Top Trails Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks: Must-Do Hikes for Everyone (Paperback)

by Andrew Dean Nystrom (Author), Morgan Konn (Photographer), Tim Cahill (Reviewer) "Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks form the wild core of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), one of the world's largest intact temperate-zone ecosystems..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review
"A guidebook with a lot of moxie...Nystrom has done a splendid job of researching and writing about the trails." -- Winner 2005 National Outdoor Book Awards: Best Outdoor Adventure Guidebook

"In addition to the book's smart design, introductory charts help you identify suitable trails. -- Winner 2005 National Outdoor Book Awards: Best Outdoor Adventure Guidebook

"Nystrom does a thorough job of packaging information between the front and back covers of the book." – Kurt Repanshek -- National Parks Traveler Weblog, August 18, 2006

"Nystrom serves up an accessible guide to best day hikes and overnight backcountry trips in Yellowstone and the Teton Range." -- Longitude Books - longitudebooks.com

"The National Outdoor Book Awards winner breaks new ground...lets all calibers of hikers size up trails at a glance." -- The Oregonian, February 12, 2006 - The ARMCHAIR TRAVELER by Terry Richard

"There are several very good guidebooks to the trails of Yellowstone. This one is great." – Tim Cahill -- – Tim Cahill, author of Lost in My Own Backyard: A Walk in Yellowstone Park, Jaguars Ripped My Flesh, and Hold the Enlightenment

"Top Trails are top notched guidebooks...exceedingly well organized...the maps are uncluttered and easy to use." -- Winner 2005 National Outdoor Book Awards: Best Outdoor Adventure Guidebook

Nystrom's Lonely Planet Yellowstone and Grand Teton guidebook: "A lively, well-written, comprehensive guide to the best place on earth...." -- Tim Cahill, author of Hold the Enlightenment and founding editor of Outside magazine

Product Description

This edition is out-of-print. Please order the new second edition (ISBN: 978-0-89997-500-9 )

Hike, Backpack, Horseback

Whatever you're looking for, there's a trail for you in Yellowstone and the Tetons. Make the most of a trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks by exploring the absolute best trails that the parks have to offer. The latest in the Top Trails series covers the most exciting dayhikes and overnight/backcountry trips in these two popular parks, from the roaring geysers of Yellowstone to the singular mountain scenery of Grand Teton. Top Trails Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks covers every corner of Yellowstone, including the Mammoth, Tower, Canyon, and Lake regions, and Old Faithful, plus Bechler and the Cascade Corner, as well as the premier trails throughout Grand Teton National Park.

Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks offer the ultimate in natural and geothermal wonders: untouched backcountry lakes, panoramic alpine summits. glacier-carved canyons, steaming geyser basins, and vast meadows teeming with charismatic wildlife.

With 45 "must-do" hikes from Mammoth Hot Springs to Old Faithful, from the Absarokas to the Gallatin Range, and from Jackson Hole to the Teton Crest Trail, this is your guide.

Whether you're a lucky year-round resident or a happy visitor for a day, week, or an entire season, in this guide you will find: "Don't get lost" trail milestones, innovative trail-feature tables and elevation profiles, a detailed map of every trail and region, and detailed driving directions to every trailhead.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 351 pages
• Publisher: Wilderness Press (June 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089997368X
• ISBN-13: 978-0899973685
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,579 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book for the LOCAL Idaho/Montana/Wyoming Regular, June 6, 2006

By	R. Morris "Rob & Matt Morris" (Idaho Falls, ID USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I live about 90 miles from Jackson and 100 from West Yellowstone, so I go to both parks a lot. As a teacher, I have my summers to go camp and hike from time to time, and I just got back from a trip today. While at Lake Hotel, I chanced on this book, and bought it. This was yesterday. The book has 45 different trails in it to hike in Yellowstone and the Tetons (though most are in Yellowstone). I went ahead and hiked one yesterday (Elephant Back) and got a great view of Yellowstone Lake. The directions were very clear and there were guide-points along the route in the book so I knew just where I was. The book even mentioned this is Grizzly habitat in the spring/early summer, and sure enough, when I got down from the hike, there was a bear. This kind of information could be a lifesaver to the inexperienced Yellowstone or Teton hiker. Today, I hiked two more hikes in the book, one short one at West Thumb and a longer one at Biscuit Basin up to a waterfall and overlook. This book is very easy to use, has great maps, grades the difficulty of each hike, and has a variety from hikes under a mile to hikes of over twenty that take several days. My goal, using this excellent book, is to hike them all in a year or so. Great photos, durable cover, great maps. This is the perfect book for locals or for tourists who come often or who are planning a two to three week stay. I would not think it would be good for someone visiting for a day or two, as you could not scratch the surface of this gold mine of information. Two thumbs up!

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The very best trail guide for Yellowstone & the Teton Range, July 13, 2005

By	Ramblin' Bob (Jackson, WY USA) - See all my reviews

Yep, there are lots of hiking guides out there for Yellowstone and the Tetons. Too many, in fact. Most of them seem to be focused on quantity, not quality. They simply list trail after trail, but lack detail and advice about how to choose a great hike that matches your tastes and fitness level. After comparing this Wilderness Press guide to the Falcon book and others, I found it to be the most useful and compact. And my on-trail testing this summer has proved my hunch true. It's very specific about which hikes are the best during which seasons, and which trails are the best for avoiding crowds and seeing wildlife. There are good individual maps for each hike, many quality b&w photos, plus lots of background and historical information. For a serious visit, I'd still recommend picking up a guidebook like the Lonely Planet, as well, but for hiking and backpacking, take it from Ramblin' Bob, this is the most up-to-date and best darn guide to Yellowstone and the Tetons available.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Very Best Yellowstone Book, June 21, 2005

By	Joseph K. Konn "joekonn" (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are headed to Yellowstone and/or the Grand Tetons, and you plan getting out of your car, then this is the book you want.

It is current, the information is correct and complete. Nystrom, a veteran writer (Lonely Planet Guides), writes clearly and with the authority that only a seasoned outdoorsman can bring to the pages of a book. His book is the result of careful research and time in the field. So, get your gear together, buy this book and head to Yellowstone ot the Tetons.