Glacier National Park, Yellowstone

SvilleKid · 06-09-2012, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ninjavanish

Glacier is next on the list to visit. Been to Yellowstone twice. I second the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone comment. If you're in decent physical shape, I'd recommend you take uncle tom's trail, it's like 845 steps down the canyon side but if you can make it down and back up, the view of the falls is the best there is.

Also if you have some time, drive down south out of Yellowstone and go to the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole, Wy.

If you decide to do the steps, take double or triple the water you think you'll need! You will drink it, and give some away to the stupid suckers that failed to take any along at all!!!

Go into the Old Faithful Lodge and sit a bit, looking up at the wonderful view! Don't limit your view to Old Faithful. Leave enough time to walk through the other basins. If you go to the south-east quadrant, to the mud pots, and spend anytime wandering, be prepared for everything you have on to smell like sulphur (even your solid bodily discharges will smell strongly of sulphur!). Truly, you can spend three weeks just driving and walking the easy stuff, and never seeing much that can be seen! The first time we went, we entered thru the NE corner, via Red Lodge and Beartooth Pass. Heavy snow in mid June, and you get close to 12,000 feet. Be aware of your physical conditions at this height. We all (My wife, me, NinjaVanish and his sister) all got stomach quizzy and disoriented from altitude sickness. The second trip, we came in thru the east gate, via Cody. If you have the time, a visit to Cody, and their museum is well worth the trip and the entrance fee. If you do make that side trip, do yourself a favor, and stop into the Erma Hotel for their lunch or supper. Opt for the dinner buffet, which included all the top grade prime rib you can eat, cut as you desire, when you get it.

We stayed in West Yellowstone the last time out, and found some great rates at mom and pop hotels, and it offers very good access to the park. (west gate is 1 block outside of town!) And the bald eagles tend (at least then) to nest close to the west entrance of the park.

Glacier, as Ninja says, is on the list for the next time out there!