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by yellvet
Sun May 06, 2018 4:57 pm
Forum: Yellowstone Insider
Topic: Alternate routes in
Replies: 13
Views: 18514

Re: Alternate routes in

I'm so glad that you've already been to the Park and are also familiar with the Rand McNally Road Atlas and AAA guides. They're wonderful resources. That being the case, I guess I'm a bit perplexed as to why you would ask about an alternate route to Yellowstone and GTNP from Northern CA. Other than ...
by yellvet
Sun May 06, 2018 10:29 am
Forum: Yellowstone Insider
Topic: Alternate routes in
Replies: 13
Views: 18514

Re: Alternate routes in

Mike W. Since you're still in the planning stage for your July vacation and don't know where you're going or where you'll be stopping, I highly recommend that you buy a good road atlas that shows all the interstates, the 2-lane highways, all the gravel roads, the federal and state forests, mountain ...
by yellvet
Sun May 06, 2018 2:07 am
Forum: Yellowstone Photography
Topic: Tell your coolest Yellowstone experience
Replies: 16
Views: 21807

Re: Tell your coolest Yellowstone experience

Rik, I don't think that there's ever been a year when I didn't have a pretty cool experience in the Park. I've had bears, bison, elk, fox, badgers and pronghorns wandering through our campsite and I've even had wolves sitting behind my van. But the most memorable experience probably happened in the ...
by yellvet
Sat May 05, 2018 11:42 pm
Forum: Yellowstone Insider
Topic: Alternate routes in
Replies: 13
Views: 18514

Re: Alternate routes in

Mike, if you're coming from SoCal here's the fastest route to West Yellowstone. Been taking this route twice a year for the past 3 years. Take I-15 north and drive to Idaho Falls, ID. Then take Hwy 20 north out of Idaho Falls to West Yellowstone. Hwy 20 runs along the west side of the Tetons and tak...
by yellvet
Tue May 01, 2018 11:34 am
Forum: Yellowstone Insider
Topic: Day tour recommendations
Replies: 2
Views: 5329

Re: Day tour recommendations

Grant Village Campground is a fairly modern campground located at the south end of Yellowstone Lake. It gets quite a bit of use from the folks with motor homes. You might want to contact Yellowstone to check on your daughter's pop-up. If she has a pop-up tent trailer, the Park might allow her to cam...
by yellvet
Tue May 01, 2018 6:45 am
Forum: Yellowstone Insider
Topic: Itinerary Help Please
Replies: 10
Views: 15948

Re: Itinerary Help Please

Hey, Dawn, nice to hear from you, again! Although the Yellowstone and Grand Teton NP road distances don't look like a big deal on a road map, getting from place to place in GT and YNP will take you a lot longer than you think. For example, on a nice day with no traffic, it's a good 5-1/2 to 6 hr dri...
by yellvet
Sat Apr 28, 2018 8:17 pm
Forum: Yellowstone Photography
Topic: 4/21-4/22/2018
Replies: 4
Views: 8078

Re: 4/21-4/22/2018

John, thanks so much for sharing your report and pix with us. I always look forward to seeing your beautiful images! And,Dorothy, have a wonderful Park trip! And be sure to post a trip report when you get home. FYI....Last month the snow pack up in the Beartooth Mountains was running 160% above norm...
by yellvet
Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:40 am
Forum: Non Yellowstone Discussions
Topic: Smugmug Acquires Flickr!
Replies: 5
Views: 8265

Re: Smugmug Acquires Flickr!

I just hope that SmugMug hasn't bitten off more than it can chew. Something similar happened to our cable provider down south 2-1/2 years ago. It was the classic "little guy takeover of the giant cable company" which provided phone service, cable TV and Internet access to a substantial number of peo...
by yellvet
Fri Apr 27, 2018 6:26 pm
Forum: Non Yellowstone Discussions
Topic: Smugmug Acquires Flickr!
Replies: 5
Views: 8265

Smugmug Acquires Flickr!

Talk about timing! Due to a variety of problems that I've been having with Flickr, I was seriously considering going to another photo share website to post/share and store my images. Was looking at PBase and SmugMug. Just went to the SmugMug website to check out their plans and pricing and guess wha...
by yellvet
Fri Apr 27, 2018 11:54 am
Forum: Yellowstone Insider
Topic: Camping near Cooke City
Replies: 5
Views: 9245

Re: Camping near Cooke City

I think that I may have another option for you...the NFS Crazy Creek Campground. It's located right off Hwy 212 east of Cooke City and sits high on a bluff overlooking Crazy Creek. The campground was renovated by the NFS a few years ago when the they were resurfacing Hwy 212. Been past the entrance ...