The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states

← The Northern RockiesYellowstone National Park

Day660

Day 660 — Canyon & Wildlife — Yellowstone National Park

Full day5h planned

632Lake & Falls 633Free Day 634Down US-95 635Payette Lake, then the Capital 636Capital & Greenbelt 637Foothills, then the Lava 638Free Day 639The Lava Fields 640North to Sun Valley 641Bald Mountain & Ketchum 642Free Day 643North to Montana 644River & Smokejumpers 645Free Day 646North to Glacier 647Going-to-the-Sun Road 648Many Glacier 649Lakes & Boats 650Free Day 651South to Helena 652Capital & Gold Gulch 653Free Day 654South to Bozeman 655Dinosaurs & Downtown 656Free Day 657Big Sky, then Yellowstone 658Old Faithful 659Rainbow Springs 660Canyon & Wildlife 661Lamar & Mammoth 662Free Day 663South to the Tetons 664The Range & the Barns 665River & Wildlife 666Jackson & the Tram 667Free Day 668Northeast to Cody 669Buffalo Bill & the Rodeo 670Free Day 671Northeast to the battlefield 672Last Stand Hill 673South to Devils Tower 674The Tower 675South to the capital 676Capital & Frontier 677Free Day 678South to Colorado

The golden canyon and Hayden Valley.

8:00 AM – 1:00 PM· 5h
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone & Hayden ValleyNational Parks & ForestsAnchor
Artist Point over the Lower Falls, then bison herds (and maybe grizzlies) in Hayden Valley.
Bring: binoculars
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, WY

What the colours mean

On this day

National Parks & Forests1

And how much each one matters

AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
Worth itDo most of these
BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here