Trip IdeasFodor's In Focus Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks, 1st Edition
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About This Book
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having friends in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks!
•Fodor’s In Focus Yellowstone & Grand Teton Natonal Parks features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having friends in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks!
•Fodor’s In Focus Yellowstone & Grand Teton Natonal Parks features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
Be a Fodor’s Correspondent ............ 3
About This Book ............ 5
When To Go ............ 6
Chapter 1: Welcome to Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks ............ 7
Chapter 2: Exploring Yellowstone National Park ............ 23
Chapter 3: Yellowstone Hikes & Other Activities ............ 57
Chapter 4: Exploring Grand Teton National Park ............ 96
Chapter 5: Grand Teton Hikes & Other Activities ............ 113
Chapter 6: Lodging & dining in the Parks ............ 132
Chapter 7: What’s Nearby ............ 164
Essentials ............ 228
Index ............ 249
About Our Writers ............ 256
Close Ups
Three Expeditions ............ 11
Park Passes ............ 13
Bringing Your Pet ............ 17
Tips for RVers ............ 20
The Nez Perce in Yellowstone ............ 33
Old Faithful Inn ............ 39
Geological Cheat Sheet ............ 44
Ever-Changing Yellowstone ............ 49
Wolf Reintroduction ............ 54
What to Take on a Hike ............ 60
Art in the Park ............ 62
Bannock Trail ............ 68
Paco Young ............ 76
Lake Trout Crisis ............ 78
Fishing Details You Need to Know ............ 79
The Backcountry Checklist ............ 88
Yellowstone Association ............ 91
Junior Ranger Program ............ 92
Good Reads ............ 111
Grand Teton Hiking Precautions ............ 116
How to Get the Room You Want ............ 140
Legendary Signal Mountain ............ 155
Jackson Art Tours ............ 218
Maps
Yellowstone National Park ............ 26
Madison & Norris Areas ............ 30
Old Faithful Area ............ 35
Yellowstone Lake Area ............ 42
Mammoth Hot Springs ............ 48
Canyon Area ............ 52
Grand Teton National Park ............ 98
Moose ............ 103
Jenny & Leigh Lakes ............ 106
Jackson Lake Area ............ 110
Northwestern Wyoming ............ 166
West Yellowstone ............ 168
Jackson ............ 203
About This Book ............ 5
When To Go ............ 6
Chapter 1: Welcome to Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks ............ 7
Chapter 2: Exploring Yellowstone National Park ............ 23
Chapter 3: Yellowstone Hikes & Other Activities ............ 57
Chapter 4: Exploring Grand Teton National Park ............ 96
Chapter 5: Grand Teton Hikes & Other Activities ............ 113
Chapter 6: Lodging & dining in the Parks ............ 132
Chapter 7: What’s Nearby ............ 164
Essentials ............ 228
Index ............ 249
About Our Writers ............ 256
Close Ups
Three Expeditions ............ 11
Park Passes ............ 13
Bringing Your Pet ............ 17
Tips for RVers ............ 20
The Nez Perce in Yellowstone ............ 33
Old Faithful Inn ............ 39
Geological Cheat Sheet ............ 44
Ever-Changing Yellowstone ............ 49
Wolf Reintroduction ............ 54
What to Take on a Hike ............ 60
Art in the Park ............ 62
Bannock Trail ............ 68
Paco Young ............ 76
Lake Trout Crisis ............ 78
Fishing Details You Need to Know ............ 79
The Backcountry Checklist ............ 88
Yellowstone Association ............ 91
Junior Ranger Program ............ 92
Good Reads ............ 111
Grand Teton Hiking Precautions ............ 116
How to Get the Room You Want ............ 140
Legendary Signal Mountain ............ 155
Jackson Art Tours ............ 218
Maps
Yellowstone National Park ............ 26
Madison & Norris Areas ............ 30
Old Faithful Area ............ 35
Yellowstone Lake Area ............ 42
Mammoth Hot Springs ............ 48
Canyon Area ............ 52
Grand Teton National Park ............ 98
Moose ............ 103
Jenny & Leigh Lakes ............ 106
Jackson Lake Area ............ 110
Northwestern Wyoming ............ 166
West Yellowstone ............ 168
Jackson ............ 203
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