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Grand Tetons   Yellowstone National Park

Grand Tetons, Yellowstone National Park

 4 Reviews  If you can, fit in a visit to this neighboring national park, even if it is just a day to drive the park road. From Yellowstone’s South Entrance, the road leads directly into Grand Teton National... 

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Nevada City   Yellowstone National Park

Nevada City, Yellowstone National Park

 7 Reviews  Had a great time peaking into the windows of these buildings.The rustic look of these buildings is so Montana.This area produced more than $30 million dollars in gold in the late 1800's.Some 35,000... 

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Grizzly Discovery Center   Yellowstone National Park

Grizzly Discovery Center, Yellowstone National Park

 4 Reviews  The Grizzly Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, Montana, gives visitors a chance to watch the behavior and interactions of wolves and grizzly bears in separate habitats. Photographers will delight... 

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Virginia City   Yellowstone National Park

Virginia City, Yellowstone National Park

 6 Reviews  Not too far from West Entrance of Yellowstone this city is an old ghost town.There are some real cool old buildings,atop the hill there are some make shift graves.These graves are said to be the... 

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Cody, Wyoming   Yellowstone National Park

Cody, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park

 2 Reviews  Ok, so maybe I am prejudice, but you are missing out on a special place if you don’t visit Cody. Located 53 miles from the East Entrance to Yellowstone, Cody is a small town snuggled up against the... 

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Wildlife   Yellowstone National Park

Wildlife, Yellowstone National Park

 8 Reviews  It's not exactly wildlife, but when I was in Yellowstone, I took a lot of photos of the trees. Mostly because there are a lot of trees in Yellowstone. When I labeled my photos, a lot of them were... 

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Independence Rock

by Yaqui

You probably thinking.........Oh, look honey a picture of a rock. Ok, I'm a history buff, so we had to stop. You can clearly see the signatures actually carved into the rock. It was also a marking point of how far many had traveled and how much farther they had to go. It The greatest registry of the desert with as many as 50,000 carved signatures of settlers traveling along the Oregon trail. It's fenced off around some of most significant signatures. They ask to preserve and protect the site and are welcome to walk on top to see the view.It has a little vistor display and restrooms. I will tell you it is out in the middle of no where, so you can probably understand how our settlers felt traveling along in the wagons.Rte. 220, 50 miles southwest of Casper, Wyoming

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Road to Kelly - Red Hills Campground

by Homanded

Beautiful drive and a good place to spot plenty of wildlife, especially Bighorn Sheep, Antelope, mountain blue birds, even the ocassional Mountain Lion.Recommended 4WD for the gravel road past Lower Slide Lake but, I have driven it with a regular sedan many times. Just be careful as the road is in bad need of repair, especially early spring after the snow melts.Gorgeous horse back riding farms/stables in this area as well. Great place to have a picnic lunch.Pay close attention to the incredible colors of the rocks/mountains as you drive this road.

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Mormon Row

by Homanded

Historical row of houses originally built by settlers.Most people stop off at the famous barn (pictured) or, the row of houses which line the various lanes.Secret: If you continue on the road to Kelly then, on to Red Hills campground, you will find some of the oldest of buildings which are in a beautiful state of detereoration. The park has a strict policy of letting nature take it's course, here, amongst the aspen trees, on the left hand side as you head up the road to the campground (about 1/2 mile past the outhouses-restrooms), you will be rewarded with beautiful views and picture opportunities.

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Antelope Flats Road - (road to Kelly)

by Homanded

Most people visiting the park only bother driving the outer/inner road loops or, hurry off to Yellowstone to see the buffalo not realizing that Antelope Flats road has a sizeable herd of buffalo which are usually grazing peacefully within camera range of the car.Also, because of it being less busy, the animals are much more relaxed and "natural" than at Yellowstone.Other animals you can usually photograph and see here: Moose, (campground), Proghorn antelope, elk and coyotes. If you drive past the Teton Science school you may also see wolf. There is a pack which hunts this area on a regular basis.

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Sunflowers in Wyoming

by AprilandBones

I went to Wyoming in 1996 to visit some distant family related to my mothers’ boyfriend. I saw beautiful fields of sunflowers, my mother’s favorite flower. I did not see any signs for sunflowers or tours of sunflower fields or growers, so I figured this would be off the beaten path. I did not do anything else in Wyoming that was worth writing about. So if you find yourself in Wyoming, don’t miss the sunflowers, off the beaten path.In Big Horn Basin, Wyoming around late July to early September, you will find fields as far as the eye can see, of sunflowers, never ending fields. It is beautiful. I went to visit before we had digital cameras, so please forgive me 35mm, scanned picture of the fields.

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Grand Teton Brewing

by richiecdisc

I knew things were looking a bit fishy when I began seeing the labels for Teton and Old Faithful Ale. The did not quite looks the same as I remembered from my 1994 visit to the area but I couldn't put my finger on it. They certainly looked close but not exact. I also had not seen my favorite of their beers, the greatly named Moose Juice Stout.I stopped by at Otto Brothers Brewing in Wilson, Wy in 1994. Along with touring the national parks that summer, I was also hitting every small brewery in my path. The stop by to see the Otto Brothers was one of the most memorable. These two hippies were holed up in a small brewery with an even smaller tasting room attached. They were hands-on, doing everything themselves. They loved to talk and of course, loved the idea that my girlfriend and I were touring so many breweries. We enjoyed the beers enough on tap but mostly bought some bottles as well...

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Just Wander Around Yellowstone

by DueSer

Yellowstone National Park is huge. You could spend a week in there and not see everything. So don't miss Old Faithful and the waterfalls and the buffalo and the hot springs but after you've seen all the famous attractions, take some time to just wander around - on foot or in your car - and just see where the day takes you. I admittedly got a little lost but I enjoyed it because I got to see some quiet places that were stunning. Several times I had to squeeze onto the side of the road so I could hop out to take a picture. There are mountains, forests, the lake, streams, plains, even little spots on the side of the road where there's steam bubbling up. It's an amazing place. This was the first national park and when you visit you begin to understand why. Places this beautiful need to be preserved. They also need to be explored and fully appreciated, which is hard to do when you just run...

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Devils Gate

by Yaqui

The Devils Gate was prominent landmark along the Oregon Trail as well as a Pony Express. Although, they did not actually pass through the gate and went it around it, it was a good source of water due to the Sweetwater River. Its this historic "road" or route was used by hundreds of thousands of emigrants between the 1840s-1870s as they made their way west to begin a new life or to seek their fortune in Oregon or the Golden Land, California due to the discovery of gold.There is a nice turnout on Route 220. It had some really nice plaques to read and you could see Sweetwater Valley as well as Devil’s Gate. Emigrant trail ruts are visible from a paved pathway.Near mile marker 57 on State Route 220, about 60 miles southwest of Casper or 12 miles northeast of Muddy Gap. About 5 miles southwest of Independance Rock. About halfway betweens Rawlins and Casper along the present State Highway 220.

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Medicine Wheel Passage Scenic Byway

by kop-queen

Come off I90 and take 14A from Sheridan towards Cody and Yellowstone. It is a beautiful drive which in June took us up through the snow covered mountains offering fantastic views both East and West. Stop frequently at the pull-ins and read the information signs which give you the history and geology of the land.

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Independance Rock, WY

by kop-queen

ok, so its on a main road, which hardly classes as "off the beaten track" however it is in the middle of nowhere. The place where 4 main trails cross: the Oregan, California, Mormon and Pony Express Trails. A large rocky outcrop measuring more than a mile in circumference, 700 feet wide, 1900 feet long and 136 feet high. Pioneers used to stop here, many carving their names in the rock.

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Dunraven Lodge  Yellowstone National Park

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Rusty Parrot Lodge and Spa  Jackson

 2 Reviews and 118 Opinions  A fire in the fireplace in my room when I return from skiing, my masseur collecting me at my door, I... 

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Q:  hello we are visiting Yellowstone in a couple weeks and I need a daily itinerary.In Yellowstone we have 5 days. I am wondering... 

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A: Yellowstone is much bigger than the Grand Tetons. The Tetons are beautiful and one of the most beautiful sunrise I have ever seen was over those mountains as a kid, and I... 

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