Glacier/Grand Teton/Yellowstone NPs - what to do?
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Jun-03-2017 06:21 AM
Visiting the NPs listed in July, and I'm wondering what are "must do" in the parks and surrounding areas.
Kids are 6,10 and 12 and love hikin and scenic spots as well as the usual tourist traps. Any help is appreciated!
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Jun-09-2017 03:01 PM
1320Fastback wrote:When my now 40-something sons were young, they were on year-round schools in Colorado. So we vacationed in the "off-season." They still talk about one September when we spent a week in Yellowstone and Grand Teton. For the first several nights, we stayed in a real log cabin at Colter Bay. Each night we built a wood fire in the big stone fireplace and felt just like Jackson Hole pioneers. And one morning while they were paddling a rented canoe along the shoreline of Jackson Lake, they saw a moose wading in the shallows. Pretty simple things but memories that have lasted a lifetime for them.
We're staying in the Tetons right now at Colter Bay and will be for another week. Our plans are to take a scenic float down the Snake River, do some hiking around Jackson, boat tour of Jackson Lake and possibly rent canoes and do some shore line exploring of our own.
A few days later we walked into Old Faithful Lodge and overheard an "old lady" (probably younger then than we are now!) with a New Jersey-accented stage whisper saying, "What are those kids doing here? This is OUR time of the year!" They still laugh when they talk about that little episode. But, needless to say, Old Faithful and the Morning Glory Pool impressed them even more.
Then one very early morning, we drove to Yellowstone Falls. We were the first car in the parking lot and decided to wait a bit for a fog to lift. While sitting in the car, a small herd of buffalo surrounded the car, grazing on the grass in the parking lot landscape strips. A couple of cows were not much more than an arm's length from the car, but none bothered us. In a few minutes they all wandered away, but I am not sure any of us breathed for a good two minutes as we waited to see what would happen. Unfortunately, Yellowstone Falls was a bit anticlimactic after that!
It's hard to choose things that will impress every child, but they don't have to be expensive to become lasting memories.
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Jun-09-2017 12:17 PM
If you don't mind stairs, hike down to one of the viewpoints in Yellowstone Canyon to see the falls from a better perspective.
Of course a hike around the Lower Geyser Basin is a must. Stop in at the Old Faithful VC and check out the anticipated eruption times to see if you can plan a loop to see some of the other geysers erupt (besides Old Faithful).
Walk out onto Fishing Bridge and look down at all the large rainbow trout swimming below you.
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Jun-09-2017 07:00 AM
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Jun-09-2017 06:29 AM
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Jun-05-2017 03:02 PM
See Jenny Lake in the Tetons. The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone is a great hike that is easy but beautiful- the waterfall is terrific. That area of the West is my best if I have to pick one.....wish I were going!
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Jun-04-2017 10:45 AM
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Jun-04-2017 10:40 AM
In all parks, lots of beautiful short hikes/walks for all ages. Be sure to take advantage of ranger talks/walks. You will get a newspaper/activity guide at each park listing all of the programs, but if you want to plan in advance, visit nps.gov; each park has a lot of information listed and you can usually download the current park newspaper/brochure.
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Jun-04-2017 07:21 AM
Good hike is Trail of Cedars. Much of it is on a boardwalk and the trees are huge. Moss is likely thick enough to hide in with the water seeping out of the rocks. Thirty yards off the road and the noise disappears. It is amazing how quiet it is there.
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