Travel to Wyoming

Frommer's Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks (Park Guides)

Format: Paperback
Author: Eric Peterson
ReleaseDate: 20 February, 2006
Publisher: Frommers
Rating:

Excellent guide with great suggestions
At the moment, I'm planning another national park trip and pulled the book off the shelf so I could get a guide by the same author. My family went to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks last June and this guide was a great resource.

He marked Signal Mountain Lodge in GT as a "** find" and was it ever! It's managed by a different vendor than the other lodges in the park and I'd stay there again if I return. I used his suggestions for "If you can only go on one hike, do this. . . " and the suggestions were awesome. The hike to the top of Signal Mountain (most people drive rather than take the 6 mile easy walk) was so beautiful and peaceful that I hiked it a second time before leaving.

This book gave suggestions that you'd expect to get from a friend who has just visited an area and says "Hey let me give you this great tip. "

I would definitely recommend this book.

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The info that was not there
I`ll never buy another Frommer`s anything. I`ve always heard these were good books , after I purchased this I found I must have been lied to.

Great All-Around Reference Manual
This book was GREAT! Everything stated was right on the money, and we loved the compactness of it. We just got back from our trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!). It was easy to just throw in a backpack or carry-on. We also liked how the book was set up. It was easy to understand and to navigate. If you're looking for a good general overall book, this is the one for you.

Along with this book, we also purchased the Outdoor Family Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park - it gave a really good and comprehensive explaination of the hikes found in each of the parks.

Recommendation: Don't be turned off by the idea of eating in a "cafeteria" within the park. We tried them twice while on vacation (both in Yellowstone) and were pleasantly surprised. The food was reasonable and quite good! The diningrooms were really nice as well - the one at Old Faithful overlooks the geyser!

If visiting the town of Jackson (which was a bit too riff-raffy for us), check out the Snake River Brewery. The food was reasonable and very good, the beer and service excellent and the best part - no line! Due to it being located "off the beaten track" a bit, though easily within walking distance from the town square, it doesn't get visited by a lot of tourists. If traveling with children (like us), try sitting upstairs. They have some old video games like Astoids and Pacman which allowed us to enjoy our meal and relax while the kids played the games. .

Related products:
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	National Geographic Road Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (NG Road Guides)
	Lonely Planet Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks
	Outdoor Family Guide to Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks (Outdoor Family Guides)
	Insiders' Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton, 5th (Insiders' Guide Series)