TWT Travel Binder: Wyoming
August 20, 2009 by Melanie
Filed under Northwest, The Americas, USA, Wyoming
We traveled to Jackson Hole, Grand Teton and Yellowstone for our 9th anniversary in August 2008.
We’d love to return to see the whole gorgeous area blanketed in wintry snow.
Here are some resources to help you plan your own “travels with two” to Wyoming.
The Book That Inspired Us To Travel This Year
December 9, 2008 by Melanie
Filed under Northwest, The Americas, USA, Wyoming, Yellowstone
I was recently asked to contribute to a wonderful communal travel blog called Travel Blogs.com. (Catchy name, I know, but it does offer truth in advertising.)
Editor Eric Daams asked me what book inspired Adam and I to travel this year, and I was able to quickly say: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.
You can read about why this book prompted us to visit Yellowstone (pictured here) in a special Travel Blogs post, The Books, Movies and Documentaries That Inspired Us to Travel in 2008.
See what else might inspire you.
The (Steamy) Heart of Yellowstone
September 5, 2008 by Melanie
Filed under Northwest, The Americas, USA, Wyoming, Yellowstone
Geyser Hill, Yellowstone National Park
Encompassing over 2.2 million acres and almost 3500 square miles, the geological wonder known as Yellowstone National Park is truly and absolutely huge. It takes up a large chunk of northwestern Wyoming, as well as a scoche of Idaho to the west and Montana to the north.
I point this out because in one eight-hour day, we did a loop around the center of the park, seeing only a fraction of this national treasure. To do Yellowstone properly, you need four days to a week; one day will only scratch the hot, ashy surface. Read more
Mighty Grand Tetons You’ve Got There
September 2, 2008 by Melanie
Filed under Grand Teton National Park, Northwest, The Americas, USA, Wyoming
The Grand Tetons and the Snake River
Gajillions of tourists flock each year to Yellowstone, but for our dime, it’s all about Grand Teton National Park.
True, you could scale a mountain face or tramp through a dozen hikes, discovering a little-seen waterfall or tracking a herd of tule elk. But Grand Teton offers more passive pleasures for those, like us, who care to see nature unfold from a seated position. Read more
Jackson Hole: The New Old West
August 29, 2008 by Melanie
Filed under Jackson Hole, Northwest, The Americas, USA, Wyoming
Downtown Jackson Hole, Wyoming
It has been said that Jackson Hole isn’t really Wyoming, in the same way that Aspen isn’t really Colorado. But I can only say that in our late summer experience of Jackson Hole, glitz is at a minimum and hippies, outdoorsy locals, and affluent transplants easily breathe the same clean, dry air. Read more
