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Cousins Yellowstone Road Trip 
April 2015

Headed for another adventurous road trip, the Cousins will visit Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Teton National Park.

Jackson Hole Fun Facts
What an amazing road trip we have planned for Spring 2015!!
Another Cousins trip!!  


Trip Itinerary

Day 1

Stay in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Elisa: Rustic Inn at Jackson Hole Inn & Spa Creekside
Tanya: 
 

Day 2

Stay in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Elisa: Rustic Inn at Jackson Hole Inn & Spa Creekside
Tanya: 
Sights:  Grand Teton National Park

Day 3

Stay in West Yellowstone
Elisa & Tanya: Worldmark, West Yellowstone

Day 4

Stay in West Yellowstone
Elisa & Tanya: Worldmark, West Yellowstone

Day 5

Stay in West Yellowstone
Elisa & Tanya: Worldmark, West Yellowstone

Day 6

Stay in West Yellowstone
Elisa & Tanya: Worldmark, West Yellowstone

Day 7

Stay in Jackson Hole
Elisa: Wyoming Inn of Jackson Hole

Day 8

Depart Jackson Hole


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Completed Tasks



Accommodations 

Tanya's Mode of Travel: Decided to do a road trip and to add Portland to the trip!
Tanya's Car Rental: DONE

Elisa's Air Ticket: DONE
Elisa's Car Rental: DONE


Jackson Hole: Booked
Hotel

West Yellowstone: Booked
Condo

Restaurants & Dining Experiences

TBD

Places We Want to See

Grand Teton National Park
Here are some of the lovely scenic viewpoints that we'll be stoping at:

  • Cathedral Group Viewpoint
  • Mount Moran Viewpoint
  • Snake River Overlook
  • Oxbow Bend
  • Signal Mountain

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GRAND TETONS NATIONAL PARK (CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION)
FACTS ABOUT GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK LAND
Total size: 310,000 acres (485 square miles)
Dimensions: 45 miles long x 26 miles wide
Highest Point: Grand Teton (13,770 feet)
Lowest Point: Fish Creek (6,320 feet)

GRAND TETON PARK CLIMATE
Annual Average Precipitation: 21.6 inches
Average Snowfall: 173 inches in valley, 450 inches in mountains
Extreme High Temperature: +97 degrees Fahrenheit
Extreme Low Temperature; -63 degrees Fahrenheit

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK HISTORIC DATES:
Originally Founded: February 26, 1929
Jackson Hole National Monument: 1943
Original Grand Teton Park and Jackson Hole Nat'l Monument Combined: 1950
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway (23,700 acres): 1972

GRAND TETON PARK WILDLIFE
17 species of carnivores (including grizzly bears and wolves)
22 species of rodents
6 species of hoofed animals
4 species of reptiles
6 species of amphibians
3 species of rabbits/hares
6 species of bats
16 species of fish
300+ species of birds
900+ species of flowering plants
7 species of conifer trees

GRAND TETON PARK ENTRANCES
Number of Park Entrances: 4
Moose Entrance (South Entrance on Teton Park Road)
Granite Canyon Entrance (on Moose Wilson Road)
Moran Junction (Highway 89, Northeast Entrance)
Note:  The "North Entrance" to Grand Teton Park is usually considered to be at the South Entrance of Yellowstone National Park, as it marks the beginning of the Rockefeller Parkway heading into Grand Teton Park.

GRAND TETON PARK ROADS
Miles of paved roads: 152 miles
Miles of unpaved roads: 65 miles

GRAND TETON HIKING TRAILS
Miles of hiking trails:  242 miles 

TETON MOUNTAIN RANGE
Active Fault Block Mountain Range
Youngest Mountain Range in the Rockies
40 miles long x 8 miles wide
Highest Peak: Grand Teton (13,770 feet)
Number of peaks over 12,000 feet: 8

GRAND TETON PARK LAKES
Largest lake: Jackson Lake (25,540 acres, 15 miles x 5 miles)
Maximum depth of Jackson Lake: 438 feet
Number of moraine lakes: 7
(Include Jackson Lake, Leigh Lake, String Lake, Jenny Lake, Bradley Lake, Taggart Lake, Phelps Lake)
Number of alpine lakes: 100+

GRAND TETON PARK'S SNAKE RIVER
The Snake River is the largest river in Grand Teton Park.
The Snake River Is the headwater of the Columbia River System.
Major Tributaries of the Snake River: Pacific Creek, Buffalo Fork, Gros Ventre River

GRAND TETON PARK CAMPGROUNDS
Total number of campgrounds: 7
Headwaters Campground & RV Sites 
Lizard Creek Campground
Colter Bay Campground
Colter Bay RV Park
Signal Mountain Campground
Jenny Lake Campground (tent only)
Gros Ventre Campground
 
GRAND TETON PARK LODGES / CABIN RENTALS
Jackson Lake Lodge
Signal Mountain Lodge
Jenny Lake Lodge
Dornans (private)
Triangle X Ranch (private)
American Alpine Club Climbers' Ranch
Colter Bay Cabins 
Headwaters Lodge & Cabins at Flagg Ranch
 
GRAND TETON PARK VISITOR CENTERS / MUSEUMS
Number of Visitor Centers: 5
Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center (located near Moose Junction, south section of park)
Colter Bay Visitor Center & Indian Arts Museum (Colter Bay Village, north end of park)
Jenny Lake Visitor Center
Flagg Ranch Visitor Center
Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Center
                                                                                                                  
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION)

FACTS ABOUT YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
  • World's First National Park
  • A designated World Heritage Site and designated Biosphere Reserve
  • 3,472 square miles or 8,987 square km
  • 2,221,766 acres or 898,317 hectares
  • 63 air miles north to south (102 km)
  • 54 air miles east to west 87 km)
  • 96 % in Wyoming
  • 3 % in Montana
  • 1 % in Idaho
  • Highest Point: 11,358 ft / 3,462 m (Eagle Peak)
  • Lowest Point: 5,282 ft / 1,610 m (Reese Creek)
  • Larger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined
  • Approximately 5% of park is covered by water; 15% is grassland; and 80% is forest
  • Precipitation ranges from 10 inches (26 cm) at the north boundary to 80 inches (205 cm) in the southwest corner
  • Temperatures (average) at Mammoth: January: 9° F/-13 C in 
    July: 80° F/27 C 
  • Records:
    High: 99°F/37 C, 2002 (Mammoth)
    Low Temp: -66° F/-54 C (West Entrance, Riverside Station 1933)
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