Brian Skibbe
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Greetings!! This is my first post here!
Planning my first trip to Yellowstone!
I'm planning on doing a 10-ish day, 150-200 mile backpacking trip, and hoping to do it in early June, camping in the backcountry. I'm aware that this is generally considered late winter, so I will gear up accordingly.(snowshoes, etc...) I'll be packing my cameras in hopes of seeing all of the wildlife that I possibly can (particulary MOOSE!) I'm driving from Kansas to Cody, and planning on parking at the airport in long term parking (which I read is free), and either getting a ride into the park, or just starting my hike there.. I plan on hiking Northeast into Lamar valley, then making my way West to Mammoth, then South and West to the Old Faithful area. (the routes should put me in into town from time to time to restock food and charge batteries) Then the plan is to continue back South and East towards the thorofare ranger cabin, then back North to the East entrance.
Major concerns are the closures along these routes, namely the heart lake area, and areas East of Yellowstone Lake. Can i skirt the heartland lake area on the west edge on the heartland lake trail to hook up with the easterly travelling trails, or do I have to plan on hiking the hwy 89 corridor to get to south end of the park? It also looks like it may not be possible in June to skirt the East side of Yellowstone Lake all of the way back North Towards the East entrance? I'm planning on attempting to hike the entire route on established trails as recommended by the literature that I've read so far.
Any general recommendations are greatly appreciated!
Brian
Planning my first trip to Yellowstone!
I'm planning on doing a 10-ish day, 150-200 mile backpacking trip, and hoping to do it in early June, camping in the backcountry. I'm aware that this is generally considered late winter, so I will gear up accordingly.(snowshoes, etc...) I'll be packing my cameras in hopes of seeing all of the wildlife that I possibly can (particulary MOOSE!) I'm driving from Kansas to Cody, and planning on parking at the airport in long term parking (which I read is free), and either getting a ride into the park, or just starting my hike there.. I plan on hiking Northeast into Lamar valley, then making my way West to Mammoth, then South and West to the Old Faithful area. (the routes should put me in into town from time to time to restock food and charge batteries) Then the plan is to continue back South and East towards the thorofare ranger cabin, then back North to the East entrance.
Major concerns are the closures along these routes, namely the heart lake area, and areas East of Yellowstone Lake. Can i skirt the heartland lake area on the west edge on the heartland lake trail to hook up with the easterly travelling trails, or do I have to plan on hiking the hwy 89 corridor to get to south end of the park? It also looks like it may not be possible in June to skirt the East side of Yellowstone Lake all of the way back North Towards the East entrance? I'm planning on attempting to hike the entire route on established trails as recommended by the literature that I've read so far.
Any general recommendations are greatly appreciated!
Brian