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Plan on heading West

Post by Ozarkridgerunner » Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:05 pm

We are planning a trip out West next Fall. Long ways off I know but we have to save the pennies for awhile. Also lot of arrangements to make to be able to leave the ranch for any extended time. I figured there are some of you folks who live or have traveled a lot in the West. We are planning on staying around Cody, WY. Seeing the sights around there maybe take in the rodeo. From the rental cabin ,which looks like at least six month in advance booking , plan to go to Yellowstone. Hopefully a couple days up there at least. The cabin is closer to Clark right against the Shoshone Forest. About 45 min to one of Yellowstone entrances. Kinda use the cowboy cabin as a base camp and relax there too. Trout stream out the front door for some fishing. Would love to go on to Glacier. Don't know if we'll be able. We plan to book the cabin for a week. Coming back we would like to go through the Tetons and Jackson Hole. Anyone out there who have been to these areas have any advice or must sees while we there ? Be our first time. We will be driving an SUV , no RV.
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Re: Plan on heading West

Post by RanchRoper » Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:40 pm

The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in Jackson Hole is fun to see. The Tetons are great and the Elk Refuge near jackson as well. There are several spots where the Oregon Trail is marked in Wyoming too. Wagon ruts still there. The Medicine Bow area near Cheyenne is some of the most beautiful country anywhere. Cody night rodeo is cool, and you can actually stay in the Irma Hotel!

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Re: Plan on heading West

Post by Ozarkridgerunner » Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:53 pm

Thank you much Ranch Roper. Appreciate the insight very much. Only been West once out to Colorado. Probably be a once in a lifetime trip for the family so we hope to make it count. The Lord willing and if the creek don't rise, we're planning on it. We'll keep Savin the pennies
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Re: Plan on heading West

Post by Mags » Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:42 pm

Ozarkridgerunner wrote: Would love to go on to Glacier. Don't know if we'll be able. We plan to book the cabin for a week.
We rented a cabin last September right after labor day. Rationale was kids would be back in school so there would be fewer people. We had a wonderful time. Road to the Sun was closed for a couple days for snow. My favorite spot is Bowman Lake. There is a picture here on this forum of the lake. See if you can find it.

Going to Glacier later in the fall could be problematic. Road to the Sun gets closed for snow more and more frequently after labor day and closed for the winter likely sometime mid-October. Also a lot of nearby tourist amenities (nostalgic General Stores and restaurants) close for the winter one week after labor day. Otherwise other areas of the park are open year round weather permitting.

Some helpful information here:
https://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/hours.htm
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Re: Plan on heading West

Post by Ozarkridgerunner » Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:05 am

Thanks a lot Mags. Appreciate you sharing your travel experiences. I kind of figured as much about the weather in Glacier at that time of year. We would love to go up there but maybe able to just take in the sights around Yellowstone. We'll see.
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Post by Mags » Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:18 am

A story to tell about the cabin we stayed in. The cabin we stayed in is someone's family cabin. They rent it out during tourist season. Lot of their personal stuff in it. Anyway one time the owner's mother was staying there and a grizzly bear showed up outside. She grabbed her .45 to go scare it off and in her excitement shot a hole in the kitchen stove. The stove works. Looking into it, there were wiring repairs made.
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Post by Mags » Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:21 am

Picture of the cabin.
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Post by Mags » Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:33 am

Another human interest thing. Near the summit of Road to the Sun, we pulled over to see what a lot of other people were looking at. Turns out there was a grizzly bear mom and cubs quite a ways up the hillside. Too far even for the big zoom lens for my Canon camera. Anyway while standing there I noticed that shadows are very crisp and dark in the thin high altitude air.
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Re: Plan on heading West

Post by ESquared » Tue Jul 31, 2018 8:35 am

It's all fantastic, but Jackson/Tetons and that part of Yellowstone is a must-do. You'll have a great time, no matter where you go or how you do it. But the cautions on the weather are good advice. Depending on how far into the fall season you plan to be there, access can be limited.
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Post by Ozarkridgerunner » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:03 am

Mags wrote:A story to tell about the cabin we stayed in. The cabin we stayed in is someone's family cabin. They rent it out during tourist season. Lot of their personal stuff in it. Anyway one time the owner's mother was staying there and a grizzly bear showed up outside. She grabbed her .45 to go scare it off and in her excitement shot a hole in the kitchen stove. The stove works. Looking into it, there were wiring repairs made.

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Grandma got a little heavy on the trigger at the wrong time didn't she !! That's funny. Appreciate the story and the cabin pics.
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