Bucket List trip

knshook wrote:

garysol wrote:
We will have 6 days total camping time plus driving days. I plan to drive west for 2 or 3 days then the misses will fly out to meet me for the 6 days then she will have to fly back home while I make the drive....

Goodness. I think you better plan on just Yellowstone with,perhaps, a quick look see at Teton NP.

I'd have to agree. Trying to see too many places in too short a time really doesn't work. All you do is build up a list of "what I'll see next trip", and a lot of frustration at having to leave before you want to in order to rush to the next stop. I just finished a 304 day trip across the US, visited a number of places on my bucket list, but even with that much time I have ended up with just as many new places to see on future trips.

With only 6 days, I'd stick with seeing Yellowstone, and spend one day driving the tow vehicle to and through the Tetons.

restlesswind wrote:
With such a short time,you might think about flying there and back,rent a car and have time to see and do so much more.

We have discussed this as well. With a full time job and a school age child time is pre is precious and hard to come by. Problem is I REALLY want to expereance this trip whe camping. If we only have time to visit one park that's fine as long as we can do it right.

With such a short time,you might think about flying there and back,rent a car and have time to see and do so much more.

You'll spend 2 of those 6 days going to and from an airport.

garysol wrote:
We will have 6 days total camping time plus driving days. I plan to drive west for 2 or 3 days then the misses will fly out to meet me for the 6 days then she will have to fly back home while I make the drive....

Goodness. I think you better plan on just Yellowstone with,perhaps, a quick look see at Teton NP.

Nowhere near enough time. Three week minimum, three months to do it right. You don't even have time for a rainy day. :(

We will have 6 days total camping time plus driving days. I plan to drive west for 2 or 3 days then the misses will fly out to meet me for the 6 days then she will have to fly back home while I make the drive....

We completed our bucket list trip 3 years ago. Pulled the trailer to Alaska.

Don't forget Devils Tower. I think it requires a minimum of six to eight weeks for a trip like that. Thermopolis is nice with the hot springs , and my favorite Craters of tbr Moon in Idaho. I live near Youngstown and the trip was close to 6000 miles. Enjoy. I am seriously considering doing that trip again next year.

We did one of our bucket list vacations this summer. We went to Yellowstone, Teton NP and many other attractions. We saw plentiful wildlife,especially in Yellowstone and Tetons.
Are you planning one long trip? How long do you plan to travel? There are many things you could see,and plenty of places to stay-depending on your time line. In just Wyoming, Montana and S.Dakota we saw: Yellowstone,Teton NP, Buffalo Bill Wild West Museum,Beartooth Highway,Chief Joseph Scenic Highway, Little Bighorn, Devil's Tower,Pompey's Pillar, Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial,Custer State Park, Needles Scenic Drive, Badlands,Deadwood. We towed a 33 ' FW. On this trip we stayed where we could have full hook up.
In Teton NP we stayed at Colter Bay RV park, Yellowstone-Fishing Bridge RV park. To see Wild West Museum, Beartooth Hwy and Chief Joseph scenic Hwy we stayed in Cody, Wy at Ponderosa RV. To see Little Bighorn and Pompey's Pillar we stayed in Hardin,Montana at Grandview RV park. In S.Dakota we stayed at Rafter J. Bar Ranch Resort (our favorite) and from there we saw Rushmore,Crazy Horse, Badlands,Custer State Park, Deadwood, Needles scenic Drive, Devil's Tower, Deadwood.
We stayed five days in Teton NP, 9 days in Yellowstone, four days in Cody, three days in Hardin and 8 days in S. Dakota.
Since this was a major bucket list for us we didn't mind the expense of paying for FHU. That might not be your choice but hope the info helps.
This forum was a great asset as we researched our trip. So I'm sure you will get lots of helpful suggestions. How ever you do it, good luck and happy travels.