Yellowstone - Page 2

monster · 04-21-2011, 10:08 PM

Our bestest camera cost $100 ...but thanks for the heads up. And really? The RV parks aren't a hive of nasty/noisy? That's good (but surprising) to know

ZenGum · 04-21-2011, 10:20 PM

I have never been to the US, but Yellowstone and Yosemite are both on my list of places I really want to go. I'm sure I could spend a couple of weeks in each and still want to stay more.

Bullitt · 04-21-2011, 10:28 PM

I was there in August and the rv campsites were 80% full, and I never had trouble getting to sleep. If I remember, they enforce strict quiet hours from an hour after sunset through the night. A lot of the people there in rv's were families, so the loud drunkeness was kept to a minimum. Long days = short nights too, so coming back at say 8pm we built a fire, ate dinner, sat and talked till about 10pm, then went to bed. Woke up at 6-7am and busted out of camp to go see stuff. Rinse & repeat every day. Minimal time spent at the campsite because there's so much to see and do.

Gravdigr · 04-22-2011, 03:51 AM

Mosquitoes.

Bullitt · 04-22-2011, 03:33 PM

The mosquitoes aren't too bad actually due to the cold temps and elevation. True active season for them is pretty short due to the weather up there. May-ish to October-ish. Will be delayed this year, still snowing up there. Cold temps keep the larva inactive.

monster · 04-22-2011, 10:47 PM

We're in michigan. seems nowhere has worse mossies than us and we've travelled

Gravdigr · 04-23-2011, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bullitt

The mosquitoes aren't too bad actually due to the cold temps and elevation. True active season for them is pretty short due to the weather up there. May-ish to October-ish. Will be delayed this year, still snowing up there. Cold temps keep the larva inactive.

I was eaten alive, shat out, reconstituted, and eaten all over again.

monster · 04-23-2011, 05:29 PM

Bad blood.

Gravdigr · 04-25-2011, 05:37 PM

Musta been good. They just kept drinkin, and drinkin....

Bullitt · 04-26-2011, 06:30 AM

You should stop through Sheridan, WY on your way too. It's the next major town after Gillette which is after Devil's Tower. Gillette is boring, nothing there just keep driving. The Big Horn mountains are pretty scenic, and the town of Sheridan is an old west cowboy town that still has that charm to it. Make sure you drive downtown, and if you have time take a walkabout.

If you're lucky, and you're there on a weekend, you can watch a polo game or two at the Flying H ranch. Polo is huge in Sheridan. World renown players and teams come from all over the globe to play. Argentina, New Zealand, England, etc. My old employer out there raises and trains polo ponies.

If you do have time in Sheridan, and your vehicle is in good shape, I would suggest a quick afternoon trip up Red Grade Road south of town. Its a windy dirt/gravel switchback that takes you up into the mountains and there's some great views up there. Don't need 4x4 unless its raining/snowing. My Honda Civic made it just fine.

monster · 04-26-2011, 01:31 PM

Cool tip, thanks. I want to see a polo game

Bullitt · 04-27-2011, 03:33 PM

http://www.flyinghpolo.com/about.htm

monster · 07-30-2011, 06:31 PM

Leaving first thing Monday!

BigV · 07-30-2011, 06:43 PM

travel safely take lots of pictures. yield to all wildlife, especially bison. and by yield I mean get the fuck back in the car NOW.

ZenGum · 07-30-2011, 07:14 PM

Onnn the road again, jus can't wait ta get on the road again...

04-21-2011, 10:08 PM	#16
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Our bestest camera cost $100 ...but thanks for the heads up. And really? The RV parks aren't a hive of nasty/noisy? That's good (but surprising) to know __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-21-2011, 10:20 PM	#17
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I have never been to the US, but Yellowstone and Yosemite are both on my list of places I really want to go. I'm sure I could spend a couple of weeks in each and still want to stay more. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

04-21-2011, 10:28 PM	#18
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	I was there in August and the rv campsites were 80% full, and I never had trouble getting to sleep. If I remember, they enforce strict quiet hours from an hour after sunset through the night. A lot of the people there in rv's were families, so the loud drunkeness was kept to a minimum. Long days = short nights too, so coming back at say 8pm we built a fire, ate dinner, sat and talked till about 10pm, then went to bed. Woke up at 6-7am and busted out of camp to go see stuff. Rinse & repeat every day. Minimal time spent at the campsite because there's so much to see and do. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

04-22-2011, 03:51 AM	#19
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Mosquitoes. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-22-2011, 03:33 PM	#20
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	The mosquitoes aren't too bad actually due to the cold temps and elevation. True active season for them is pretty short due to the weather up there. May-ish to October-ish. Will be delayed this year, still snowing up there. Cold temps keep the larva inactive. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

04-22-2011, 10:47 PM	#21
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	We're in michigan. seems nowhere has worse mossies than us and we've travelled __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-23-2011, 05:29 PM	#23
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Bad blood. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-25-2011, 05:37 PM	#24
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Musta been good. They just kept drinkin, and drinkin.... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-26-2011, 06:30 AM	#25
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	You should stop through Sheridan, WY on your way too. It's the next major town after Gillette which is after Devil's Tower. Gillette is boring, nothing there just keep driving. The Big Horn mountains are pretty scenic, and the town of Sheridan is an old west cowboy town that still has that charm to it. Make sure you drive downtown, and if you have time take a walkabout. If you're lucky, and you're there on a weekend, you can watch a polo game or two at the Flying H ranch. Polo is huge in Sheridan. World renown players and teams come from all over the globe to play. Argentina, New Zealand, England, etc. My old employer out there raises and trains polo ponies. If you do have time in Sheridan, and your vehicle is in good shape, I would suggest a quick afternoon trip up Red Grade Road south of town. Its a windy dirt/gravel switchback that takes you up into the mountains and there's some great views up there. Don't need 4x4 unless its raining/snowing. My Honda Civic made it just fine. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

04-26-2011, 01:31 PM	#26
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Cool tip, thanks. I want to see a polo game __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-27-2011, 03:33 PM	#27
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	http://www.flyinghpolo.com/about.htm __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

07-30-2011, 06:31 PM	#28
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Leaving first thing Monday! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-30-2011, 06:43 PM	#29
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	travel safely take lots of pictures. yield to all wildlife, especially bison. and by yield I mean get the fuck back in the car NOW. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-30-2011, 07:14 PM	#30
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Onnn the road again, jus can't wait ta get on the road again... __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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