Re: WY itinerary

On 3/4/2025 12:05 AM, Mike Van Pelt wrote:

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

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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.
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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.)
 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.)

So I've been wondering about dry camping, and how you go about getting more water if you need it, without packing up and going somewhere.  I carry jugs for about 26 gallons of water capability.  Do you go to a gas station and try and find a hose to fill them up?
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