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The Grand Tour: Yellowstone, Tetons, RMNP, and moree

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The Grand Tour: Yellowstone, Tetons, RMNP, and moree
August 08, 2021 11:20AM
We are just back from a three week trip to the Ruby Mountains, Yellowstone, Grant Tetons, Rocky Mountain NP, and Dinosaur NM.

Quite an adventure with some serious smoke in places, serious rain in others...and my sister's generous offer of a bedroom at her cabin in the YMCA camp in RMNP...

And we were joined by both daughters and one boyfriend in Yellowstone---

The full trip report should be up shortly on our website:

https://www.backpackthesierra.com/blog-1


Among the highlights:

Hiking in the Ruby Mountains with our younger daughter,

Having an elk bed down next to our tent in Yellowstone--effectively blocking access. Oops.

Watching as a bison herd wandered though the picnic area where we were trying to cook dinner. Hold the mayo!

Watching coyotes drive a wolf away from their den in the Lamar Valley,

Rock climbing in the Tetons with my older daughter, who is a much better climber than I am,

Hiking through both rain and smoke in RMNP...

Having a true campsite mix-up in the Manti-La Sal NF...what a mess.

Both fossils and petroglyphs in Dinosaur NM

And smoke for hundreds of miles on the way home.


Lots of fun!



Check our our website: http://www.backpackthesierra.com/
Or just read a good mystery novel set in the Sierra; https://www.amazon.com/Danger-Falling-Rocks-Paul-Wagner/dp/0984884963
Re: The Grand Tour: Yellowstone, Tetons, RMNP, and moree
August 22, 2021 10:02AM
How nice! You did the grand tour, we will do a mini-tour this week, not really a tour ...

My daughter has worked for Xanterra in Yellowstone this summer. We are heading out to meet her for a few days, stay near the Tetons, and then all of us head home. She is also into rock climbing. :-( I do not rock climb. It scares me. She sent some photos that seemed like they needed a 90 deg rotation!

We are blessed with so many beautiful areas .... now if we could get rid of this smoke.
Re: The Grand Tour: Yellowstone, Tetons, RMNP, and moree
August 22, 2021 07:42PM
Nice. Hope you have a wonderful time.



Check our our website: http://www.backpackthesierra.com/
Or just read a good mystery novel set in the Sierra; https://www.amazon.com/Danger-Falling-Rocks-Paul-Wagner/dp/0984884963
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