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So, just a trivia question . . . I don't know the answer. Does any other US national park have a commercial airport inside its boundries?
So, just a trivia question . . . I don't know the answer. Does any other US national park have a commercial airport inside its boundries?
OK, so next question - I read somewhere that we should bring binoculars for viewing the wildlife from afar, way afar, lol. So DH looked some up on Amazon and he said the ones that got good reviews are almost $400 ! Seriously, how important are binoculars? Important enough to drop $400? I said there's got to be some that are less but not "cheap". I guess we have a year to save up and look,
Also, there are many people that go to Yellowstone to watch wildlife and take their scopes. From what I have read and heard, if you happen to be driving and see a bunch of people by the side of the road, chances are they are watching some wildlife. If you stop and ask, most people will let you look through their scopes.
OK, we've made our itinerary for late July 2010:
Fly into Salt Lake City (direct flight)
Drive to Signal Mountain
One full day in the Tetons (Jenny Lake, etc.)
Second night at Signal Mountain
Drive to Old Faithfull Inn (we got a room with a bathroom - yay!)
Dinner reservation at the OFI dining room (first night)
2 nights at OFI
Drive to Mammoth - we got a cabin there for 2 nights
Drive to Lake Yellowstone Hotel - we got a room in the hotel there for 2 nights, and dinner at the dining room the first night
Drive to Jackson Hole for one night
Drive to Salt Lake City for direct flight home
9 nights!
I have not yet made the Signal Mountain hotel reservation yet, or Jackson Hole. Can anyone make a recommendation for a hotel in Jackson Hole? I looked at Trip Advisor briefly but there are like 40 to choose from - yikes!
TIA
Sounds great - the Yellowstone portion is very similar to the trip we did last year - two nights at Mammoth, two nights at Lake Yellowstone, and three nights at OFI. The restaurants at Old Faithful Inn and the Lake Yellowstone Hotel are very good - make sure you get reservations as soon as you can otherwise you'll end up eating at 9:00 at night! If you don't eat at the restaurant at the Lake Yellowstone Hotel then you'll have to drive (or walk about a mile) to the cafeteria-type place at the Lake Yellowstone Lodge. The food was pretty good there, though. Also pretty good at the Old Faithful Lodge cafeteria, but the counter service place at the Snow Lodge was not very good, and neither was the counter service place at Mammoth. For breakfast we liked the little diner place that was inside the Hamilton Store - about a five minute walk from Old Faithful Inn.OK, we've made our itinerary for late July 2010:
Fly into Salt Lake City (direct flight)
Drive to Signal Mountain
One full day in the Tetons (Jenny Lake, etc.)
Second night at Signal Mountain
Drive to Old Faithfull Inn (we got a room with a bathroom - yay!)
Dinner reservation at the OFI dining room (first night)
2 nights at OFI
Drive to Mammoth - we got a cabin there for 2 nights
Drive to Lake Yellowstone Hotel - we got a room in the hotel there for 2 nights, and dinner at the dining room the first night
Drive to Jackson Hole for one night
Drive to Salt Lake City for direct flight home
OK, we've made our itinerary for late July 2010:
Fly into Salt Lake City (direct flight)
Drive to Signal Mountain
One full day in the Tetons (Jenny Lake, etc.)
Second night at Signal Mountain
Drive to Old Faithfull Inn (we got a room with a bathroom - yay!)
Dinner reservation at the OFI dining room (first night)
2 nights at OFI
Drive to Mammoth - we got a cabin there for 2 nights
Drive to Lake Yellowstone Hotel - we got a room in the hotel there for 2 nights, and dinner at the dining room the first night
Drive to Jackson Hole for one night
Drive to Salt Lake City for direct flight home
9 nights!
I have not yet made the Signal Mountain hotel reservation yet, or Jackson Hole. Can anyone make a recommendation for a hotel in Jackson Hole? I looked at Trip Advisor briefly but there are like 40 to choose from - yikes!
Should we do the chuckwagon dinner at Roosevelt or the Bar J chuckwagon in Jackson Hole? Or both?
TIA
For our trip last year (August 29-Sept 6) I booked our airfare in late April - the fares had been higher before that, and they went higher after that, so I seem to have picked the right time to book. I would recommend that you look at what the fares are currently to get an idea of how much it might be, and then just keep an eye on them.OK, so next up is the flights. How soon should we book them? As soon as the airlines' schedules open up or should I try to wait for a better price later in the year?
We are also planning a trip to Yellowstone/Grand Tetons in June of next year. We are planning on flying into Salt Lake City and renting a car. It is about a 5 hour drive to Jackson where we plan to spend one night there. We are then planning on 2 nights in the Tetons and 3 nights in Yellowstone at the Old Faithful Snow Lodge. I already have my reservations there.
If you know which nights you plan on being in the park, I would make my reservations now. You can reserve a night or two extra just in case and always tweak them once you know your flights. Xanterra requires one night's deposit when making your reservations in Yellowstone.
We are going June 2010 as well... What are your exact dates? We are planning to be YNP/GTNP 6/19 - 6/28/2010. We have our YNP reservations (Snow Lodge, Mammoth Lodge and Canyon Lodge) but we are having a hard time deciding whether to spend 2 nights in Jackson or 2 nights in GTNP...