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 p.1 #2 · GT/YS Trip In June 2008 HELP! | |
72chevelle454 wrote:
We are planning a trip to the Grand Tetons/Yellowstone area this June 2008, if anyone has some must see or do places to go, we would really appreciate the time that you take to post them here 
Also, if you can recommend a place to stay, we are looking for a 2 bedroom, W / kitchen house for a week.
We plan on doing mostly nature photography, I'm sure there will be some landscape shots taken
Thanks a lot guys and gals for the info.
Chad
With more notice, I would have strongly recommened staying inside the park. There is multi-room lodging available in the Old Faithful, Mammoth and Canyons areas. However, I suspect that everything is booked for June by now. You might check this site www.travelyellowstone.com for availability. There is lodging available outside the park in West Yellowstone just outside the west entrance, but I can't name any particulars. I assume it doesn't fill up as quickly as the lodging inside the park (where you need to make reservations a year in advance to get all your first choices), but I could be wrong. There are also a number of lodges in the area if not in the immediate vicinty of the park, but I've always stayed in the park and so don't know exactly what's out there. Online research should find something.
Other than that, the whole area is fabulous for photography. All by themselves, the thermal features, the animals, the waterfalls, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone or the Tetons would make for a great trip for photography. Having them all so close together is a photographer's heaven. June is baby season so the animals will be extra special that time of year. I was there in June 2007 and saw countless baby bison and elk and even some grizzly cubs. The popular sights are spectacular (there's a reason why they're so popular), but I highly recommend taking at least some time to go somewhere where there are fewer people. In the Old Faithful area, there's a ranger led hike to Mystic Falls that gets you away from the crowds, gives you a chance to explore a beautiful little valley and waterfall and learn about the park all at the same time. My favorite "secret" walk is in the canyon area. There is a trail that runs for several miles along the north rim of the canyon, crosses the yellowstone river at the end of the canyon and then continues for several miles along the south rim. It hits all the familiar lookouts, but also takes you to many equally spectacular views that 95% of visitors to the park will never see. I've done the whole walk, but it can easily be broken into smaller pieces. There is even a ranger led walk along part of the trail I would recommend if the timing is right for you.
Obviously I love the area and could go on for quite a while about things to see. I guess my best recommendation would be to get a book or search online and do some reading about what's out there. There's something for everyone - it's just a matter of deciding what's of most interest to you. One book I've found paricularly helpful is Yellowstone The Official Guide to Touring America's First National Park published by the Yellowstone Association. This book is readily available in the park, but apparently not on Amazon.
A second is Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks Road Guide, the Essential Guide for Motorists published by National Geographic.
http://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Guide-Yellowstone-Guides/dp/0792266390/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199561001&sr=1-7
Both books break the parks down into segments and then provide a a narrative of all the major points of interest along that segment. As you travel through the park, you just leave the book open to the relevant pages.
Feel free to PM me with more specific questions about the parks themselves and what to see.
Jay.
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