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Conversations with guests and experts about different aspects of America's National Parks including favorite hikes and activities with kids, nature, wildlife, history and issues affecting the parks.
ENP 30 The Ultimate Family Road Trip: Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Glacier National Parks with Carter Walker
Everybody's National Parks
47 minutes 45 seconds
5 years ago
ENP 30 The Ultimate Family Road Trip: Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Glacier National Parks with Carter Walker
Epic adventures require meticulous planning - and a trusted guidebook. Moon Guides author Carter G. Walker (https://www.moon.com/contributor/carter-g-walker/) joins Danielle with recommendations for planning a two-week expedition covering three of the country’s best-loved national parks: Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Glacier based on her book Moon Yellowstone to Glacier National Park Road Trip (https://www.moon.com/landing-page/national-parks-planning-guides/?utm_source=everybodys-national-parks&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=national-parks).
Discussion includes the following:
[00:02] Introduction - Carter G. Walker, Moon Yellowstone to Glacier National Park Road Trip: Jackson Hole, the Grand Tetons & the Rocky Mountain Front (Travel Guide); Suggested additional reading Yellowstone Resources and Issues Handbook (updated yearly)
[01:48] Pandemic park travel planning plus additional Moon Guide resources by Carter G. Walker
[04:33] Time Travel: What’s the perfect amount of time to allot for your Yellowstone-to-Glacier road trip?
[06:20] Car rental tips: Montana’s gateway cities maximize your budget - Billings, Missoula, Great Falls (https://visitgreatfallsmontana.org/)
[07:53] Stocking up: Tips for buying road trip provisions in Jackson Hole (Grand Teton National Park), Bozeman, Livingston (Yellowstone National Park), and Great Falls, Kalispell, or Missoula (Glacier National Park)
[08:58] Let’s Go: An overview of your epic journey
[10:35] Beginning in Bozeman, MT: Tips and resources for your first days in Yellowstone, NPS Yellowstone app, recommended ENP episodes for Yellowstone 4.1 through 4.8, Mammoth Hot Springs, National Geographic May 2016, Upper Geyser Basin (https://www.nps.gov/features/yell/ofvec/exhibits/treasures/ugb/index.htm)
[14:18] Seasonal timing for your trip and the Yellowstone winter snow coach (https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/snowmobiles-snowcoaches.htm)
[15:58] Bozeman sightseeing
[16:46] On to Jackson Hole, WY: Daytrips to Grand Teton and things to do
Everybody's National Parks
Conversations with guests and experts about different aspects of America's National Parks including favorite hikes and activities with kids, nature, wildlife, history and issues affecting the parks.
