Friday, September 14, 2007

Yellowstone Plan-Fall 2007


  1. Fri Sep 28: Fly to Salt Lake City (SLC). Drive to Idaho Falls (IDA) and stay the night. Booked Comfort Inn.
  2. Sat Sep 29: Check out of hotel and drive to West entrance of Yellowstone. Explore geological activities in the west side of the park. Explore, driving east. Stay at east of park: http://www.yellowstone-lodging.com/ near Cody, WY. Prefer a Cabin. Booked: Shoshone Lodge: http://shoshonelodge.com/cabins.html
    1. Lower Geyser Basin/Fountain Paint Pots
    2. Old Faithful
    3. West Thumb Geyser basin
    4. Yellowstone lake (Boating: Cruise/Canoening/kayaking/motor boats) http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/boating.htm
  3. Sun Sep 30: Check out of hotel. Explore north portion of park. Stay in a hotel on North, preferably Mammoth/Gardiner (Roosevelt Lodge?), or North-East at: Cooke City/Silver Gate. http://www.silver-gate-cabins.com/
    1. Hayden Valley
    2. Mud Volcano
    3. Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
    4. Tower Falls
    5. Lamar Valley
  4. Mon Oct 1: Check out of hotel. Explore north-west side of park completing north loop, and start moving South. Find acco near South of park (Flagg Ranch Info Station?). Jackson is an option.
    1. Mammoth Hot Springs/Horse Riding (http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/horseride.htm )
    2. Norris Geyser Basin
  5. Tue Oct 2: Check out of hotel. Explore missed South Yellowstone attractions or skip. Explore Grand Teton national park. Cruise. Drive back to Salt Lake City/Boise (depending on which airport we choose) & stay the night. Booked Quality Inn.
  6. Wed Oct 3: Fly back in the morning.

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