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   Mike Van Pelt to theise@panix.com   
   Re: WY itinerary   
   04 Mar 25 06:05:03   
   
   From: usenet@mikevanpelt.com   
      
   In article ,   
   Ted Heise   wrote:   
   >   
   >Okay, starting to plan a trip to Wyoming in late May, early June.   
   >We'll be going out through Nebraska (wife has 50th HS reunion in   
   >Nebraska City), and have agreed on Devils Tower as a destination.   
   >   
   >After a day or two there, I'm thinking to head over to Grand Teton   
   >and spend a day or two there.  On the map, it doesn't seem that   
   >Yellowstone is all that far, but the routing on Google maps all   
   >seems to go around into Idaho and then Montana, coming in from the   
   >north.  Any high level tips on how to approach this?  Neither of   
   >us have been to Yellowstone, so that would be a great destination.   
   >On the other hand, I'm starting to wonder if it might be biting   
   >off too much on top of the other two destinations.   
      
   Yellowstone is .. huge.  But if you're going to Jackson   
   from Devils Tower, you might want to take the east entrance   
   via Cody.  Jackson is straight south of Yellowstone, and   
   actually, if you're going to Jackson from Devils Tower anyway,   
   the route through Yellowstone seems best.  (Especially if you   
   have a national parks pass and don't need to pay entrance fees.   
   I got the geezer pass as soon as I qualified.)   
      
   Even a quickie trip through Yellowstone is worthwhile.  Check   
   out a few sights that are close to your route, and don't expect   
   to see everything.   
      
   Like I said ... it's huge.  Last trip, we camped at Fishing   
   Bridge, which is pretty central, and spent too much time   
   driving to places.  Next trip, I plan to make reservations   
   a few days at several campgrounds near attractions to make   
   better use of our time.   
      
   (Though Fishing Bridge is the only campground in the park   
   with hookups; everywhere else is dry camping.)   
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