Re: WY itinerary

On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 06:05:03 -0000 (UTC),
  Mike Van Pelt <usenet@mikevanpelt.com> wrote:

 In article <slrnvsc091.il9.theise@panix2.panix.com>,
 Ted Heise  <theise@panix.com> wrote:

>
Okay, starting to plan a trip to Wyoming in late May, early
June.  We'll be going out through Nebraska (wife has 50th HS
reunion in Nebraska City), and have agreed on Devils Tower as a
destination.
>
After a day or two there, I'm thinking to head over to Grand
Teton and spend a day or two there.  On the map, it doesn't
seem that Yellowstone is all that far, but the routing on
Google maps all seems to go around into Idaho and then Montana,
coming in from the north.  Any high level tips on how to
approach this?  Neither of us have been to Yellowstone, so that
would be a great destination.  On the other hand, I'm starting
to wonder if it might be biting off too much on top of the
other two destinations.

 
 Yellowstone is .. huge.  But if you're going to Jackson from
 Devils Tower, you might want to take the east entrance via
 Cody.  Jackson is straight south of Yellowstone, and actually,
 if you're going to Jackson from Devils Tower anyway, the route
 through Yellowstone seems best.  (Especially if you have a
 national parks pass and don't need to pay entrance fees. I got
 the geezer pass as soon as I qualified.)

So far have been thinking of coming into Grand Teton NP from the
east, which would be north of Jackson--but the principle of your
point is still very good.

Poking at it more on Google maps after posting my inquiry I
realized there is an east entrance, So that looks to be a good
option if we decide to go that far.

 Even a quickie trip through Yellowstone is worthwhile.  Check
 out a few sights that are close to your route, and don't expect
 to see everything.
 
 Like I said ... it's huge.  Last trip, we camped at Fishing
 Bridge, which is pretty central, and spent too much time
 driving to places.  Next trip, I plan to make reservations a
 few days at several campgrounds near attractions to make better
 use of our time.
 
 (Though Fishing Bridge is the only campground in the park with
 hookups; everywhere else is dry camping.)

Really, really helpful, thank you so much.

By the way, it seems I've seen you elsewhere on Usenet, Mike. 
Have you been on aue, or rbr?  Maybe I've seen your name on Nyx?

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Ted Heise      <theise@panix.com>       West Lafayette, IN, USA