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Yellowstone

Lonely Planet Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks

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Author: Bradley Mayhew

“There’s nowhere in the world quite like Greater Yellowstone. From its raging geysers to howling wolf packs, the land stands alone as one last pocket of a wild, primeval America.” – Bradley Mayhew, Lonely Planet Writer

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Inside This Book…

2 expert authors
546 hours of in-park research
157 miles of trails hiked
500+ bison spotted
Inspirational photos
Clear, easy-to-use maps
Activities feature
Helpful hiking and camping charts
Comprehensive planning tools
In-depth background

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Yellowstone Treasures: The Traveler's Companion to the National Park

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Author: Janet Chapple

Winner, Benjamin Franklin Silver for Travel

The first and oldest national park in the world can be enjoyed mile by mile with this complete travel guide. Along with fascinating facts and anecdotes, readers will learn of Yellowstone's geyser basins and the frequency of the geysers, out-of-the-way hikes, and flora and fauna. Easy-to-understand scientific explanations and diagrams complement an array of short walks, the right season for camping, and the park’s campgrounds and facilities. Updated road logs highlight more than 100 historical points of interest, including the often misidentified locale from which artist Thomas Moran painted his Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone” masterpiece and where five stagecoach robberies occurred along the Grand Loop Road. New text examines areas that have changed in recent years, including the reconstructed Canyon-to-Dunraven Pass and the newly completed North Rim Drive at the Grand Canyon. Additionally, numerous new photographs feature historical and contemporary images.

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National Geographic Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks Road Guide: The Essential Guide for Motorists (National Park Road Guide)

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Author: Jeremy Schmidt

When the scenery out the car window is breathtaking, drivers and their passengers want maximum gaze time. Our popular road guide, completely revised and updated, features contiguous text and maps so visitors can follow the maps and descriptions as they drive along. The book’s efficient design eliminates having to flip back and forth between maps and text and count odometer mileagea major frustration of other road guides.

This indispensable guide tracks the major roads within Yellowstone National Park and its neighbor Grand Teton National Park. Detailed topographical maps point out where to look for wildlife such as mountain goats, bighorn sheep, elk, deer, and bear; geological formations; historical sites; and plants. Also included are locations for camping, fishing, and boating within the Wyoming parks.

Several pages of maps and accompanying text cover the popular Grand Loop Road, describing the formation of the 308-foot Lower Falls, Yellowstone Canyon’s best views from Artist’s Point, and how Mud Volcano lives up to its name. This road guide not only helps visitors find their way around but also makes the trip richer, more interesting, and more enjoyable.

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A Ranger's Guide to Yellowstone Day Hikes

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Author: Roger Anderson

Two park rangers invite you off the beaten path and into the heart of Yellowstone in this highly popular guidebook for hikers of all levels and interests.

A Ranger's Guide to Yellowstone Day Hikes features 29 day hikes of different lengths and levels of difficulty. Each hike in the book has a GPS-compatible map, color photograph, narrative about natural and human history, botany, geology, and other highlights along the trail.

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Top Trails Yellowstone & Grand Tetons: Must-do Hikes for Everyone

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Author: Andrew Dean Nystrom
Brand: Wilderness Press

With trips from Mammoth Hot Springs to Old Faithful, from the Absarokas to the Gallatin Range, and from Jackson Hole to the Teton Crest Trail, Top Trails Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks has all visitors need to enjoy the ultimate in natural and geothermal wonders--tranquil backcountry lakes, panoramic summits, glacier-carved canyons, steaming geyser basins, vast meadows teeming with wildlife, and much more. Award-winning author Andrew Dean Nystrom has selected the 45 best trips in the area, ranging in length from a half-mile stroll by some of the park's most colorful hot springs to a 30-mile trek past intriguing thermal features and wildlife galore.

The second edition features expanded coverage of the new Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve addition to Grand Teton National Park, family and kid-friendly hikes, legally soakable hot springs (with ratings) in both parks, moonlight hiking, and how to secure hard-to-get in-park lodging and campsite reservations.

Winner of a National Outdoor Book Award for best adventure guidebook in 2005, and a best-selling Wilderness Press title.
At-a-glance information shows which trips have the best hiking, mountain biking, trail running, horseback riding, and more.

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Yellowstone National Park Map Pack (302/303/304/305)

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Author: National Geographic Maps
Brand: National Geographic

Includes four Trails Illustrated Maps : 302: Old Faithful, 303: Mammoth Hot Springs, 304: Tower/Canyon and 305: Yellowstone Lake

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Yellowstone National Park, WY - Trails Illustrated Map #201 (Ti - National Parks)

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Author: National Geographic Maps
Brand: National Geographic
Model: 201

Detailed and accurate topographic trail map for Yellowstone National Park. Includes a detailed road network and popular trails, complete with use restrictions, mileages, elevation gains, and difficulty ratings. Popular attractions and park services are clearly identified. UTM and Latitude/Longitude grids ensure ease of use with GPS or compass navigation.

Scale = 1:126,720 Size: 26'' x 38''

Printed on high-quality, waterproof, tear-resistant material that will last for years of use.

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Founded in 1915 as the Cartographic Group, the first division of the National Geographic Society, National Geographic Maps has been responsible for illustrating the world around us through the art and science of mapmaking.
Today, National Geographic Maps continues this mission by creating the world s best wall maps, recreation maps, atlases, and globes which inspire people to care about and explore their world. All proceeds from the sale of National Geographic maps go to support the Society s non-profit mission to increase global understanding and promote conservation of our planet through exploration, research, and education.

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Compass American Guides: Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (Full-color Travel Guide)

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Author: Fodor's

After my first trip to the Greater Yellowstone area nearly a decade ago, I was hooked. The constantly changing landscape and incredible, abundant wildlife in Yellowstone and Grand Teton mean that there’s always something exciting to see and do. I love sharing the experiences and advice I’ve gathered over the years here, so think of me as your personal guide to the parks and gateway towns. I’m often just up the road in Montana, so that I can bring friends—and you—to the parks every chance I get. Award-winning photographer Jeff Vanuga, meanwhile, has shot the region for more than 20 years. —Brian Kevin, author

Author Brian Kevin and photographer Jeff Vanuga know the parks inside out and bring you:

• Favorite places to explore, from the popular hot spots to the remote backcountry
• Recommendations on hikes, fishing, cycling, and other great activities
• Reviews of local-favorite places to eat and stay
• Stunning full-color photography
• Detailed, easy-to-use maps
• Background on the area’s rich cultural and natural history
• Special in-depth sections on geothermal
• features and winter adventures

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Spectacular Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks

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Author: Charles Preston

Spectacular Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks captures the breathtaking landscape and wildlife of one of America’s most renowned regions. More than 275 photographs—from some of the country's best nature photographers—recreate the adventure and grandeur of this area that combines the world's greatest collection of geothermal features, some of the West's most spectacular mountains and its best wildlife viewing areas. This unique large-format book offers guided tours—in words and pictures—of Yellowstone and Grand Teton, with thirty-six pages of foldouts, each more than three feet wide, designed to illustrate the wide-open expanse of these national park gems. Yellowstone was set aside as America's first national park in 1872. Since then, interest in the park has grown dramatically and today, more than 3 million people visit the two parks annually. Grand Teton National Park, home of the majestic mountain range, was preserved as a national park in 1929. This book offers stunning photographs of every corner of the 2.2 million acres that make up these parks, including such treasures as Lake Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, and the world's most famous geyser, Old Faithful, as well as rainbow-colored geyser basins of the north Mammoth country, and herds of buffalo and elk on the wide plains of the Lamar Valley. Sit back and behold the beauty of the Grand Tetons at sunset, the breathtaking vistas over the Snake River, or the refreshing waterfalls off the Bechler River trail. Whether it’s boating on Jackson Lake or a hike around Grand Prismatic Spring that you desire, Spectacular Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks takes you deep into the parks' many gorgeous landscapes in every season of the year.

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Moon Montana & Wyoming: Including Yellowstone & Glacier National Parks (Moon Handbooks)

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Author: Carter G. Walker

Freelance writer and editor Carter G. Walker introduces you to the best of Montana and Wyoming, from the towering pines of Montana's Glacier Country to the art scene and high style of Jackson Hole and Cody. A longtime resident of Montana, Walker has plenty of unique trip ideas to offer, including Outdoor Adventures, Native American History & Culture, and Old West Meets New West. Whether you're looking to see bison and elk in Yellowstone National Park or attend the Fourth of July Rodeo in Livingston, Moon Montana and Wyoming gives you the tools you need to create a more personal and memorable experience.

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