Day 1: Leave Denver, drive to Jackson Hole, WY (approximately 530 miles/9 hours). Stop in Laramie for Lunch. Dinner at Snake River Brewery. Stay overnight at Jackson Hole area hotel. Eat breakfast at The Bunnery.
Day 2: Drive/Hike Grand Tetons National Park - Jenny Lake Area Hiking. Camp overnight.
Day 3: Hike Grand Tetons National Park. Camp overnight.
Day 4: Leave Grand Tetons for Yellowstone National Park (approximately 100 miles/2 hours). Drive/Hike Yellowstone National Park. Camp overnight.
Day 5: Hiking in Yellowstone. Camp overnight. Possible backcountry hiking/camping.
Day 6: Hiking in Yellowstone. Camp overnight or stay at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
Day 7: Hiking in Yellowstone/Leave for Bozeman, MT (approximately 290 miles/5 hours). Camp overnight in Bozeman area campground.
Day 8: Leave Bozeman for Kalispell, MT (approximately 300 miles/5.5 hours). Lunch in Helena (Blackfoot River Brewing). Stay overnight at Kalispell area campground.
Day 8: Leave Bozeman for Kalispell, MT (approximately 300 miles/5.5 hours). Lunch in Helena (Blackfoot River Brewing). Stay overnight at Kalispell area campground.
Day 9: Leave Kalispell for Glacier National Park (approximately 60 miles/1.5 hours). Drive/Hike Glacier National Park. Going-to-the-Sun Road. Camp overnight in the park.
Day 10: Drive/Hike Glacier National Park. Camp overnight in the park.
Day 11: Hike Glacier National Park. Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada. Camp overnight in the park.
Day 12: Leave Glacier National Park for Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex (approximately 150 miles/3.5 hours) - Hike in Holland Lake area. Camp overnight at Cave Mountain Campground.
Day 13: Leave the Bob for Billings, MT (approximately 400 miles/6 hours). Stay overnight in Billings area hotel.
Day 13: Leave the Bob for Billings, MT (approximately 400 miles/6 hours). Stay overnight in Billings area hotel.
Day 14: Leave Billings for Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument (approximately 63 miles/1 hour). Leave for Devil's Tower National Monument (approximately 200 miles/3 hours). Leave for Denver (approximately 400 miles/7 hours). Home!
I'm currently research local breweries along the route - apparently Montana has quite a few. If there's a promise for lots of beer, Jim will be more excited about driving 2,300+ miles in two weeks. We got a National Parks Annual Pass as a wedding gift; we're sure to get some good use out of it on this trip! I'll probably update this itinerary with more details as I continue to research the Parks and cities along the way.
I'm currently research local breweries along the route - apparently Montana has quite a few. If there's a promise for lots of beer, Jim will be more excited about driving 2,300+ miles in two weeks. We got a National Parks Annual Pass as a wedding gift; we're sure to get some good use out of it on this trip! I'll probably update this itinerary with more details as I continue to research the Parks and cities along the way.
Now we just need to find the two-weeks of vacation time to do this, and a couple really good audio books.
