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2007 SaltLakeCity - GrandTeton - Yellowstone Trip

A trip from August 31, 2007 to September 06, 2007, travelling to Salt Lake City, Jackson, Gardiner, West …
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08/31/2007 to 09/06/2007
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Fri 08/31/07 (day 1) - Salt Lake City

Average Rating (63):
     

City
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Fri Aug 31 8:00pm - Sat Sep 1 2:00pm
Notes
- Arrive from SFO by Delta 1254 flight
- Pickup SUV @ Avis (booked thro' Priceline)
- Checkin @ hotel (Hotel renamed to
Baymont Inn and Suites SLC Airport .
http://www.baymontinns.com/Baymont/contr…
- Visit Temple Square @ Night to see the lights
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Sat 09/01/07 (day 2) - Jackson

Average Rating (15):
     

City
Jackson
Jackson, WY, United States
Sat Sep 1 2:00pm - Sun Sep 2 8:00pm
Notes
- Breakfast @ Hotel and checkout
- Leave by 9:00 to Temple Square
- Take the 1/2 tour
- Visited the old church, tabernacle, north visitor center
- Saw 1/2 performance at noon @ tabernacle
- Took Beehive House tour
- Lunch @ food court opposite to South Entrance in Zion Mall
- Drove by the State Capitol (repair work being done)
- Leave to Jackson by around 2:00 pm
- Enroute to Jackson stop at various scenic points
- Arrive at Jackson by around 9:00 pm
- Checkin to the hotel
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Sun 09/02/07 (day 3) - Gardiner

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City
Gardiner, MT, United States
Sun Sep 2 8:00pm - Tue Sep 4 9:00pm
Notes
DAY 1 of Yellowstone :
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- Leave Jackson by around 8:30 AM
- Enter Grand Teton Na'tl Park @ Moose Junction
- Visited Visitor Center
- Take the Teton Park Road and stop at various points
- Proceed to Yellowstone
- Enter Yellowstone thro' South Entrance (Visit the East part of the loop)
- Lewis Lake
- West Thumb Geyser Basin
- Lunch @ Grant Village
- Fishing Bridge (saw lot of Bisons there)
- Mud Valcano / Sulphur Caldron
- Canyon Village (Lower / Upper falls / Brink of falls / Inspiration Point / GrandCanyon - Artist Point is closed)
- Hayden Valley (could see lot of Bisons)
- Tower Falls
- Proceed to Gardiner
- Checkin at Hotel and have dinner @ 9:30 PM
* Today we saw lot of Bisons on the drive

DAY 2 of Yellowstone :
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- Enter Yellowstone thro' North (Gardiner) Entrance @ 9:30 AM (Visit the West part of the loop)
- Proceed directly to Old Faithful and visit points on the way back to Gardiner
- Old Faithful Geyser (eruptions every 90 mins. or so). Lunch @ the Grill
- Black Sand Basin
- Biscuit Basin
- Upper Geyser Basin
- Grand Prismatic Spring
- Firehole Lake Drive (saw the White Dome (cone ??)Geyser eruption. Just was lucky to be there at that time)
- Fountain Paint Pot
- Firehole Canyon Drive
- Gibbon Falls
- Beryl Spring (saw a lot of Elks in the river)
- Proceed straight to Mammoth Hot Springs
- Upper Terrace Drive @ Mammoth Hot Springs
- Mammoth Hot Springs
- Dinner @ the Grill
- Reach hotel @ Gardiner by around 9:00 PM and rest
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Tue 09/04/07 (day 5) - West Yellowstone

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City
West Yellowstone
West Yellowstone, MT, United States
Tue Sep 4 8:00pm - Wed Sep 5 9:00am
Notes
DAY 3 of Yellowstone :
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- Leave around 5:30 to Lamar Valley thro' North entrance and proceed to NorthEast direction. (in and around Yellowstone Association Institute)
- Saw bears / coyotes / bisons / elks on the way (make sure to be in Lamar Valley just before dawn and watch for people looking for animals)
- Drive back to Hotel and on the way saw Petrified Tree, Calcite Springs, Wraith Falls, Undine Falls
- Reach hotel back by 8:30 AM
- Checkout by 10:45 AM and again enter Yellowstone thro' North Entrance
- Visit Mammoth Hot Springs Visitor Center.
- Lunch @ the Grill
- Visit Mammoth Hot Springs again
- Proceed to West Yellowstone and enroute visited the following places,
- Roaring Mountain
- Norris Geyser Basin (Steamboat Geyser / Porcelain Basin)
- Artists Paintpots
- Gibbon Falls
- Checkin at hotel @ WestYellowstone at around 6:00 PM
- Watched the IMAX movie @ 7:00PM
- Dinner and go to bed
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Wed 09/05/07 (day 6)


City
Wed Sep 5 12:00am - Wed Sep 5 8:00pm
Notes
- Breakfast @ Yellowstone Lodge and checkout by around 9:00 AM
- Drive to Rexberg, ID (on the way to SLC) and stop at Yellowstone Bear World (http://www.yellowstonebearworld.com/)
- Spent 1-1/2 hours and leave to SLC by around 12:30PM
- Drive thro' Montana / Idaho is very scenic and it was raining
- Arrive @ SLC at around 3:25PM
- Dinner @ Airport (Wolfgang Puck Express)
- Fly to SFO by Delta 1255 and reach SFO by 8:50 PM
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Unscheduled - Salt Lake City

Average Rating (8):
     
Baymont Inn & Suites is a fully non-smoking hotel located 2 miles from Salt Lake City Airport and 3 miles from …
Hotel
Baymont Inn & Suites Salt Lake City
2080 W North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
United States
801-355-0088
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The world renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcasts its program "Music and The Spoken Word" from the historic tabe …
Thing to Do
Temple Square
50 W North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84150-9709
United States
+1 801 240 3323
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This world-famous choir broadcast its first radio performance in 1929 and has been performing around the world …
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50 West North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84150-9714
United States
+1 801 240 4150
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Brigham Young, president of the Mormon Church and governor of the Utah territory, lived in this genteel home with hi …
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Beehive House (The)
67 E South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-9701
United States
+1 801 240 2671
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Utah's capitol building construction cost was a staggering USD 2.7 million dollars. Its rotunda reaches 165 feet and …
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Utah State Capitol
300 N State St
Salt Lake City, UT 84103-0002
United States
+1 801 538 1030
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Unscheduled - West Yellowstone

Average Rating (7):
     
There are six different races to choose from depending on your age and ability: 2K, 5K, 10K, 25K classic, 25K …
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West Yellowstone, MT, United States
406-646-4100,
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Average Rating (16):
     
Yellowstone Lodge*West Yellowstones newest hotel/built in May of 1999* welcomes you to stay with us when you come …
Hotel
Yellowstone Lodge
251 S Electric Ave
West Yellowstone, MT 59758
United States
406-646-0020
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Unscheduled - Jackson

Average Rating (7):
     
This campground offers 35 RV sites, tent sites, dump station, showers, laundry, and drinking water.
Hotel
Wagon Wheel Campground
525 North Cache
Jackson, WY 83001
United States
307-733-4588
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Unscheduled - Gardiner

There are 18 contemporary rooms and 20 deluxe rooms with full baths. There is an outdoor barbecue area with a …
Hotel
Po Box 223
Gardiner, MT 59030
United States
406-848-7303,888-797-4837
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