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INDEX See also Accommodations and Restaurant indexes, below. GENERAL INDEX Back Basin Loop (Yellowstone), 55, 83 Academic trips, 36–37 Backcountry, 5–6, 40 Access/entry points Grand Teton, 130–132 Grand Teton, 105, 108 permits, 39, 91–92, 130 Yellowstone, 43, 46 Yellowstone, 91–97 Accessibility, 31–32 Backpacking for beginners, 41 Accommodations, 38–39. See also Backroads, 37 Camping and campgrounds Bakers Hole campground (West best, 7, 8 Yellowstone), 146 Cody, 200–203 Ballooning, Jackson, 178 env ironmentally-friendly, 35 Barker-Ewing (Jackson), 175 Gardiner, 168–169 Barker-Ewing Float Trips (Jackson), Grand Teton, 151–155 136 Jackson and environs, 180–188 Bears, 15, 16, 30–31, 217–219 West Yellowstone, 164–166 Beartooth Highway, 21 Yellowstone National Park, Beaver Lake Picnic Area 138–144 (Yellowstone), 56 AdventureBus, 37, 79 Beaver Ponds Loop Trail Adventure Sports (Moose), 133, (Yellowstone), 60, 84 134, 173 Bechler Meadows Trail Adventure trips, 37 (Yellowstone), 95–96 Aerial touring, Jackson, 178 Bechler Meadows Trails Alaska Basin (Grand Teton), 132 (Yellowstone), 96 Albright Visitor Center (Yellow- The Bechler Region (Yellowstone), stone), 46, 52, 58–59 94–95 Altitude sickness, 28 Bechler River Trail (Yellowstone), Amphitheater Lake Trail (Grand 95, 96 Teton), 127 Big Wild Adventures, 93 Anemone Geyser (Yellowstone), 74 Biking, 48, 98, 132–133, 196 Angel Terrace (Yellowstone), 59 Billings (Montana), 25 Antelope Flats (Grand Teton), Birds, 223–225 132–133 Biscuit Basin (Yellowstone), 73, 76 AntelopeCOPYRIGHTED Flats Road (Grand Teton), Biscuit Basin MATERIAL Trail (Yellowstone), 102 119 Bison, 15, 219–220 Apres Vous Mountain, 177 Black Dragon’s Caldron Art galleries, Jackson, 180 (Yellowstone), 67 Artist Paint Pot Trail (Yellowstone), Black Sand Basin (Yellowstone), 54, 83 73, 76 Artist Point (Yellowstone), 65–66 Blacktail Ponds Overlook (Grand Austin-Lehman Adventures, 37 Teton), 119 Avoiding the crowds, 19–20 Boardroom (Jackson), 173 Boat cruises, Jackson Lake, 134 Castle Geyser (Yellowstone), 75 247 Boating, 98, 133 Cathedral Group (Grand Teton), Boating permits, 39–40 109, 111, 210 Boiling River (Yellowstone), 57 Cathedral Group Turnout (Grand Books, recommended, 41–42 Teton), 110 Boundary Creek Trail Cellphones, 38 (Yellowstone), 96 Chapel of the Transfiguration Bozeman (Montana), 24–25 (Grand Teton), 110, 112, 119 Bradley Lake Trail (Grand Teton), 129 Chief Joseph Scenic Highway (Wyo. Bridge Bay campground 296; Yellowstone), 21, 61–62 (Yellowstone), 146 Children, families with, 32–33, 126 Bridge Bay Marina (Yellowstone), Christian Pond Trail (Grand Teton), 68–69, 98 124–126 Bridger-Teton National Forest, Clear Lake and Ribbon Lake Loop 120, 132, 137, 174 Trail (Yellowstone), 86 Brink of the Upper Falls Clematis Gulch (Yellowstone), 60 (Yellowstone), 65 Cleopatra and Minerva terraces Bud Lilly’s Trout Shop (West (Yellowstone), 58 Yellowstone), 100 Climate, 19 Buffalo Bill Dam, 199 Climbers’ Ranch (Grand Teton), 118 Buffalo Bill Historical Center Climbing, Yellowstone, 48 (Cody), 198 Clinics, 29 Buffalo Bill Museum (Cody), 198 Clothing and equipment, 29 Buffalo Bill Reservoir, 195, 197, 199 Cody Dug Up Gun Museum, Buffalo Bill State Park, 195 197–198 Bumpus Butte (Yellowstone), 62 Cody Firearms Museum, 198 Bunsen Peak Road (Yellowstone), 98 Cody Nite Rodeo, 199 Bunsen Peak Trail (Yellowstone), 84 Cody Stampede, 197 Bus tours, Yellowstone, 79 Cody Trolley Tours, 199 Colter Bay Area (Grand Teton), 109–111, 113, 122–124, Calcite Springs Overlook 152–153, 159 (Yellowstone), 62 Colter Bay Campground and Trailer Campfire programs Village (Grand Teton), 156 (Yellowstone), 81 Colter Bay Marina (Grand Teton), Camping and campgrounds, 134 6, 32, 48 Colter Bay Visitor Center (Grand Grand Teton, 155–158 Teton), 108, 111, 113–114 Yellowstone, 48, 144–148 Continental Divide, 70, 235 Canary Spring (Yellowstone), 58 Continental Divide Trail, 82, 137 Canoeing, Jackson, 175 Cooter Brown’s (Cody), 204 Canyon campground (Yellowstone), Coyotes, 220 145 Craig Pass (Yellowstone), 72 Canyon Village Area (Yellowstone), Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor 50, 51, 63–67, 140, 149 Center (Grand Teton), 108, 112, Canyon Visitor Center (Yellowstone), 118 47, 64 Cross-country skiing, 102–103, Car rentals and travel, 25–26 137, 175–176, 196 Cascade Canyon, 211 Cunningham Cabin (Grand Teton), Cascade Canyon Loop (Grand 120 Teton), 131 Currency and currency exchange, 27 Cascade Canyon Trail (Grand Customs regulations, 23–24 Teton), 127, 131 Cygnet Lake (Grand Teton), 123 248 Firehole Falls (Yellowstone), 78 Dan Miller’s Music Revue Firehole Lake Drive (Cody), 204 (Yellowstone), 76 Dave Hansen Whitewater Fires, 16–17 (Jackson), 175 First-aid kit, 28 Deadman’s Bar (Grand Teton), 120 Fishing, 40, 98–100, 135, 173–174, Death Canyon Shelf (Grand Teton), 196 132 Fishing Bridge (Yellowstone), DeLacy Creek Trail (Yellowstone), 51, 67 89, 93 Fishing Bridge Junction Delta Connection/SkyWest, 24 (Yellowstone), 62 Disabilities, travelers with, 31–32 Fishing Bridge RV Park Dog sledding, Jackson, 176 (Yellowstone), 146 Dornan’s (Grand Teton), 119 Fishing Bridge Visitor Center Doublet Pool (Yellowstone), 74 (Yellowstone), 47, 67 Downhill skiing, Jackson, 176–177 Fishing Cone (Yellowstone), 70 Dragon’s Mouth Spring Flagg Ranch Village Area (Grand (Yellowstone), 66 Teton), 39, 108, 111 Draper Museum of Natural History accommodations, 152 (Cody), 198 Float trips, 135–136, 196 Driving tours, self-guided, Forces of the Northern Range Trail Yellowstone, 78–79 (Yellowstone), 84 Dunraven Pass (Yellowstone), 63 Fort Yellowstone, 58 43° North (Jackson), 194 Fountain Flat (Yellowstone), 78 Echinus Geyser (Yellowstone), Fountain Flat Drive 55, 83 (Yellowstone), 78 Ecotourism, 33–35 Fountain Paint Pots Area Electric Divide (Yellowstone), 97 (Yellowstone), 77–78, 89 Elephant Back Loop Trail (Yellowstone), 67, 88 Elk, 221 GaperGuide (Jackson), 79 Elk Park (Yellowstone), 54 Gay and lesbian travelers, 30 Emerald Pool (Yellowstone), 76 Geology, 207–211 Emma Matilda Lake (Grand Teton), Geyser Hill Loop (Yellowstone), 89 116 Geysers, 50, 210 Emma Matilda Lake Trail (Grand Giantess Geyser (Yellowstone), Teton), 125–126 74–75 Entry requirements, 20–24 Gibbon Falls (Yellowstone), 54 E-Passport, 23 Gibbon River (Yellowstone), 54 Escape Adventures, 37, 79 Glacier View Turnout (Grand Escorted tours, 36–37 Teton), 112, 119 Excelsior Geyser (Yellowstone), 76 Golden Gate (Yellowstone), 57 Exum Mountain Guides (Grand Golf Teton), 134 Cody, 197 Jackson, 174 Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Fairy Falls (Yellowstone), 78 62–63 Fairy Falls Trail (Yellowstone), 89 day hikes, 86–88 Families with children, 32–33, 126 Grand Geyser (Yellowstone), 75 Fees, 47–48, 108–109 Grand Loop (Yellowstone), 51 Fern Cascades Trail (Yellowstone), Grand Loop Road (Yellowstone), 52 102 Grand Prismatic Spring Firehole Canyon Drive (Yellowstone), 76 (Yellowstone), 78 Grand Targhee (Jackson), 176 Grand Targhee Resort (Alta), 177 249 Grand Teton Climbers’ Ranch, 134 Harlequin Lake Trail (Yellow- Grand Teton Lodge Company, stone), 53–54, 83 34–35, 38–39, 121, 134, 136, Hayden Valley (Yellowstone), 152, 156 66, 209 Grand Teton Music Festival Health concerns, 28–29 (Jackson), 194 Heart Lake Loop (Yellowstone), 96 Grand Teton National Park, Heart Lake Trail (Yellowstone), 96 11, 105–137 Hermitage Point Loop (Grand access/entry points, 105, 108 Teton), 123 accommodations, 151–155 Hermitage Point Trailhead (Grand hiking, 122–132 Teton), 123 historical background, 13–14 Heron Pond (Grand Teton), 137 as a multiple-use park, 16 Heron Pond Trail (Grand Teton), organized tours and ranger 123–124 programs, 121 Hidden Falls (Grand Teton), 110, outdoor activities other than 112, 128 hiking, 132–137 High Country Flies (Jackson), 174 permits, 39–40 Hiking. See also Backcountry; road openings and closings, 21 Day hikes traveling to, 24–27 Jackson, 174–175 visitor centers and information, History of Montana and Wyoming, 108 227–234 wheelchair accessibility, 32 Hoback Sports (Jackson), 98, 136, winter sports and activities, 173 136–137 The Hole Hiking Experience Grand Teton peak, 211 (Jackson), 175 Grand View (Yellowstone), 64 The Hoodoos (Yellowstone), 57 Granite Canyon (Grand Teton), 132 Horseback riding Grant Village Area (Yellowstone), Grand Teton, 136 51, 70 Jackson, 175 accommodations, 142 Yellowstone, 80, 100–101 restaurants, 150–151 Horse-drawn sleigh rides, 178 Grant Visitor Center (Yellowstone), Hospitals and clinics, 29 47, 71 Howard Eaton Trail (Yellowstone), Grassy Lake Road (Grand Teton), 133 82, 86 Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, 205 Hurricane Pass (Grand Teton), Greater Yellowstone Flyfishers 131–132 (Bozeman), 101 Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center (Jackson), 172 Ice-skating, Yellowstone, 103 Great Fountain Geyser IMAX Theater (West Yellowstone), (Yellowstone), 76–77 163–164 Greyhound, 26 Imperial Meadows Trailhead Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center (Yellowstone), 78 (West Yellowstone), 163 Indian Arts Museum (Grand Teton), Grizzly RV Campground (West 110, 111, 114 Yellowstone), 148 Inspiration Point Gros Ventre campground (Grand Grand Teton, 110 Teton), 156 Yellowstone, 64 Gros Ventre River Road (Grand Inspiration Point Trail (Grand Teton), 120 Teton), 126, 127–128 Gros Ventre Slide area (Grand Interagency Access Pass, 31, 47–48, Teton), 129–130 109 Grub Steak Expeditions (Cody), 196 Interagency Annual Pass, 47, 108 250 Interagency Senior Pass, 33, 47–48, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial 108 Parkway (Grand Teton), 105, 111, Internet access, 38 113 Isa Lake (Yellowstone), 72 Junior Ranger Program (Yellowstone), 33,