Yellowstone National or bust
plane tickets, rental cars and hotel rooms are booked..
The six of us fly into Bozeman early June then four days at Old Faithful Inn, then Jackson Hole for a few days then all the way over to Mt Rushmore for a few days then we amble our way back to Bozeman
really looking forward to twelve days of the beautiful west.
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Sounds like a great time, enjoy!
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You need to add the badlands to that trip
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this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Cody Museum
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savage170: 30496649853979/comments/30496694540827
You need to add the badlands to that trip
Gary, what do you suggest seeing in the badlands
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Best wishes for enjoyable trip, hopefully there won’t be many early fires going so the smoke obscures your view as is pretty normal after July 4.
Mule
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We just drove what they call the Badlands loop road(SD 240) well worth the detour below is a link about it
https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/trip-ideas/story/badlands-loop-state-scenic-byway
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savage170: 30496649853979/comments/30496694890395
We just drove what they call the Badlands loop road(SD 240) well worth the detour below is a link about it
https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/trip-ideas/story/badlands-loop-state-scenic-byway
thank you, that looks really cool.. Badlands are only about 55 miles from Mt. Rushmore
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If your time at Yellowstone is limited I thought the Northeast corner of the park was the most scenic and more wildlife. Which is the opposite corner from old faithful. If I would do it againI would enter the park at the Northeast gate and drive down Eastside first
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Cody is a must!
12 days will go really fast.
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You should highly consider two days in Cody as one cannot extensively enjoy the Buffalo Bill historical museum unless you spend an entire day in it.
Hence the entry ticket is good for two days, so that touristas that arrive in town in the afternoon from the Park can visit, then visit again the next day before departing to continue their vacation.
Also if you stay overnight, you can take in the Cody night show rodeo, which you might get to see some of my grandkids competing in various events.
In Jackson, at that time of the summer, the rodeo will be on Wednesday and Saturday.
I’d be glad to suggest some generally overlooked routing and spots if you would care to shoot me a pm.
Mule
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dpmule: 30496649853979/comments/30496664458779
You should highly consider two days in Cody as one cannot extensively enjoy the Buffalo Bill historical museum unless you spend an entire day in it.
Hence the entry ticket is good for two days, so that touristas that arrive in town in the afternoon from the Park can visit, then visit again the next day before departing to continue their vacation.
Also if you stay overnight, you can take in the Cody night show rodeo, which you might get to see some of my grandkids competing in various events.
In Jackson, at that time of the summer, the rodeo will be on Wednesday and Saturday.
I’d be glad to suggest some generally overlooked routing and spots if you would care to shoot me a pm.
Mule
Message sent and thank you
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Watch out a20, with Dave as your tour guide, you never know what might happen...😉
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toad67: 30496649853979/comments/30496681971227
Watch out a20, with Dave as your tour guide, you never know what might happen...😉
🔃🎢🤣
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congrats
its on my bucket list . when my wife retires plan on going
my oldest son has been several times with his GF he enjoys taking photos mostly trains but landscapes also and his GF is a star gazer ? I guess would be a good term so they like going out west no city lights to spoil the night sky . he keeps reminding me we need to go
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Fantastic sight. Everybody should visit Yellowstone. One thing that really surprised me, two years ago there, 3/4 of the tourists were from China, or India.
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allen griggs: 30496649853979/comments/30496682099739
Fantastic sight. Everybody should visit Yellowstone. One thing that really surprised me, two years ago there, 3/4 of the tourists were from China, or India.
We went a long time ago and even noticed the foreigners
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Ditch-Runner: 30496649853979/comments/30496682046875
congrats
its on my bucket list . when my wife retires plan on going
my oldest son has been several times with his GF he enjoys taking photos mostly trains but landscapes also and his GF is a star gazer ? I guess would be a good term so they like going out west no city lights to spoil the night sky . he keeps reminding me we need to go
We are all very psyched about this trip, bucket list for most all of us for sure..
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DPMule, when you get a chance check your gmail.
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If'n you get to Cody, try Irma's for supper.
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Butchdog2: 30496649853979/comments/30496672199835
If'n you get to Cody, try Irma's for supper.
👍 thanks for the recommendation
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Early June is a good choice. Star gazing can be questionable at best by late summer if Oregon and Washington are on fire. Throw in Northern Cali and Idaho and it can get uncomfortable.
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Be sure to take a good pair of binoculars. I assume you will have a camera,
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The bison like to eat apple slices out of your hand, try feeding one........🤣
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toad67: 30496649853979/comments/30496665144987
The bison like to eat apple slices out of your hand, try feeding one........🤣
Okay. 🤪
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June and I went to Yellow Stone a couple of times, it's a pretty place. So was Glacier National Park. The least impressive to me was the Bad Lands. I didn't see anything there that interested me.
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Good suggestions. Wildlife is amazing throughout the general area if you time it right. Badlands might be less dramatic, but belongs on the list (IMO). I also enjoyed going to Crazy Horse…esp the side trip on a bus up the mountain. Good museum…and they let you take a few rocks from the pile!
Don’t skip the pullout at Mt. Rushmore…you get the side view of Washington. I had one of my kids mimic his posture while eating an ice cream cone…priceless.
Gonna be a great trip…enjoy!
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Wow, that's gonna be a great trip. Hope you folks have a wonderful time.
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All sounds like a blast! A lot to cover in just 12 days but just in case you get a chance, I recommend a visit to Deadwood SD. where Wild Bill met his fate. Also Little Big Horn is an eye opener for sure. No matter, I know you will have a good time just hitting the spots mentioned above!
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Some folks think that wildlife there is tame because they have lost their fear of humans. Not! Keep your distance as advised. Some years ago on a visit I saw a guy walking out to get a closeup picture of a buffalo. Read in the paper next day that he was killed by it.....
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