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   George.Anthony to Mike Van Pelt   
   Re: WY itinerary   
   04 Mar 25 17:16:21   
   
   From: ganthony@gmail.net   
      
   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.)   
   >   
   > 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.)   
      
   Has Fishing Bridge been modernized yet? The old set up wasn’t good for much   
   more than a Casita    
      
      
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