Scenic Driving Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, 2nd

by Susan Springer Butler

• ISBN13: 9780762730360
• ISBN10: 0762730366
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-06-01
• Publisher: FalconGuides

Summary

Pack up the car and enjoy twenty-eight drives through the crown jewels of the National Park system. With this indispensable highway companion, you'll discover areas of Yellowstone and Grand Teton that many visitors miss, from marvelous Firehole Canyon to the ever-changing face of Norris Geyser Basin, from Flagg Ranch to the geologic wonders of the Gros Ventre Slide area.

Author Biography

Susan Springer Butler has been an English teacher and education consultant. She began visiting Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks in the 1950s and has loved every minute of every visit, every camping disaster, every animal encounter, every moment of awe-inspiring wonder and breathtaking beauty. Her husband and four adult children tolerate her passion for travel.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Map Legend	xi
Overview Map	xii
Introduction	1	(10)
The Scenic Drives
Yellowstone National Park	11	(150)
1 Livingston, Montana, to the North Entrance	20	(8)
2 Bozeman, Montana, to the West Entrance	28	(10)
3 Three Forks, Montana, to the West Entrance	38	(8)
4 Red Lodge, Montana, to the Northeast Entrance via the Beartooth Highway	46	(9)
5 Red Lodge, Montana, to the Northeast Entrance via the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway	55	(7)
6 Cody, Wyoming, to the East Entrance	62	(8)
7 Gardiner, Montana, to Mammoth Hot Springs	70	(6)
8 West Yellowstone, Montana, to Madison Junction	76	(6)
9 South Entrance to West Thumb	82	(5)
10 Northeast Entrance to Tower-Roosevelt Junction	87	(7)
11 East Entrance to Fishing Bridge	94	(5)
12 Mammoth Hot Springs to Tower-Roosevelt	99	(8)
13 Tower-Roosevelt to Canyon Village	107	(7)
14 Canyon Village to Norris	114	(4)
15 Canyon Village to Fishing Bridge	118	(7)
16 Fishing Bridge to West Thumb	125	(6)
17 West Thumb to Old Faithful	131	(6)
18 Old Faithful to Madison Junction	137	(9)
19 Madison Junction to Norris	146	(7)
20 Norris to Mammoth Hot Springs	153	(8)
Grand Teton National Park	161	(82)
21 John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway	167	(4)
22 Dubois, Wyoming, to Moran Junction	171	(9)
23 Pinedale, Wyoming, to Jackson, Wyoming	180	(9)
24 Bear Lake, Utah, to Jackson, Wyoming	189	(10)
25 West Yellowstone, Montana, to Jackson, Wyoming	199	(11)
26 Wilson, Wyoming, to Moose, Wyoming	210	(5)
27 Moose, Wyoming, to the Rockefeller Parkway	215	(16)
28 Jackson Lake Junction to Jackson, Wyoming	231	(12)
Appendix A: For More Information	243	(14)
Appendix B: Additional Reading	257	(2)
Appendix C: Good Biking Trails or Routes in Yellowstone and the Tetons	259	(2)
Index	261	(12)
About the Author	273