Started By
Message

re: Yellowstone via SLC & Jackson Hole - Updated with Trip Pics!

Posted on 6/3/18 at 11:16 pm to
Posted by GeauxTigers2020
Member since Sep 2013
28667 posts
Posted on 6/3/18 at 11:16 pm to
(no message)
This post was edited on 8/29/25 at 2:22 pm
Posted by Crow Pie
Neuro ICU - Tulane Med Center
Member since Feb 2010
27754 posts
Posted on 6/5/18 at 1:58 pm to
I am not a photographer and pictures simply cannot do justice but here are a few from the trip...

"Layers" from Mormon Row



"YNP Hot Tub"



Not a Swimming Hole!


Sunset
Posted by Crow Pie
Neuro ICU - Tulane Med Center
Member since Feb 2010
27754 posts
Posted on 6/5/18 at 2:17 pm to
"Moonset"... at dawn from cabin.



"Transfiguration"


Livestock in Lamar Valley
Posted by LSU Tigershark
10,000 posts
Member since Dec 2007
10568 posts
Posted on 6/6/18 at 12:50 pm to
This is a great pic.



Using Lightroom, you can clean up pics quite a bit too. I just used LR on my phone for this image. It's not perfect, but it shows you a little bit of what you can do.


Thanks for sharing!
Posted by Crow Pie
Neuro ICU - Tulane Med Center
Member since Feb 2010
27754 posts
Posted on 6/6/18 at 3:52 pm to
quote:

This is a great pic.
Thanks. Out of about a 1000 pics the ones took during that few minutes are some of my favorites. It wasn't until later did I see the clouds behind the mountains as the third layer of the shot. I have more from this shoot from a different perspectives that will clean up nice with some filtering as you have already shown. Still processing the entire experience. Thanks again.
Posted by bamafan425
Jackson's Hole
Member since Jan 2009
25716 posts
Posted on 6/6/18 at 9:54 pm to
quote:

Out of about a 1000 pics the ones took during that few minutes are some of my favorites.


The Tetons sure know how to pose for photos.
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
24584 posts
Posted on 6/7/18 at 5:12 pm to
Be honest, Yellowstone is remarkably terrible when compared to a genuine top five lower 48 Park like Grand Teton...
This post was edited on 6/7/18 at 5:14 pm
Posted by dirtsandwich
AL
Member since May 2016
7033 posts
Posted on 6/14/18 at 7:13 am to
Anymore feedback or details from your trip. Considering something very similar this time next year. Have never been in that area. Will have three days in Park City. Considering making it a family vacation with another 7-10 out there for parks, maybe a dude ranch, fly out of Montana I guess.

Thanks for the pics.
Posted by Lawyers_Guns_Money
Member since Apr 2015
438 posts
Posted on 6/14/18 at 10:33 am to
Awesome pics. Stood on top of the Grand Teton in July of 2017 and it is an experience I will never forget!
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 6/14/18 at 11:16 am to
How were the crowds? We're considering a trip to Yellowstone in early June of next year.
Posted by RandySavage
9 Time Natty Winner
Member since May 2012
35474 posts
Posted on 6/14/18 at 4:54 pm to
quote:

How were the crowds? We're considering a trip to Yellowstone in early June of next year.


We just got back from GTNP and Yellowstone. I would highly advise going late may or the very first week of June. We were there Sunday and left Wednesday morning. The first couple of days weren't bad but the traffic Tuesday and when we were leaving Wednesday was insane. I have no idea how it's even remotely enjoyable in peak summer season.

I enjoyed the trip but was underwhelmed with Yellowstone given the hype compared to some of the other parks.
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 6/15/18 at 9:57 am to
That would be the plan - leave a day or two after school is out here, which is usually around Memorial Day.

I loved Yellowstone, but it was 85 or 86 last time I went. I remember it being pretty crowded even then. Frequent traffic jams at major intersections and sites. I think it was early August when we went.

Posted by 8thyearsenior
Centennial, CO
Member since Mar 2006
4280 posts
Posted on 6/15/18 at 10:08 pm to
What are the people that are saying Yellowstone is meh looking at when you go there? The grand canyon, the waterfalls, the geysers, the bison, grand prismatic, the mammoth hot springs, the lake and the mtns. What parts of those are meh? Jesus H Christ.

We went last year for 4th of July week. The only time we ran into traffic was arriving at the Grand Canyon after 10am. The only time we really dealt with crowds was by old faithful. Yeah there are a lot of people at the main attractions in the summer but you could still see and get around just fine. If you’re willing to get going before 8am and hike more than 1/2 mile away from the trailhead it’ll never seem crowded.
Posted by Louie T
Member since Dec 2006
36710 posts
Posted on 6/16/18 at 3:19 pm to
Yellowstone was great - it's titanic & incredibly diverse.

Old Faithful wasn't close to being one of the more impressive parts to me though.
Posted by Crow Pie
Neuro ICU - Tulane Med Center
Member since Feb 2010
27754 posts
Posted on 6/17/18 at 3:17 pm to
quote:

What are the people that are saying Yellowstone is meh looking at when you go there? The grand canyon, the waterfalls, the geysers, the bison, grand prismatic, the mammoth hot springs, the lake and the mtns. What parts of those are meh? Jesus H Christ.
Yellowstone is so big and has so many different things to see it what makes it special to me. Only the "major spots" (Old Faithful and Grand Canyon) had really large crowds while I was there. On the other hand we drove almost the entire park and many times we were virtually alone. Of course that the reason I went late May because I could see how the park would get crowed in mid summer.
Posted by Crow Pie
Neuro ICU - Tulane Med Center
Member since Feb 2010
27754 posts
Posted on 6/17/18 at 3:20 pm to
quote:

Yellowstone was great - it's titanic & incredibly diverse.
Yes, just enjoyed the scenery while driving.
quote:


Old Faithful wasn't close to being one of the more impressive parts to me though.
Old Faithful itself isnt that special other than it can be viewed on a "schedule". All the other thermal features ( and there are a lot of them) were incredible to me.....like on another planet.

"No Bull"


"Oyster Pool"


"Rust Never Sleeps"


"Sapphire Blue Pool"


"Big Sky Big Light"


"Grand T in a Row"
This post was edited on 6/17/18 at 4:15 pm
first pageprev pagePage 2 of 2Next pagelast page
refresh

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookXInstagram