Yellowstone

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Just got back from Yellowstone/Teton.   Highly recommend Roosevelt Lodge.
Also stayed at Old faithful inn, which was convenient & allowed me to sneak out and get this pic of old faithful at 4 am, in front of milky way & northern lights. 
Have a bunch of other pics from the trip.  May post them later.
 
 

That is awesome!

Definitely post more pics.

[alphahydro 334]

thanks.  you're too kind.

I have to say, I'm not a huge outdoorsy/camping/national parks guy, but I thought Yellowstone was amazing.   made me want to visit all the other top parks in the west and then revisit Yellowstone in 4-5 years. And we skirted the southern coast of Iceland for the first half of this trip (which was fantastic)  - but even as awesome as iceland was just one week earlier, I was still blown away by Yellowstone.   just realized most of my fav pics from the trip have my kids in them, so the one I already posted is def the best, but here are a few more.  cheers.  added some Teton pics.  we flew into Bozeman, hit Yellowstone, then Tetons, then Jackson, and flew out of Jackson hole.  worked really well for us. 

test shot with 8 or 9 shooting stars. 

tetons

old faithful during the day

grand prismatic

son taking photos

Starry night at Roosevelt Lodge

wolf cub - super far away

 

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Outstanding! Your photos make me yearn again for the trip I took there in July.

Your words about visiting the other parks in the West makes me wonder if a dedicated National Park thread might be useful.

We have a few specialized ones, mostly on the bigger parks, but all of them except this one and the Big Bend one pretty much fizzle out.

[alphahydro 334]

Thanks! Just looking at the photos again made me daydream about going back already.   have a good one. 

[Biff Tannen 45661]

1 hour ago, alphahydro said:

thanks.  you're too kind.

I have to say, I'm not a huge outdoorsy/camping/national parks guy, but I thought Yellowstone was amazing.   made me want to visit all the other top parks in the west and then revisit Yellowstone in 4-5 years. And we skirted the southern coast of Iceland for the first half of this trip (which was fantastic)  - but even as awesome as iceland was just one week earlier, I was still blown away by Yellowstone.   just realized most of my fav pics from the trip have my kids in them, so the one I already posted is def the best, but here are a few more.  cheers.  added some Teton pics.  we flew into Bozeman, hit Yellowstone, then Tetons, then Jackson, and flew out of Jackson hole.  worked really well for us. 

test shot with 8 or 9 shooting stars. 

tetons

old faithful during the day

grand prismatic

son taking photos

Starry night at Roosevelt Lodge

wolf cub - super far away

 

Ok, you're just showing off now asshole.

[Biff Tannen 45661]

This is phenomenal.  As are the rest, but this one gets me.

Edited September 13 by Biff Tannen
it's like a god damn Bob Ross painting

[tx 3 putt 76863]

8 hours ago, alphahydro said:

Just got back from Yellowstone/Teton.   Highly recommend Roosevelt Lodge.

Also stayed at Old faithful inn, which was convenient & allowed me to sneak out and get this pic of old faithful at 4 am, in front of milky way & northern lights. 

Have a bunch of other pics from the trip.  May post them later.

 

 

 

i mean, it’s an ok pic 

let me dig up my pic of the glow from the ship channel refineries …..

[3shot 139]

On 9/11/2024 at 9:52 AM, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

So, I am heading to Teton Village in 3 weeks just for a Sunday to Thursday work deal and never been to Teton or Yellowstone.  I won't have a car and will be entertaining some guests and short on time.  Staying at Teton lodge and Spa.  Any recs on what to do or not do and restaurant recs?  Not doing Yellowstone as the wife has a broken foot and can't really hike (will have to go back some other time as I want to see the sights in Yellowstone.  We are set to do a snake river float trip for 3 hours, a 4 hour van tour into Teton National Park that stops at a bunch of places.  May also have to take people golfing one afternoon.  Wife wants to do the tram in to the top of the mountain.  Anything else you can recommend would be appreciated.  

There is a bus that runs between Teton Village and Jackson, but I would strongly consider renting a car.  One of my favorite things to do when I'm in Jackson is to drive around in the evenings and stop at all of the various pullouts to look at wildlife.  If you drive from Teton Village towards GTNP on Moose Wilson Road, you are probably going to see something.  I saw 3 moose and 3 bears at the pullout overlooking a pond close to the park when I was there this summer (over 4 separate stops).  You can also drive yourself to Dornan's and have a few beers on their patio while looking at the Teton's.  The food is OK, but the views are outstanding.  

As far as restaurants go, I like Snake River Brewing and Bin22 for dinner.  I'm a big fan of Cafe Genevieve for breakfast or lunch and Persephone is a good breakfast place as well (although there is always a line). Jackson is a cool town and I've enjoyed all of the various restaurants and bars I've been to there; the ones I mentioned are just my favorites.  The only place I've eaten in Teton Village is the restaurant at the Four Seasons, which was fine...basically exactly what you would expect for a place like that.

It sounds like you have your activities pretty well covered. If you could swing it, I might try to talk people into hiking in GTNP instead of playing golf.  You can play golf anywhere, but the hiking in GTNP is not to be missed (says this non-golfer).  The Death Canyon Trail and the Cascade Canyon Trail are my favorites, with Cascade Canyon getting the nod for first place.  I can't imagine getting anyone to go hiking at any work events that I attend, so if hiking doesn't work out this time around, you can check one (or both) of them out an another trip.   I love Yellowstone, and I love hiking there, but I prefer hiking in GTNP because the views are so dramatic (in my opinion).     

   

 

[Biff Tannen 45661]

1 hour ago, 3shot said:

If you could swing it, I might try to talk people into hiking in GTNP instead of playing golf.  You can play golf anywhere, but the hiking in GTNP is not to be missed (says this non-golfer).  The Death Canyon Trail and the Cascade Canyon Trail are my favorites, with Cascade Canyon getting the nod for first place.  I can't imagine getting anyone to go hiking at any work events that I attend, so if hiking doesn't work out this time around, you can check one (or both) of them out an another trip.   I love Yellowstone, and I love hiking there, but I prefer hiking in GTNP because the views are so dramatic (in my opinion).     

If you have ever stood at Jenny Lake and looked across to Cascade Canyon weaving its way towards the summit of the Tetons, you will know the joy of being in a sacred place, designed by God to be protected forever.

                            —Horace Albright 

[Doc Holliday 199]

2 hours ago, 3shot said:

 I love Yellowstone, and I love hiking there, but I prefer hiking in GTNP because the views are so dramatic (in my opinion).     

   

 

este or one of the other 30 amazing mountain ranges up here.