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Outdoor Family Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton (Outdoor Family Guides)

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I purchased this book and several others for my trip to the Tetons and Yellowstone. This book was very informative on lodging, trails, sightseeing and travel. This guide was a time saver as well giving me ideas of the trails and difficulty and estimated time. Many things to do and lots of recommendations for children but its so much more. Definately a keeper and will use next time im planning a vacation to the area. Oh by the way, i do recommend a trip to the Tetons and Yellowstone. The tetons were breathtaking and definately do the trip accross Jenny Lake. Yellowstone, WOW the gysers, wildlife, fishing it was terrific. Have Fun. Jeff

Update: I have carried this book with me to Teton/Yellowston NP the last 5 years and its still releavant even if it is older. This is a great companion book to other more detailed books or newer books available, well worth the $$$....

This book was an invaluable guide for our honeymoon trip to the Tetons and Yellowstone. Among the five books that we purchased, this one was best. The descriptions of each of the activities is very clear and informative, and we were able to read thru them and make concrete decisions on exactly what we wanted to do and what we didn't. All the activities that we did follow were great and exactly as described. A must-have book for anyone who plans on spending any significant amount of time in these two parks. The only problem I have is with the title...this book is really for everybody and not just families.

I first got this book at the library, but found it so informative I bought it from Amazon. We travelled to YNP and GT in June 1999. This book was so informative. There is so much to do in the National Parks it would have been difficult to decide what hikes to take without this book. Our children are 12 and 14 and we found the diffuculty ratings very accurate. We took this book in our packs on every hike. Great maps! I highly reccomend this book! Please write about other parks!

Before our family visited Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons last summer, we read a number of books. This one was by far the best. We found everything to be just as described. The tips for taking the heavily-traveled paths early in the morning made them much more enjoyable. Points of interest were well described. The book is in shreads now, but I will certainly buy another, if we go to the area again.

This was the best book out of three that we purchased. This book is equally good for singles, couples, or families - so don't let the title mislead you. In addition to the great hikes, it also describes several other types of trips - like row boating on Colter Bay in the Tetons. It's well organized and includes good maps and descriptions. I highly recommend this book for anyone planning a trip to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons.

We used this guide almost exclusively during our recent 2 week trip. We took about 7 hikes from the book and we found them to be very accurately described by the author. We were able to find hikes that worked for the whole family. Great book if you plan to travel with kids.

This book is a great resource. For a couple without children we picked it up because of the information it provided in its maps and its descriptions of various areas. It greatly helped in planning our trails to various areas and gave excellent descriptions. Add this and the Frommer's Guide to Yellowstone and you'll have an almost complete picture on places to stay and activities.

Lots of good information in this book really helped prepare us for our trip to Yellowstone. Hike information was great and even pointed out when certain trails opened. This was very helpful in planning since we were traveling in May before many trails were open.

This may be a great book for summer Yellowstone adventurers, but there is nothing mentioned about the beauty of Yellowstone during the winter. So, basically it was worthless and a waste of $$. We just got back from a winter snowmobiling tour, and it was amazing. I would suggest the Moon Handbooks - Yellowstone - Grand Teton National Parks...