Busskipper wrote:
Being a big fan of yours and having followed many of your adventures -- only a single suggestion -- once you get to GNP head North to Banff. You have proven over the years to have the ability to stretch the limits of what most of us consider a Vacation, and when you do it, it makes many of us jealous that we do not have the energy to do the same, also knowing how much you have enjoyed the wilder parts of the West (San Juan’s and the 4x4 trail’s in Utah), you might do a little research on the Canadian Rockies and the 4x4 trails and off road opportunities’ that they offer, Banff might be the only area that I would think might compare to the San Juan’s and the 4x4 trails in Colorado.
That said I would do the drive through of RMNP and YNP and maybe spend more time outside the Crowded roads of the NP in the summer, saving it for a time late in the season when the kids are just a few years older and they might remember more. You and the Kids will love Dinosaur NM (Bones) and Flaming Gorge (Water and Fishing), both of the Kids will never forget seeing the real bones of a Dinosaur and it has some pretty wild areas to see with the Jeep, is that area still in the trip? IMHO, YNP and RMNP and all the surrounds deserve an entire summer. Cody – Red Lodge – Bear Tooth – Wind River Canyon – Shoshoni – Thermopolis – Jackson – West Yellowstone – Madison River – Yellowstone River – Jackson Lake, Just to see all this will take some time, and trust me you will find a lot more to do in and around YNP, it is just something out of this world.
Time to stop – I think we all know you will spend as much time and have almost as much fun planning and re-planning this trip, and that we are still far from a final itinerary.
I just can’t wait to see all the pictures, and relive your adventure.
BOL,
Thanks for the input. I'm running with your Banff idea to see if I can make it fit, but it's going to be tight.
As for the other suggestions - I wish I could take more than 4 weeks off, but I'm already pusing it as it is. But I will save those in my notes for future trips.
