Yellowstone

[Pete Masterson]

Ryan,

I was last at Yellowstone back when I was about 12 (we're quite a few more hours away) and we're planning to visit there toward the end of August (I don't recall the exact dates -- we're going briefly into Canada, then to Glacier NP first...). We'll be staying at West Yellowstone in a commercial park, Rustic Wagon RV Campground and Cabins, if I recall correctly. We've reserved a pull-through site.

See <http://www.rusticwagonrv.com>

I figure it will take a minimum of two days to see the park itself. It's interior roads are laid out in a double loop (sort of like a figure 8). You can do one loop on day and the other loop the second day -- but that pace will potentially require passing up some features or spending less time with some than you might prefer. (It depends on the pace you and your family prefer to move at.) Things I've read suggest a more leisurely pace -- but I recall the 2-day tour as being what my familiy did when I was 12.

The wonders of the park are fascinating -- the various geo-thermal features are amazing. Note that many of them have some unpleasant, sulfurous odors... 

I understand that there is camping (in RVs) available in the park itself. Advance reservations are required. I didn't check this out too thoroughly. Visit this web site -- 40' sites are few, but they do exist. Most don't have hook-ups (the main reason we're staying in a commercial RV park).

<http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/ca...wstone.htm>

Pete Masterson

'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42

El Sobrante CA

"aeonix1@mac.com"

On Mar 21, 2008, at 11:31 AM, Ryan Wright wrote:

Hi folks,

I'd like to take the family to Yellowstone National Park this year.

We're only ~10 hours away, yet I haven't been there since I was in

diapers and thus remember very little. Would love any tips on how to

fully enjoy the park in a PT-40, what there is to do & see, what (if

anything) I should avoid, etc.