Travel to Wyoming

Insiders' Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton, 5th (Insiders' Guide Series)

Format: Paperback
Author: Seabring Davis
ReleaseDate: 01 April, 2005
Publisher: Globe Pequot
Rating:

And you expect me to pay for this?
Lists of motels and restaurants with pricing - YES. TERRIBLE!!!!
This insiders guide is less than you would expect in a free publication from the local chamber of commerce. History of Yellowstone - YES. Real insight from someone who has actually been to Yellowstone would be a nice change from what is found in this book. The book provides 20-30 pages on the history of Yellowstone, the geological conditions, and some basic maps. Then it spends the rest of the entire book going through motels and restaurants in surrounding towns.
There are plenty of other publications available. Try them first as this book falls far short of the content provided through a basic web search and a visit to the National Park Service web site.

Avoid this Yellowstone guide--much better ones available
There are much better Yellowstone/Grand Teton books out there, so avoid this one. I got this book at the library and boy am I glad I didn't buy it.

If you want information on places to stay or eat around Yellowstone, this might be ok, but there seems to be little USEFUL information here. It lists a record store in Bozeman, MT, in case you want to know that, but it gives virtually no information on what to see in Yellowstone/Grand Teton. Of the 16 pages actually devoted to Yellowstone Park, for example, about 90% is devoted to places to stay or eat. In short, it's skewed toward the commercial aspects of the area, with very short shrift to the real attractions, the natural ones.

The first section of the book is a perfunctory photo section of dull black and white pictures from the National Park Service. One shows a view of some interesting geological feature from the air and the caption is, "An aerial view in Yellowstone National Park. " Duh. Another shot of a hot spring is captioned "A thermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park. " Huh? No explosion I can see. Haven't these guys done their homework? And can't they operate a camera to take better pictures? This shows the level of attention to detail in this book.

The Moon Handbook to Yellowstone by Don Pitcher is much, much better, as is the Frommer's Guide, and another Insiders' Guide called "Scenic Driving Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks" by Susan Butler is quite good, but doesn't cover dining and lodging.

Title misleading
If you are going through the whole state and surrounding areas it might be o. If you are only going to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons this book is worthless. k. There was ONE page each on hiking in Yellowstone and Tetons. If I had seen this book in the store, I would never have bought it. Lesson learned about on line buying.

Related products:
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	National Geographic Road Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (NG Road Guides)
	Scenic Driving Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park
	Frommer's Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks (Park Guides)
	Frommer's Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks