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Vacation questions: West Yellowstone and Grand Tetons
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<blockquote data-quote="Ga6570" data-source="post: 2556133" data-attributes="member: 108782"><p>sounds like a fun trip. a couple things to note.</p><p>the NE entrance at Cooke City is closed and will be for a while. the road is washed out.</p><p>the North Entrance from Gardiner MT to Mammoth was washed out in 6 places. that will be closed for a long time.</p><p>Bear spray - you cannot fly with bear spray. if you buy some for the trip, when you leave gift it to a local. the TSA at the airport will confiscate it and they dont need anymore, they have tons that gets confiscated.</p><p></p><p>the Lamar valley is closed but a lot of the south part of the park will be opening this week.</p><p></p><p>west yellowstone is accessible from bozeman via HWY 191, when you drive south through the Gallatin Canyon there are a lot of hiking options.</p><p></p><p>a short and beautiful hike is Ousal Falls in Big Sky, MT just off of Hwy 191. my kids love that one. the trail is well maintained and not difficult. </p><p></p><p>West yellowstone has many wonderful shops and stores. a local favorite is the old fashioned candy shoppe- it is called the Rustic Candy Shop, locally family owned, the kids would love to watch them make taffy right in front of them! or have the cut some fudge or caramels per your request. you can buy it by weight…</p><p></p><p>old faithful is a must. thats pretty simple and the museums and places around old faithful are well done. the hikes and walks around the park - most of them have simple hikes and boardwalks to get around. stay on the trails and boardwalks. when they say stay on the trail they mean it. the surfaces off the trail get ruined by inconsiderate people thinking its ok to walk off the trail…(its not ok) plus people walking off the trails have fallen into hot pots and been severely burned by the hot water and mud. some have died.</p><p></p><p>the tetons are beautiful! we always enjoyed the jenny lake area. several good hikes around there as well. very picturesque area.</p><p></p><p>Cody Wyoming is on the far east side of yellowstone. getting there from the tetons is a drive through the park. the cody parades happen frequently in cody - used to be almost daily in the summer.</p><p></p><p>the beartooth pass - We love beartooth pass. seriously high elevation, beautiful views. be cautious driving as it is sheer nothing on the side in some areas. access here is limited now as several roads and bridges washed out along rock creek last week in Red Lodge, MT. access from the Wyoming side is the way in if they have got the road plowed… they start that in may/june - it normally takes several weeks to get the road open for the season. they dont clear the snow in the winter. - do some searches for this. pretty cool to see the work it takes to open the road for summer.</p><p></p><p>despite some of the closures you should have a great time.</p><p></p><p>im in the bozeman area and live near the airport. - im happy to share more if you'd like… feel free to PM me…</p><p></p><p>thanks!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ga6570, post: 2556133, member: 108782"] sounds like a fun trip. a couple things to note. the NE entrance at Cooke City is closed and will be for a while. the road is washed out. the North Entrance from Gardiner MT to Mammoth was washed out in 6 places. that will be closed for a long time. Bear spray - you cannot fly with bear spray. if you buy some for the trip, when you leave gift it to a local. the TSA at the airport will confiscate it and they dont need anymore, they have tons that gets confiscated. the Lamar valley is closed but a lot of the south part of the park will be opening this week. west yellowstone is accessible from bozeman via HWY 191, when you drive south through the Gallatin Canyon there are a lot of hiking options. a short and beautiful hike is Ousal Falls in Big Sky, MT just off of Hwy 191. my kids love that one. the trail is well maintained and not difficult. West yellowstone has many wonderful shops and stores. a local favorite is the old fashioned candy shoppe- it is called the Rustic Candy Shop, locally family owned, the kids would love to watch them make taffy right in front of them! or have the cut some fudge or caramels per your request. you can buy it by weight… old faithful is a must. thats pretty simple and the museums and places around old faithful are well done. the hikes and walks around the park - most of them have simple hikes and boardwalks to get around. stay on the trails and boardwalks. when they say stay on the trail they mean it. the surfaces off the trail get ruined by inconsiderate people thinking its ok to walk off the trail…(its not ok) plus people walking off the trails have fallen into hot pots and been severely burned by the hot water and mud. some have died. the tetons are beautiful! we always enjoyed the jenny lake area. several good hikes around there as well. very picturesque area. Cody Wyoming is on the far east side of yellowstone. getting there from the tetons is a drive through the park. the cody parades happen frequently in cody - used to be almost daily in the summer. the beartooth pass - We love beartooth pass. seriously high elevation, beautiful views. be cautious driving as it is sheer nothing on the side in some areas. access here is limited now as several roads and bridges washed out along rock creek last week in Red Lodge, MT. access from the Wyoming side is the way in if they have got the road plowed… they start that in may/june - it normally takes several weeks to get the road open for the season. they dont clear the snow in the winter. - do some searches for this. pretty cool to see the work it takes to open the road for summer. despite some of the closures you should have a great time. im in the bozeman area and live near the airport. - im happy to share more if you’d like… feel free to PM me… thanks!! [/QUOTE]
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