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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: UIZ733 on December 11, 2016, 10:02:27 PM
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Anybody been there?
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Anybody been there?
5 times, awesome place...
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Been 5 times also. Whatcha wanna know?(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161211/f5b756146aeff6ea6bc9b855223f9c2a.jpg)
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5 times, awesome place...
For starters; ;D
Did you stay inside the park or outside?
We have a 'few' days there (Sept. 2017), is a 'tour' necessary or the best way to see the main attractions? We will have a hire car.
Is it best to join a tour for day walking/hiking?
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I haven't made it to Yellowstone, but have gone to Seqouia NP (snow + massive trees) Zion NP (well worth a look, impressive rock formations), Death Valley NP (it rained and snowed :o! found it dull, but a tick in the box) and Grand Canyon NP (-7, snowed, photos do it no justice at all).
We were on a budget, so they were mostly day trips out of Vegas, except for the Grand Canyon where we walked 1/3rd of the way down to the river and back again, stayed over night and got up really early to see the sun rise.
Organized tours certainly have their good points, in that they take you to the popular spots, but you are also trapped with the tour group, so you stay longer at a spot that you may think is necessary, or have to hurry off because the group is leaving. You generally get corralled into areas that have easy access too, which is good if you have a dodgy hip, not so good if you are active and want to explore.
If you haven't been to a US National Park yet, you will be astounded at how geared they are to tourists, unlike ours that see tourists as an inconvenience. There will almost certainly be an information center, apart from the gift shop, so stop in there, talk to the Rangers. There will be maps available to direct you to the good spots and the rangers will direct you to spots that you can't get a tourist bus into that might also be worth a look.
If you are there in warm weather that coincides with a holiday, prepare for massive crowds. Some mates went to Yosemite and were stuck in a traffic jam that crawled along at less than a walking pace, water bottles in the boot are a good idea. In that situation a tour would be an advantage as they get priority parking to get you in and out.
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We have been to Yosemite. Amazing place.
Another possibility is something like this; http://www.yellowstonenationalparklodges.com/special-offer/yellowstone-couples-adventure-package/ (http://www.yellowstonenationalparklodges.com/special-offer/yellowstone-couples-adventure-package/)
My long estranged cousin (Donald aka The Tangerine Tornado OR Short-fingered Vulgarian) has convinced us re-visit the USA. Despite the fact he has done well financially for himself, and he is moving to new digs in DC, the mean ba$tard has refused to support us in any way. He is not the nicest bloke, a bit racist and would 'go the grope' on your wife at her mothers funeral.
Basically we want to 'get value for money' for our experiences in the States.
We took a small group guided tour of Yosemite, and despite the 'cost', it was exceptional value for money. What we did in 1 day on that tour would probably have taken us a week.
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We aren't a fan of tours or people for thst matter so we normally drive ourselves around. With the wife being an avid photographer we get up early to get to the creeks and wallows to catch the big critters doing their morning ablutions. Sometimes its still busy but not like 10 am when billy bob and the 12 kids are up and about. A two day tour staying in the park is not cheap by our standards but the accommodation is stunning and central to most of the bucket list attractions. Old faithful and the sulphur pits are a must see. Here's a map i prepared earlier 😎(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161212/b4968e3ad9857b1dba27d9b81da2f822.jpg)
http://yellowstone.net/intro/top-10/
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We have been, one of our favourites. We self drove. Tours have their place so if you have time do both. The roads are good, the maps/phamphlets you get on entry will make it easy to map out a route/s. Stay on the marked walkways those geysers are not to be messed with at all. We stayed just outside the park as that trip we had a car not an RV. Most US parks are set up for RVs so if you can stay inside I'd recommend that if not you just utilise as much of the available daylight as you can. I think 2 days is the minimum i would recommend for yellowstone. Tetons are also must if you have time.
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Best NP in the world, period....
Better in winter also..
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We have been, one of our favourites. We self drove. Tours have their place so if you have time do both. The roads are good, the maps/phamphlets you get on entry will make it easy to map out a route/s. Stay on the marked walkways those geysers are not to be messed with at all. We stayed just outside the park as that trip we had a car not an RV. Most US parks are set up for RVs so if you can stay inside I'd recommend that if not you just utilise as much of the available daylight as you can. I think 2 days is the minimum i would recommend for yellowstone. Tetons are also must if you have time.
Would love the idea of an RV, however the cost appears exorbitant due to the 'mileage' clause. Trip is in Aug. Sept, so research on this part of the trip is at an early stage.
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I stayed outside the park each time, as we were camping...
I've got about 17 Parks and Monuments left in the US, and I've been to all of them... Yosemite is probably my favorite for bushwalking, and Zion, Bryce Canyon and Grand Canyon all his special places in my heart as well...
The Hopi Navajo Reservation in Arizona was great, camped out in the desert with the Indians - amazing... That's the location where Tom Hanks finishes running in Forrest Gump
So much to see in the US... I hate their cities, but their National Parks and Monuments are brilliant!
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word of warning if your taking young kids yogi bear does not live in Yellowstone park
took the grand kids there an they where disappointed as they were under the impression jellystone national park an Yellowstone national park were the same
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Would love the idea of an RV, however the cost appears exorbitant due to the 'mileage' clause. Trip is in Aug. Sept, so research on this part of the trip is at an early stage.
Yep agree in principle however i would say it does depend on how long you are there for ... We've found anything under 2 weeks the RV comes out behind. At about the 2 week mark the savings on food drink and the odd free camp and lower accommodation cost starts to put the RV ahead by 4 wks its out it front a reasonable amount ... Being aware of how many miles you likely to drive is super important and making sure you pay them upfront. ... this is based on our experience on our last trip where we did 9 weeks and approx 8000 miles coast to coast ...
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word of warning if your taking young kids yogi bear does not live in Yellowstone park
took the grand kids there an they where disappointed as they were under the impression jellystone national park an Yellowstone national park were the same
As was SWMBO, in June 2012.....We stayed at Cody, WY and did a day trip.....Well worth it.. The only loss was I bought a new 400mm lens just to shoot bear in the NP but did not see any.....LOL...
Arrived at Old Faithful about 10 minutes after the spout and a huge thunder storm was looming ( about 5:00pm), so did not hang around for the expected delay of 70 - 90 minutes,
Would go again if the Lotto Man is good to me.....
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been there a few times first time in 1958 when the wild life was everywhere an the roads were still dirt. bears were in plague proportions an rooming freely thru the camping areas an not supervised like today last time I went 2010 seen two bears in three days an as soon as a bear make an appearance the rangers show up to keep the tourists a safe distance
but the place is still awesome