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02-08-2018, 02:03 PM
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Junior Member
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Yellowstone & Glacier National Park
In July We will be going up North to Yellowstone & Glacier National park From Los Angeles. We will be going north through Utah , We are very excited can't wait
and with two kids.... its going to be some exercise lol.
we will be staying at Madison & Grant Campground in Yellowstone & Fish Creek In Glacier.
Anyone else going to YS / Glacier in July?
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02-08-2018, 02:32 PM
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Location: Germantown, TN
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Both places will be packed, urchins of all ages everywhere, all of them having the time of their life. Take all the pictures your camera will stand. And I don't mean smart-phone pictures; real pictures. You will treasure them for many years.
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02-08-2018, 03:00 PM
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Junior Member
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Thank Jim Taking a Sony Camcorder, smartphones are good but nothing beats SLR quality cameras..
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02-08-2018, 08:50 PM
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Don't forget Teton NP near Jackson Hole WY. Personally I think just as much to see and enjoy as Glacier. Highly recommend Gros-Ventre campground:
http://gtlc.com/rv/gros-ventre-campground
You can PM us for more specific info any time.
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02-09-2018, 03:20 AM
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Location: Lafayette
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Quote:
Originally Posted by notanlines
Both places will be packed, urchins of all ages everywhere, all of them having the time of their life. Take all the pictures your camera will stand. And I don't mean smart-phone pictures; real pictures. You will treasure them for many years.
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You mean a real camera...didn't know anyone owned those anymore, Lol!
I have an Olympus camera that I haven't seen in a few years, been tucked away in a drawer. It was great for taking underwater pics when we were in Cancun!
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02-09-2018, 07:19 AM
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We've got a Fuji waterproof digital camera. It's easy to carry and fits in my pocket when not in use. It's "high quality" compared to a cell phone, but might fall short of a $1500 Canon digital with all the lenses available. It's good enough for us, and with 16 GB SD cards, we can get hundreds/thousands of pictures on a single card. Note to self: Buy more SD cards next time we're at Sam's. They cost 5 times as much at the souvenir shop at Yellowstone.....
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02-09-2018, 08:54 AM
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Location: Grand Haven, MI
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I'll be in Yellowstone at Fishing Bridge July 4-9. Then a little south to the Tetons for a couple of days. Also on the way, staying at Custer State park a couple of nights. Taking 2 weeks. Looking forward to it!
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02-09-2018, 09:06 AM
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Teton is on our bucket list, might go there after Grant campground Thanks for the link I will look into it.
I have a Sony Alpha 6000 its as good as my Nikon D700 SLR & more compact, I highly recommend!
Ill be In Madison July 5-7 and Grant 7-10th
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02-09-2018, 09:33 AM
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Location: Mountain Home, Idaho
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Always keep a camera at your side. You never know what will step out. Also pick a spot and pull over and wait a while. Many people just drive and drive not realizing what they missed. We go to YNP twice a year.. enjoy. Your adventure
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02-09-2018, 11:29 AM
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Location: Muskegon
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GeorgeBullet
Teton is on our bucket list, might go there after Grant campground Thanks for the link I will look into it.
I have a Sony Alpha 6000 its as good as my Nikon D700 SLR & more compact, I highly recommend!
Ill be In Madison July 5-7 and Grant 7-10th
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Instead of going to West Yellowstone by way of Pocatello and Idaho Falls just north of Ogden take U.S. 89 and go through Jackson Hole and do the Tetons on the way to Yellowstone
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02-09-2018, 11:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hornet28
Instead of going to West Yellowstone by way of Pocatello and Idaho Falls just north of Ogden take U.S. 89 and go through Jackson Hole and do the Tetons on the way to Yellowstone
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Taking the 89 to 191 is it easy drive pulling the travel trailer,
From Teton to Yellowstone Grant Campground hows the drive?
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02-09-2018, 04:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tinner12002
You mean a real camera...didn't know anyone owned those anymore, Lol!
I have an Olympus camera that I haven't seen in a few years, been tucked away in a drawer. It was great for taking underwater pics when we were in Cancun!
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Thank goodness for the "modern" age and "real" cameras. Our 1st trip to Yellowstone I had a Minolta X-700 35mm camera; it was a nice camera. Spent 10 days going and doing with the kids. So many memorable occurrences traipsing through the woods that I caught on camera. Something like 15 rolls. Got home so excited to get them processed......nothing....NOTHING! ALL the rolls were black. I was sick and livid. Took the camera in and although everything sounded like it was working correctly the shutter was not opening. Put the camera and lenses on a shelf with my other photography stuff with a permanent note on the front of it...$h$t. It's still there today some 40? years later.
I now have very nice Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras with lots of lenses/filters/tripods etc. Where do they sit? In the closet with the other photography stuff while I carry point and shoots and a smart phone. One thing about the digital cameras; at least you can review what you shot and KNOW that you have a picture.
And, IMO make an effort to see the Grand Tetons - they are spectacular to us.
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02-09-2018, 08:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sourdough
Thank goodness for the "modern" age and "real" cameras. Our 1st trip to Yellowstone I had a Minolta X-700 35mm camera; it was a nice camera. Spent 10 days going and doing with the kids. So many memorable occurrences traipsing through the woods that I caught on camera. Something like 15 rolls. Got home so excited to get them processed......nothing....NOTHING! ALL the rolls were black. I was sick and livid. Took the camera in and although everything sounded like it was working correctly the shutter was not opening. Put the camera and lenses on a shelf with my other photography stuff with a permanent note on the front of it...$h$t. It's still there today some 40? years later.
I now have very nice Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras with lots of lenses/filters/tripods etc. Where do they sit? In the closet with the other photography stuff while I carry point and shoots and a smart phone. One thing about the digital cameras; at least you can review what you shot and KNOW that you have a picture.
And, IMO make an effort to see the Grand Tetons - they are spectacular to us.
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You couldnt be more right with modern technology, my SLR and sony 4k camcorder spends most of its time in the shelf picking up dust And some 50k pictures on my cell
One thing i like
About the Sony camcorder i have you can view and uplod to your cell with wifi if you have signal like the gopros
Hopefully i have time for Teton
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02-09-2018, 09:28 PM
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Location: Poconos of PA
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A little story when my DW and I had our two sons at YNP 2002, ages 9 and 12 the time. We were in Yellowstone for four days, and as we drove through the park, we regularly saw crowds of people and accompanying vehicles parked all over the road, gazing into a prairie or off the side of a mountain. So in the beginning we would always pull over and join the crowd and observe the wildlife somewhere out there!
So on the fourth day, the punchy side of me took over! I approached a pull-over along the side of road with absolutely nobody around, and parked my rented sedan. Kids and DW said "what are you doing?" I said "just follow me and do what I do." We got out of car and stood there gazing out in a large meadow, nothing was out there except grass, scrub brush, and a lone tree. Kids said "what's going on?" I said "Just stare at that lone tree out there." Car load after car load, the crowd grew around us as several dozen of us just stood there looking at absolute nothing. Everyone around us kept asking "what's out there?" Nobody saw anything, but kept standing there looking. My family turned around, said nothing, got back into our car, and dozens of folks kept staring "out there" at an empty meadow!!! And the crown kept growing as we drove away chuckling. :
Strongly recommend Tetons National Part as long as you are there, just an hour or so out the south gate of YNP. Jenny Lake offers some of the best views of the Grand Teton.
And be sure to have the camera. I took literally over a thousand pics in four days at Yellowstone and one day at the Tetons! Was one of the first digital cams back then, an Olympus with a whopping 2MP, wahoo, was state of art at the time.
Have a great time. Will be a vacation to remember!!!
Regards,
Mike
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02-10-2018, 04:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hornet28
Instead of going to West Yellowstone by way of Pocatello and Idaho Falls just north of Ogden take U.S. 89 and go through Jackson Hole and do the Tetons on the way to Yellowstone
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Done that route, fantastic
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02-10-2018, 06:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CrazyCain
Done that route, fantastic
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I thought so also but maybe a flatlander wouldn't. Many people are leery of mountain driving
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02-14-2018, 05:02 PM
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I live 1/2 between Yellowstone & Glacier. Starting in early May thru September will be bumper to bumper RV's. You should come in on US93..if you come thru Darby, MT stop @ the Old West Antique & Candy store. Wife & kids will love it!!
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02-14-2018, 05:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckhorn
I live 1/2 between Yellowstone & Glacier. Starting in early May thru September will be bumper to bumper RV's. You should come in on US93..if you come thru Darby, MT stop @ the Old West Antique & Candy store. Wife & kids will love it!!
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Sure glad I got to see both of those Parks before all of that became the norm.
Javi
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02-27-2018, 09:50 AM
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We did Glacier last year. Make all travel reservations NOW! DO NOT miss driving the highway-to-the-sun at Glacier. Take advantage of all pullouts to appreciate the grandeur of the views, especially for whoever drives because you must concentrate on navigating the narrow road and can't do much looking while driving.
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