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Visiting Yellowstone Sat.
I know there is an old thread on this, couldn't find it. Bwana sent me a few ideas. We are leaving Saturday, going to West Yellowstone Mon-Wed. What are the main things to see and do. We will arrive back home the next Saturday, thus not in the park during Labor Day.
We are pretty laid back, not real touristy. My wife is a travel agent. We kind of like the non-traditional venues. Of course we have to see Old Faithful...I guess. What else? We are not going to be camping ![]() I am looking forward to it. I have never been. Thanks. |
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Take a dip in the hot springs, and pet the buffaloes. It's a pretty popular past time....
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FYP...
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I was planning on packing my red cape for some Bison fun.
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Be sure and go on the free bear petting hikes. Get pics.
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Can't miss the feeding the bears with your bare hands amusement park.
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don't look forward too much regarding ole faithful
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Enjoy the bears, people , heat and traffic.
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I think there is an area where all the adult swingers hang out. Put out sign Mature Couple seeking other Mature Couple. No limits hoping to see Eclipse or Uranus. Chiefs and Royals fans preferred.
I think you can have fun next to Ol Faithful
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Heh
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To me, the best part was the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The waterfall is beautiful. And the Tetons, immediately to the south, are absolutely magnificent. In particular, do not miss Jenny Lake.
As for the rest, well, it's neat to see once, and I'm glad I went, but once is enough. The geothermal features are cool, but it's all sulfurous, so it all stinks. After a while, I got sort of tired of it. I mean, how much boiling stinking steam and boiling stinking mud can you look at before it just stinks? Plus, the roads were awful, prices exorbitant (at least when I was there, the park service contracted out to one company to run all the services, so there's no competition-they can charge whatever they want), and there were still vast areas of the park that were still mostly desolate from the '88 fire. I was there in '99, so that may be much better now - I don't know. I was also there the week before Memorial Day, so the crowds weren't so bad, but you'll probably be bumper-to-bumper this time of year. I've also spent enough time out west that buffaloes lost their allure long ago. Had those nasty ****ers been hunted to extinction, I would give zero shits about it. Topped a hill going about 50 and a bunch of them were standing in the middle of the road - I missed hitting one by only a couple of feet. Saw a few bears, but from a great distance. Yosemite absolutely blows it away. I'd go back there in a heartbeat. And I frequently visit the Black Hills, which IMO also blow Yellowstone away. Sorry to sound like a killjoy, but maybe if you know what to expect going in it will hopefully help you from avoiding being let down. In any event, I hope you enjoy it more than I did. |
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Fairy Falls is a cool, easy hike. It's about 5 miles to and back, and the waterfall at the end is definitely worth seeing. Tower Falls, Old Faithful boardwalk, Grand Canyon of YS are all touristy but still fun and awesome to see.
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Porkchop express huh . Explain !
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