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  1. jr3921 avatar

    Re: 9-31 August in North-West

    by jr3921 01 June 2012

    I just came back from a 4 week road trip. I visited among other places Badlands, Yellowstone and Glacier in [week 2|http://sites.google.com…

  2. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: 9-31 August in North-West

    by ianw6705 31 May 2012

    We stayed in the budget cabins at Lake Lodge in the south-east of Yellowstone and they were fine And Colter Bay Village at the northern…

  3. GuntherN avatar

    Re: US West Coast - Second roadtrip - suggestions welcome

    by GuntherN 31 May 2012

    Hi all, Thank you all so much for the replies, really appreciate it. @bzookaj: thanks for the warning about Yellowstone. As we'll prob…

  4. amobr82 avatar

    RE: 9-31 August in North-West

    by amobr82 31 May 2012

    Expect some warm days for shorts and T's, but one year quite awhile ago, in the first few days of August, we were camping in Yellowstone…

  5. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: 9-31 August in North-West

    by ianw6705 31 May 2012

    I haven't been to Yellowstone in August, but I have been in September (last year) and it was definitely T-shirt weather during the day,…

  6. babx_b avatar

    9-31 August in North-West

    by babx_b 31 May 2012

    Hi all I'm planning our next road trip to the US This time we'll be starting from Denver, head to Badlands, Black Hills than coming back…

  7. trekker502 avatar

    RE: US West Coast - Second roadtrip - suggestions welcome

    by trekker502 30 May 2012

    Today's newspaper article, *Yellowstone set for summer season kickoff* states that all park entrances are now open, May 30th. The road…

  8. vinnnn avatar

    RE: 7,000 mile Road Trip Around United States, Need Ideas!

    by vinnnn 30 May 2012

    Ah... gotcha... hit the Southwest in October... I was mostly thinking that everyone was thinking Montana is October is some kind of terribl…

  9. jr3921 avatar

    Re: US West Coast - Second roadtrip - suggestions welcome

    by jr3921 30 May 2012

    You will enjoy Pacific Hwy more if you drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles simply because you will closer to the Ocean and will have…

  10. stopthebus avatar

    RE: US West Coast - Second roadtrip - suggestions welcome

    by stopthebus 30 May 2012

    I agree that Yellowstone and Sequoia in spring are probably not worth the trouble. Yellowstone will be practically shut down until mid/late…

  11. FlagStuff avatar

    Re: 7,000 mile Road Trip Around United States, Need Ideas!

    by FlagStuff 30 May 2012

    Reversing the route is a no-brainer, I can't even see why there is a debate about it. Planing a trip like this involves some degee of…

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  13. jr3921 avatar

    Re: Northwest National Park Tour

    by jr3921 30 May 2012

    I just came back from a 4 week road trip. I visited among other places Yellowstone and Glacier in [week 2|http://sites.google.com/site/uss…

  14. jr3921 avatar

    Re: National Parks Road Trip (Badlands, Glacier and Yellowstone)

    by jr3921 30 May 2012

    I just came back from a 4 week road trip. I visited among other places Badlands, Yellowstone and Glacier in [week 2|http://sites.google.com…

  15. vinnnn avatar

    RE: 7,000 mile Road Trip Around United States, Need Ideas!

    by vinnnn 29 May 2012

    People are saying things like "Yes you need to reverse your route", but I don't get it. No one is explaining why. If it's strictly because…

  16. zeldasdad avatar

    Re: 7,000 mile Road Trip Around United States, Need Ideas!

    by zeldasdad 29 May 2012

    >Markharf wrote: >In other words, you can certainly do it if you really want to. In fact, I've done similar. It's a real strain, and you…

  17. anonlibrarian avatar

    RE: National Parks Road Trip (Badlands, Glacier and Yellowstone)

    by anonlibrarian 29 May 2012

    Grant is what we could get, so we went with it. I would have preferred Mammoth or Roosevelt, but you take what you get . . .

  18. Kahua avatar

    Re: 7,000 mile Road Trip Around United States, Need Ideas!

    by Kahua 29 May 2012

    Pop-up campers are a total PITA. Just because you are dragging this thing behind you does not mean you can camp anywhere. You will need…

  19. wklose99 avatar

    7,000 mile Road Trip Around United States, Need Ideas!

    by wklose99 29 May 2012

    In an effort to get to know ‘Murica a bit better, I’m taking a ~7000 mile road trip around the US in 5 weeks with the GF from Sept. 8th…

  20. MLM192 avatar

    RE: National Parks Road Trip (Badlands, Glacier and Yellowstone)

    by MLM192 29 May 2012

    The Badlands seems like a very long detour for too short of a stay. I know there are many on the Thorntree who would say skip it, as the…

  21. Midwesterner avatar

    RE: National Parks Road Trip (Badlands, Glacier and Yellowstone)

    by Midwesterner 29 May 2012

    The Black HIlls area of South Dakota has stunning scenery, and you may want to add another day of slower road time and hotel night in…

  22. laketraveller avatar

    RE: National Parks Road Trip (Badlands, Glacier and Yellowstone)

    by laketraveller 29 May 2012

    Welcome, To me it seems you have a very good handle on your family, their tolerance levels for activity and schedule and what you guys…

  23. CascadeBob avatar

    RE: Northwest National Park Tour

    by CascadeBob 28 May 2012

    to answer your primary question - yes, the trip is too ambitious. Also, to camp in national park campgrounds with showers you will pay…

  24. Kahua avatar

    RE: Northwest National Park Tour

    by Kahua 28 May 2012

    This is about 9 weeks worth of travel. Cut your itineray by 2/3 and make a proper trip of what you have left. Glacier and Yellowstone…

  25. readytogo1 avatar

    Northwest National Park Tour

    by readytogo1 28 May 2012

    I'm headed out for a 3 (ish) week tour of the national parks this July. I'm hoping to visit Yellowstone, Glacier NP, perhaps cross into…

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