best 3 or 4 day trip

My wife and I can travel anytime from May to early Sept. We have not seen a National Park and thus Yellowstone seems like a good start. Also could do Glacier, or Bryce as we want to hike, canoe/raft/tube,and just take in the view. We are mid 40s and in to exercise but not that experienced at the above. I feel like we need to stay in the park and I%26#39;m just trying to get a plan for each day%26#39;s activities. Could fly in to any of the adjecent towns and have 3 or 4 full days there. All suggestions will be appreciated. CD

best 3 or 4 day trip

Cdeck2429,

You will have a great trip. My family is planning a trip in early June. From what I have read in my research, that is a great time to see babies in the park, but you may have short-lived winter weather at times. I have also read that after Labor Day, the crowds really drop off, but the weather is usually great. You seem to have a lot of flexibility there.

If I had 4 days, I would probably spend 3 in Yellowstone and 1 in the Tetons. You will have plenty of hiking opportunities in both parks. With a couple, staying in the park would be great. You better start looking for reservations NOW. I would take the best I could find, and if I wanted better lodging, check back often for cancellations. Xanterra, the lodging company, has a very generous cancellation policy. Call them direct for the best availability.

Your flight choices will probably be expensive in and out of Memphis. When I was looking a flights, Northwest could get us in and out of the area on flights that laid over in Memphis. Out of curosity, I checked the prices of taking the same flight out of Memphis. They were MUCH higher to get on the same fight in Memphis than it was to fly out of Nashville and through Memphis.

As I am sure you realize, you will see much different country than you have in Oxford. The first time I was in Yellowstone, I was a preteen who lived about an hour northeast of Oxford. I have great memories of my dad taking me to Oxford to watch Archie Manning play. I was able to take my own son to Oxford to watch Eli several times We try to get there 1 or 2 times a year. We love the steaks at Doe%26#39;s. If you end up there in June, look for my son in a blue Ole Miss sweat shirt. He wears it everywhere.

Have a great trip and good luck with your planning.

best 3 or 4 day trip

You realize that the places you cite are all over the map, and the distances among them are huge. You don%26#39;t say how much time you have, and that matters. You could, for example, see Glacier for two nights, drive south to Yellowstone for 3 or 4 nights, including a visit, overnight or not, to Grand Tetons. Bryce, and other S. Utah National and state Parks are quite a bit further south. If you are into wildlife observation, your stay in Yellowstone could be as long as you enjoyed it. You could also ';flip'; the above and start in the south. You can spend a day in each of the S. Utah parks, but we, for example, spent almost two weeks visiting them.

Hotty Toddy, we want to hike and canoe/raft and see the beauty. Where should we stay in the park (if we can get it) rustic, to a point, is OK, but we like ice cubes in our drinks. What hotel/ lodge is best for comfort/seenic. Thanks again, CD

I would probably try to get in Canyon or Dunraven Lodge in the Canyon area, if you want to stay in one location for the entire trip. If you are moving around, stay at Canyon or Lake Yellowstone for the Eastern side of the park and in Old Faithful Inn or Old Faithful Snow Lodge for the Western side. If you want a location in the North, try the Mammoth Hotel.

If you end up having to stay in a cabin at Canyon, try to get a western cabin. Most have been remodeled in the last year or two.

If you make it into Jackson Hole for a night, try Jackson Lake Lodge. It is in the North end of the Tetons and has beautiful views.

Make sure you give yourself a little time to acclimate to the altitude before you do much hiking. About 20 years ago, my brother-in-law and I made the mistake of attempting a round of golf on our arrival day in Colorado at an altitude of 7500 ft. We showed our manhood by walking, carrying our bags and starting on the mountainous side. We barley made it through 9 holes. A few days later, we played a full round with no trouble. Just take it easy the first day or two.

I was at the Bama game last fall. I still haven%26#39;t figured out the end of that one.

Sorry, you said length of trip in posting title, which I missed, and then mentioned several places. For the most variety, I%26#39;d say Yellowstone. For incredible hiking, I%26#39;d say Glacier. I%26#39;ve not hiked the Tetons, but it is truly beautiful. Bryce is IMO more walking; of course, there is uphill, but not like the others. Zion is good hiking. First experience for you in a NP? I%26#39;d lean toward Yellowstone if for no reasons other than its variety of landforms and wildlife.

thanks, that is the specifics I needed on lodging. Remember, the review ref was from Birmingham. Eli has eased some of the pain. Thanks again, CD

The Super Bowl was a lot of fun. I was happy for Eli. I know the referee who made the original interception call at the Bama game. I taught one of his children. I have seen him many times since then, but since he isn%26#39;t supposed to discuss games, I have bit my tounge and refrained from asking him his thoughts. Maybe I can pick his brain when he retires from the SEC-but that may be 20 or 30 years. I wish his call had stood. He was the one in position to make it.

Have a great trip out west. If you have never been, you will love it. I went to the Rockies twice as a kid and with my wife%26#39;s family in the late 80%26#39;s. All 3 trips were incredible.

I meant to say original completion call. You never know if we would have scored, but it would have been a lot of fun watching the fade pass to Greg Hardy that everyone was expecting.

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