Good suggestions all. As you drive past Ogden, wave. I live right at the base of that big pink cliff.
Do see all the stupid stuff; there's nothing like it anywhere else on the planet. When you've completed Yellowstone, drive out the east way and see Cody. The Museum takes a full day to see, trust me. The Tetons are stunning but Jackson Hole is a tourist trap. An expensive one.
High tourist season means there are no available rooms anywhere unless you have a firm reservation. It's a hundred miles to the next town, and even they might be full up. Any place that isn't is not a place you'd want to stay.
Lastly, do eat at non-chain places. Western Mom&Pop eateries are some of the most fascinating and entertaining places in the country. Good grub at cowboy prices.
