13_769827 bindex.qxp 1/10/06 3:01 PM Page 238 Index See also Accommodations and Restaurant indexes below. GENERAL INDEX Back Basin Loop (Yellowstone), 53, 83 Access/entry points Backcountry Grand Teton, 106–107 best trails, 5–6 Yellowstone, 40–41 Grand Teton, 134–136 Accommodations. See also Accommo- planning a trip to, 37–39 dations Index Yellowstone, 90–98 best, 7, 8 Bechler Region, 95–96 Cody, 208–210 information, 91 Gardiner, 174–175 maps, 92–93 Grand Teton, 157–161 outfitters, 93 West Yellowstone, 170–172 permits, 23, 28, 92 Yellowstone, 73, 142–150 Shoshone Lake, 93–95 accessible, 34 Slough Creek Trail, 97–98 AdventureBus (Yellowstone), 79 Sportsman Lake Trail, 97 Adventures Beyond Yellowstone, 101 Thorofare area, 96–97 Adventure Sports (Moose), 137, 138, when to go, 92 180 Backcountry Adventure Snowmobile Aerial touring, Jackson, 185 Rental (West Yellowstone), 105 Airports, 29–30 Bakers Hole campground Alaska Basin (Grand Teton), 136 (Yellowstone), 152 Albright Visitor Center (Yellowstone), Bald eagle, 235 41, 50, 58 Ballooning, Jackson, 185 Altitude sickness, 36 Barker-Ewing Float Trips (Grand American dipper, 237 Teton), 140 American white pelicans, 236 Bears (black and grizzly), 16, 86, 88, Amphitheater Lake Trail (Grand 89, 228–230 Teton), 130 encounters with, 36–37 Anemone Geyser (Yellowstone), Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center 75, 89 (West Yellowstone), 169 Angel Terrace (Yellowstone), 58 Beartooth Highway, 23 Antelope Flats Road (Grand Teton), Beaverdam Creek (Yellowstone), 97 120, 136 Beaver Lake Picnic Area Art galleries, Jackson, 188 (Yellowstone), 55 Artist Paint Pot Trail (Yellowstone), Beaver Ponds Loop Trail 53, 83 (Yellowstone), 58, 84 Artist PointCOPYRIGHTED (Yellowstone), 65 Bechler Meadows MATERIAL Trail (Yellowstone), ATMs (automated-teller machines) 96 Grand Teton, 110 Bechler region (Yellowstone), 95–96 Yellowstone, 46 Bechler River Trail (Yellowstone), 95, Autumn, 21 96 Best Western at Mammoth Hot Springs (Gardiner), 105 Big Horn Lake, 203 13_769827 bindex.qxp 1/10/06 3:01 PM Page 239 GENERAL INDEX 239 Big Horn River, 203 Buffalo Bill Museum (Cody), 205 Bighorn sheep, 230 Buffalo Bill Reservoir (Cody), Big Wild Adventures, 93 202–204, 206 Biking Buffalo Bill State Park, 202 Cody, 202 Bumpus Butte (Yellowstone), 61 Grand Teton, 136–137 Bunsen Peak Road (Yellowstone), 98 Yellowstone, 45, 98 Bunsen Peak Trail (Yellowstone), 84 Billings (Montana), 30, 31 Bureau of Land Management, 19–20 Birds and bird-watching, 234–237 Biscuit Basin (Yellowstone), 74, 75–76 Biscuit Basin Trail (Yellowstone), 102 Calcite Springs Overlook Bison (buffalo), 15, 65, 215, 230–231 (Yellowstone), 61 Bitterroot, 227 Calypso orchid, 226–227 Black Dragon’s Caldron (Yellowstone), Camping and campgrounds 66 best, 6 Black Sand Basin (Yellowstone), 74, 75 Grand Teton Blacktail Plateau Drive (Yellowstone), accessible, 35 59 fees, 110 Blacktail Ponds Overlook (Grand in Grand Teton, 161–162 Teton), 120 near Grand Teton, 162–163 Blue heron, great, 236 Yellowstone, 150–152 Blue Heron (Jackson Lake), 165 accessible campsites, 34 Blue spruce, 224 fees, 45 The Boardroom (Jackson), 180 regulations, 45 Boating near Yellowstone, 152–153 Grand Teton, 137 Canary Spring (Yellowstone), 58 permits, 28 Canoeing, Jackson, 182 Yellowstone, 98 Canyon Campground (Yellowstone), Boat tours and cruises, Grand Teton, 151 137–138 Canyon Country (Yellowstone), 219 Boiling River (Yellowstone), 56 Canyon Village and environs Books, recommended, 39 (Yellowstone), 48 fishing (Yellowstone), 100 accommodations, 144–145 Boundary Creek Trail (Yellowstone), 96 exploring, 62–66 Bozeman (Montana), 30, 31 restaurants, 154 Bradley Lake Trail (Grand Teton), 133 Canyon Visitor Center (Yellowstone), Bridge Bay campground (Yellowstone), 44, 63 151–152 Car rentals, 31 Bridge Bay Marina (Yellowstone), 68, Car travel 97, 98 driving distances to Yellowstone, 29 Bridger Lake (Yellowstone), 97 driving suggestions, 30 Bridger-Teton National Forest, 19, road openings and closings, 22–23 123, 135, 141, 181 Car trouble/towing services Brink of the Upper Falls (Yellowstone), Grand Teton, 110 3, 64 Yellowstone, 47 Bud Lilly’s Trout Shop (West Cascade Canyon (Grand Teton), 221 Yellowstone), 100 Cascade Canyon Loop (Grand Teton), Buffalo Bill Celebrity Shootout 5–6, 135 (Cody), 204–205 Cascade Canyon Trail (Grand Teton), Buffalo Bill Dam (Cody), 206 5, 131, 135 Buffalo Bill Historical Center (Cody), Castle Geyser (Yellowstone), 75 9, 204, 205 Cathedral Group (Grand Teton), 4, 111, 219 13_769827 bindex.qxp 1/10/06 3:01 PM Page 240 240 INDEX Center Street Gallery (Jackson), 188 Colter Pass/Cooke City/Silver Gate Chapel of the Transfiguration (Grand Chamber of Commerce, 20, 177 Teton), 120 Columbia monkshood, 227 Chapel of the Transfiguration Coniferous trees, 222 (Moose), 112 Continental Divide (Yellowstone), 70 Chief Joseph Highway (Sunlight Basin Continental Divide Trail (CDT), 82, 141 Road; Wyo. 296), 9, 23, 61 Cooke City (Montana), 22, 60, 177 exploring, 60–61 Cooter Brown’s (Cody), 212 Children, families with Core Mountain Sports (Cody), 202 Grand Teton, 130 Cowboy Songs and Range Ballads information and resources, 35–36 festival (Cody), 204 Christian Pond Trail (Grand Teton), Coyotes, 231, 232 127–128, 130 Craig Pass (Yellowstone), 71–72 Cirque lakes, 221 Cross-country skiing Clark’s Fork of the Yellowstone, 203 Cody, 202 Clear Lake (Yellowstone), 86 Grand Teton, 141 Clematis Gulch (Yellowstone), 58 Yellowstone, 102 Cleopatra Terrace (Yellowstone), 58 Cruise America, 32 Climate, 21–22 Cunningham Cabin (Grand Teton), 122 Climbers’ Ranch (Grand Teton), 118 Cygnet Lake (Grand Teton), 126 Climbing Grand Teton, 138 Yellowstone, 45 Day hikes, 5. See also specific trails Clothing and equipment, 33–34 Grand Teton, 125–133 Cody (Wyoming), 61, 201–212 Yellowstone, 82–90 accommodations, 208–210 Grand Canyon of the Yellow- airport, 31 stone River, 86–88 nightlife, 212 Mammoth Hot Springs area, outdoor activities, 202–204 84–86 restaurants, 210–211 Norris Geyser Basin, 83–84 sights and attractions, 205–208 Old Faithful area, 89–90 special events, 204–205 West Yellowstone to Madison, 83 traveling to, 201 Yellowstone Lake area, 88–89 visitor information, 201–202 Deadman’s Bar (Grand Teton), 122 Cody Country Chamber of Commerce, Death Canyon Shelf (Grand Teton), 20 136 Cody Firearms Museum, 206 Delacy Creek Trail (Yellowstone), 93, Cody Guest Houses, 208 94 Cody Nite Rodeo, 9, 206–207 Disabilities, travelers with, 34–35 Cody Stage, 212 Yellowstone Cody Stampede, 204 accommodations, 34 Cody Trolley Tours, 207 fishing, 100 Colter Bay area (Grand Teton), trails, 53 111–113, 115 visitor centers, 34 accommodations, 158–159 Dogshead Trail (Yellowstone), 93 day hikes, 126 Dog sledding, Jackson area, 183 restaurant, 164 Dornan’s (Grand Teton), 120 Colter Bay Campground and Trailer Doublet Pool (Yellowstone), 75, Village (Grand Teton), 162 89–90 Colter Bay Visitor Center (Grand Douglas fir, 223 Teton), 107, 115–116 Downhill skiing, Jackson area, 183–184 13_769827 bindex.qxp 1/10/06 3:01 PM Page 241 GENERAL INDEX 241 Dragon’s Mouth Spring (Yellowstone), First-aid kit, 37 66 Fishing Draper Museum of Natural History Cody, 203 (Cody), 205 Grand Teton, 139 Dunraven Pass (Yellowstone), 62 Jackson, 180 Yellowstone, 99–101 Fishing Bridge (Yellowstone), 66–67 Eagles, 235 Fishing Bridge Junction (Yellowstone), Echinus Geyser (Yellowstone), 4, 49, 61 54, 83 Fishing Bridge RV Park (Yellowstone), Edge Sports (Jackson), 180 151 Electric Divide (Yellowstone), 97 Fishing Bridge Visitor Center Elephant Back Loop Trail (Yellowstone), 44, 67 (Yellowstone), 67, 88 Fishing Cone (Yellowstone), 69–70 Elk, 185–186, 232 Fishing licenses, 28–29, 139 National Elk Refuge, 4 Flagg Ranch Village area (Grand Elk (Grand Teton), 4 Teton), 19, 107, 113 Elk Park (Yellowstone), 53 accommodations, 157–158 Emerald Pool (Yellowstone), 75 reservations, 157 Emergencies Float trips Grand Teton, 110 Cody, 203 Yellowstone, 47 Grand Teton, 139–140 Emma Matilda Lake (Grand Teton), 116 Forces of the Northern Range Self- Emma Matilda Lake Trail (Grand Guiding Trail (Yellowstone), 59, 84 Teton), 129 Fort Yellowstone, 58 Engelmann spruce, 223–224 Foundation for North American Wild Entrance fees, Yellowstone, 44–45 Sheep (Cody), 205 Entry/access points Fountain Flat (Yellowstone), 78 Grand Teton, 106–107 Fountain Flat Drive (Yellowstone), 78 Yellowstone, 40–41 Fountain Paint Pots (Yellowstone), 77 Excelsior Geyser (Yellowstone), 76 Fountain Paint Pot Trail (Yellowstone), Expedition: Yellowstone! program, 99 89 Exum Mountain Guides (Moose), 138 Fringed gentian, 225 Fumaroles, 217 Fairy Falls (Yellowstone), 78 Fairy Falls Trail (Yellowstone), 89 Gardiner (Montana), 174–177 Fairyslipper, 226–227 Gardiner Chamber of Commerce, 20, Fall, 21 174 Families with children Gas stations Grand Teton, 130 Grand Teton, 110 information and resources, 35–36 Yellowstone, 47 Fees Geyser Hill Loop (Yellowstone), 89 Grand Teton, 107, 110 Geysers, Yellowstone, 48, 69, 72–77, Yellowstone, 44–45 81, 83, 217 Fern Cascades Trail (Yellowstone), 102 Anemone Geyser, 75, 89 Firearms, 46 best, 4–5 Firehole Canyon Drive (Yellowstone), 78 Echinus Geyser, 4, 49, 54, 83 Firehole Falls (Yellowstone), 78 Giantess Geyser, 75, 90 Firehole Lake Drive (Yellowstone), 76 Lonestar Geyser, 90 Firehole River (Yellowstone), 100 Solitary Geyser, 74, 90 Fire management, 16–17 southern geyser basins, 219 Steamboat Geyser, 53–54, 83 13_769827 bindex.qxp 1/10/06 3:01 PM Page 242 242 INDEX Giantess Geyser (Yellowstone), 75, 90 exploring, 106–124 Gibbon Falls (Yellowstone), 53 backcountry, 134–136 Gibbon River