An Honest Guide to Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks

About the Book

This guide was meant to give a good first hand view of what people will find when they arrive at the park.

What the weather will be like and what you should find with each season. Why are August and September good months to be in the parks? Perhaps for your interests June would be best for you?

It covers the areas around the park, as to what there is to see, and in some cases why they should skip some areas. It covers areas of the parks that often are missed by visitors, such as Lost Creek Falls; back roads that are almost never seen by 90% of the visitors and yet are wonderments to behold.

The guide gives hints on how to see a wolf, and to help increase the chance of finding a bear.

There is enough information given that people can make good choices on what and where they can get the most for the time they have in the area. Those who have an interest in the Old West history and other subjects IÕve listed those sites.

I have also related my own adventures in hiking and meeting animals. I have written about day hikes, not back packing. This is a guide for people who are in reasonably good health to enjoy their parks.

Read the book though, and then make your choices.

About the Author

I was born and raised in Northern California. My family camped and spent a great deal of time in the parks and national forests in our area. We lived near Lassen Park, and my father had me fly-fishing when I was about 10 years old. In my high school years we lived in the mountains east of Redding, Cal. We had our own trout stream 100 feet from our front door; deer, elk, Black Bear and Mountain Lions were common on our place. I grew up being trained to understand and enjoy the wild country.

After three years in the Army I went to college (LLB) and then went into Law Enforcement for a total of 34 years. During those years I took my wife and two boys on many trips to most of the western states, we traveled by RV. Our trips were to see the National Parks and the scenic wonders. Our first visit to Yellowstone and the Teton area was for two weeks. I fell in love with both parks, and prior to my retirement we returned three more times. I retired and then my wife and I spent four seasons living and working at Old Faithful. We spent all of our free time out in the parks, and the greater Yellowstone area. In 2005 we returned again to the Yellowstone area on vacation. My zeal for the area has not ebbed.

We would be returning this year to again live at the park, but I have grandchildren who need grandparents right now. When they are older we will return to Yellowstone for another season.

I was talking with a couple from Australia in the store where we worked. I told them we lived in the park, and had done so the past three years. The lady asked me if I knew how lucky I was to be able to live in the park. It stopped me for a second, but my answer was; "Yes I did, it was my dream come true".

I wrote this guide to assist others to find the wonders of Yellowstone; and in the greater ecosystem around the parks.

This is my first travel book; I have edited a Civil War journal of Cpl. Frank Grant, 11th Vt. Vol. Infantry.