From: theise@panix.com   
      
   On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 06:05:03 -0000 (UTC),   
     Mike Van Pelt  wrote:   
   >  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.)   
      
   So far have been thinking of coming into Grand Teton NP from the   
   east, which would be north of Jackson--but the principle of your   
   point is still very good.   
      
   Poking at it more on Google maps after posting my inquiry I   
   realized there is an east entrance, So that looks to be a good   
   option if we decide to go that far.   
      
      
   >  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.)   
      
   Really, really helpful, thank you so much.   
      
   By the way, it seems I've seen you elsewhere on Usenet, Mike.   
   Have you been on aue, or rbr?  Maybe I've seen your name on Nyx?   
      
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   Ted Heise             West Lafayette, IN, USA   
      
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