyone for your input.

@VacationLover Earthtrekkers was helpful. I am basically following their 3-day itinerary.
I agree that your 2nd day looks agressive, but depends a lot on traffic and age of your kids. FWIU traffic in the park can add a lot of time. My kids are 7-12 (and a baby), so always takes longer than I anticipate. We are planning for the 2nd week of Aug.

Day 1: SW - Madison to Old Faithful. They say to see Grand Prismatic midday is best, so I think we will drive down to Old Faithful and work our way up. If there is time we can go further up to Norris Geyser Basin.

Day 2: SE - Canyon Village to West Thumb. I think my kids would enjoy boating on the lake. Any recommendations?? Anyone ever done this?

Day 3: N/NE - Mammoth Hot Springs to Tower. Then what?? Should we venture into Lamar Valley or go south and explore Tower to Canyon Village. Lamar Valley seems like a nice drive, but South seems to have places to get out and visit. Any ideas??

Day 4: Grand Teton. Probably similar to @VacationLover
But coming from Island Park, so 2 hours to get there. Is that still enough to do all this Day 1

Any other thoughts are greatly appreciated.
           




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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #308 on: July 22, 2020, 09:38:55 PM »
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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #309 on: July 23, 2020, 12:01:45 AM »
Are you referring to the girl who tripped or the people screaming wake up?
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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #310 on: July 23, 2020, 07:44:52 AM »
Are you referring to the girl who tripped or the people screaming wake up?
The girls who were near the bison

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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #311 on: August 06, 2020, 02:52:18 PM »
What app would you recommend to guide us through the parks? (YS and GT)
Interested in the info for my kids as we drive around, but more for clear directions.
I created a Google map with the points of interest that we want to see. Should I just use that? I should download to use offline? (pretty noobish with these things)
Thanks!

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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #312 on: August 06, 2020, 03:28:39 PM »
What app would you recommend to guide us through the parks? (YS and GT)
Interested in the info for my kids as we drive around, but more for clear directions.
I created a Google map with the points of interest that we want to see. Should I just use that? I should download to use offline? (pretty noobish with these things)
Thanks!
I always download in advance on Google Maps the region I'm visiting (as there is hardly ever any service.)

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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #313 on: August 07, 2020, 10:34:23 AM »
I'm thinking of going to Yellowstone the upcoming week.
Is there a minyan around the area

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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #314 on: August 13, 2020, 04:05:30 PM »
I always download in advance on Google Maps the region I'm visiting (as there is hardly ever any service.)
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I'm thinking of going to Yellowstone the upcoming week.
Is there a minyan around the area
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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #315 on: August 13, 2020, 09:46:39 PM »
Day one definitely. Day two might be too ambitious
Day 2 we covered: oxbow bend sunrise, thumb geyser basin, old faithful, grand spring, artist point, upper falls, heyden valley several times, Yellowstone lake, saw bison, bison crossing street, deer, moose, grisly bear and 4 cubs. I am glad we got it all in in a day :)

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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #316 on: August 14, 2020, 12:33:32 AM »
Day 2 we covered: oxbow bend sunrise, thumb geyser basin, old faithful, grand spring, artist point, upper falls, heyden valley several times, Yellowstone lake, saw bison, bison crossing street, deer, moose, grisly bear and 4 cubs. I am glad we got it all in in a day :)
Glad it worked out for you. How crowded was it?

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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #317 on: August 14, 2020, 09:11:17 AM »
Glad it worked out for you. How crowded was it?
A lot less than I thought. We only had 1 bear jam, otherwise no traffic at all. And it was easy to find parking everywhere.

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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #318 on: August 18, 2020, 03:44:36 AM »
Day 2 we covered: oxbow bend sunrise, thumb geyser basin, old faithful, grand spring, artist point, upper falls, heyden valley several times, Yellowstone lake, saw bison, bison crossing street, deer, moose, grisly bear and 4 cubs. I am glad we got it all in in a day :)
Basically the Yellowstone lower loop + Oxbow bend.

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Re: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
« Reply #319 on: August 18, 2020, 06:35:45 PM »
A lot less than I thought. We only had 1 bear jam, otherwise no traffic at all. And it was easy to find parking everywhere.
funny I was there (either the week you were there or the week before) and I thought it was pretty crowded, especially in the main tourist spots like mammoth hot springs, old faithful and the upper geyser basin, grand canyon, grand prismatic springs etc. Although I was never there before to compare.