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Old 04-11-2009, 04:02 AM   #3 (permalink)
travelster
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Spring & fall are the best times to visit. Spring probably the very best due to all the new born bison. Plan on about 3 days for Yellowstone itself. There are some less known areas around Yellowstone. Plan on 1 day for Teton Park, which is right on the way from southern entrance. You will probably want to spend 1 day in Jackson. Be sure to float the Snake River white water trip. Jackson is where you board the bus for the trip to the river. To top off the day you float the Snake take in Bar J Chuckwagon - Jackson Hole, Wyoming - Chuckwagon Supper and ...The Bar J Chuckwagon, a truly unique experience during your Jackson Hole vacation.

Another must see in the Yellowstone area is The Beartooth Highway is an All-American Road that has been called "the most beautiful drive in America," by late CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt. Due to heavy snowfall at the top, the pass is usually open each year only from Memorial Day in late May through Labor Day in September.

The Beartooth Highway is the section of U.S. Highway 212 between Red Lodge, Montana and Cooke City, Montana. It traces a series of steep zigzags and switchbacks, along the Montana-Wyoming border to the 10,974 foot (3,345 m.) high Beartooth Pass. The approximate elevation rise is from 5,200 to 8,000 feet in 12 miles (1,600 to 2,400 m in 20 km) in the most daring landscapes.

When driving from the east to the west, the highest parts of the Beartooth Highway level off into a wide plateau near the top of the pass, and then descend to where the Beartooth Highway connects to the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway near Cooke City, which forms the northeast gateway to Yellowstone National Park. Your destination from Beartooth is Cody Wyoming & Buffalo Bill Historical Center Plan on 1 day there.

If your in for more adventure spend some time in the Greys River area, jumping off point for this scenic drive is Alpine Wy( 40 miles from Jackson) This is a non touristy type of activity. In my opinion the highlight of the trip.Take a dip in the crystal clear spring fead Crystal lake.
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