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Planning a trip out west with the family this summer. We will be to flying into Salt Lake City in early July and plan to go north into Wyoming and Montana. Trip will be from Wednesday through Friday the following week and we will be flying home out of Salt Lake City. Looking for suggestions on must see locations and experiences as well as possible routes to take.
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Can't speak to WY as I've only driven across part of it.
And didn't spend much time in MT but if you get up that way you might want to check out Glacier NP. Probably be a bit crowded that time of year, maybe the MT folks can speak to that. Awfully nice park for sure. Going to the Sun road is a bit of a trip, unless they've ruined it since I was there in '96 or so.
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I'm assuming you'll be headed from Salt Lake to Jackson/Grand Teton/Yellowstone. Make the first leg of the trip more scenic by driving Highway 150 (Mirror Lake Highway) from Kamas,UT, to Evanston, WY. Then head towards Daniel/Cora, WY, up to the Green River Lakes for a day. From there, you can get back on Highway 189 to Hoback Junction and up 89 to Jackson.
There is lodging in Pinedale and some of the other small towns along the way, camping is allowed on most BLM and forest service lands.
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Tetons and Black Hills. Glacier is incredible. Inadequate parking for hiking spots. We drove up and down a few times. Yellowstone is in there but not my favorite
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Big country - long drives between some points of interest - but true natural beauty to be seen and enjoyed. After traveling through those areas many times, I tend to skirt tourist attractions and enjoy some more remote places where one can feel the greatness as well as view it. If you want such, some of us here can recommend routes off the Interstates - but your group needs to wannadothat.
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And CCCC is spot on in his comments.
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Haven't been but heard the Cody Firearms Museum is fantastic.
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The Cody museum is the best memory I have of my Yellowstone trip.
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Skip Oregon. It sucks. Learned that right here on the Fire! You're welcome. Yea...same here Utah is full up..head to MT Hit up Sammo & Big Jim They maybe have ya throw some hay bales in July The suggestion of Mirror Hwy 150...outta the way Beautiful drive.......full of SLC peeps getting outta the city...drive aware I'm wayy south of all that
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Sounds like some good ideas. My wife and I are going to Glacier this summer and I was looking for some side trips on the way out or the return trip.
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See the Tetons, Yellowstone, then over the Beartooth Hwy are a must, the Cody Museum is fantastic if you like guns and the Old West. If you are near the Custer battle sight go.
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I'm assuming you'll be headed from Salt Lake to Jackson/Grand Teton/Yellowstone. Make the first leg of the trip more scenic by driving Highway 150 (Mirror Lake Highway) from Kamas,UT, to Evanston, WY. Then head towards Daniel/Cora, WY, up to the Green River Lakes for a day. From there, you can get back on Highway 189 to Hoback Junction and up 89 to Jackson.
There is lodging in Pinedale and some of the other small towns along the way, camping is allowed on most BLM and forest service lands. I'd second this, but suggest on either the outbound or returning trip to be sure to get past Bear Lake on the ID/WY/UT border. Be sure to get a milkshake! If doing it on the return trip, after Bear Lake you can head through Logan Canyon into Logan, UT and back towards the airport. That route back will also take you past Antelope Island. Is worth a short stop. Get to see some bison, smell the Salt Lake and possibly see some bighorn sheep and very big mule deer.
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I would make a point to stop at the Custer battlefield.. then again I’m a breed. If you swing far enough east the black hills are worth a look.
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I would make a point to stop at the Custer battlefield.. then again I’m a breed. If you swing far enough east the black hills are worth a look.
Osky I've never been. Is it only breeds that want to go? Haha!
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