RE: Wyoming

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I live in Georgia.
 We are planning a trip to Wyoming this June.
 This will be about 1,600 miles one way.  
 Has anyone made this long of a trip before?
 My husband flew out there in October and fell in love with the place.  
 So now he is planning a trip out west.
 This may be hard with 2 young children.  
 It does sound like fun.[]

[tlhdoc]

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I haven t gone that far yet, but I am planning to in the next few years.  If you have a TV/VCR or DVD in the car it will help the kids pass time on the long trip.  I would take at least 3 days to travel each way.  Good luck with the planning.

[NightOwl]

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Tag, we drove from Michigan to Wyoming twice some years ago  when our kids were growing up so although I live in GA, I m sorry I cannot help you with routing.
 
 It IS a long trip but you will see some wonderful country on the way no matter how you choose to go.
 
 Let me close by saying, YOU HAVE A VERY SMART HUSBAND, WYOMING IS GORGEOUS.  YOU LL  ALWAYS BE GLAD YOU WENT--DONT LET ANYTHING KEEP YOU FROM GOING!

[Kelly]

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[font=" comic sans ms" ]That is a long trip, but it is definitely do-able!  Our longest so far was to Myrtle Beach from St. Paul MN ~ about 1400 miles.  We only had one kid at the time and he was about 2. We ve done several that were between 1000 and 1100 miles ~ here to Great Falls MT (4 kids), to Denver CO (4 kids) and to Maggie Valley NC (2 kids).
   
 We don t have a TV/VCR/DVD player in the Family Truckster.  We listen to lots of talking books and try to play lots of games.  Last year we went to Wyoming and found we could make about 400 miles before the kids lost it!  This year we re going farther (AZ, NM, TX, OK) and are going to try and push a little farther.  We eat picnic lunches at rest areas and take short breaks every 2 hours or so ~ get those kids out of the car and let them RUN!
 
 Depending on where we re going ~ we ve been known to stay at a motel while on the road to save some time ~ setup and takedown definitely takes lots longer with kids " helping" !  We also have cg reservations ahead of time.  Don t want to get someplace with a car full of tired, hungry kids and no place to stay!!
 
 If you have any specific questions ~ email me.  Happy to help, if I can.[/font]

[tag]

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Where in Wyoming did you go?
 I am still debating on reservations and staying at one campground or staying at a few different spots and no reservations.

[Trlrboy]

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You can rent 12v DVD/VCR/TV combos at places that rent vans, etc.  It would make a world of difference on the trip that you are planning.  We ve taken kids with us from Dallas up to Yellowstone a few times and that s what we did.   The time literally flies by.  
 
 If you don t go to Yellowstone after travelling all that way, you will be missing the chance of a lifetime.  We usually stay at Teton National Park and run up through Yellowstone on day trips and then can go down by Jackson, WY for other trips.  You can plan all kinds of stuff like float trips on the Snake river out of Teton.  Check out the websites, there are tons of them.  
 
 As far as falling in love with the place?  I used to love living in Montana until winter came along with its 30 below temps.

[Kelly]

 Trlrboy

 

ORIGINAL:  Trlrboy
 
 If you don t go to Yellowstone after travelling all that way, you will be missing the chance of a lifetime.  We usually stay at Teton National Park and run up through Yellowstone on day trips and then can go down by Jackson, WY for other trips.  You can plan all kinds of stuff like float trips on the Snake river out of Teton.  Check out the websites, there are tons of them.  
 

 [font=" comic sans ms" ]I agree with Bob here.  This last trip, we met my sister (who lives in Great Falls) in Buffalo WY.  Don t stay there!  (no offense to anyone who might live there [])  I ve been to the places Bob s talking about and you just have to get there! It is a chance of a lifetime!
 
 When we take road trips we stay a few days in each location, but we always make reservations.  So, I guess it s a combination of what you re considering. [/font]
 

[AustinBoston]

 Trlrboy

ORIGINAL:  Trlrboy
 If you don t go to Yellowstone after travelling all that way, you will be missing the chance of a lifetime.  We usually stay at Teton National Park and run up through Yellowstone on day trips and then can go down by Jackson, WY for other trips.  You can plan all kinds of stuff like float trips on the Snake river out of Teton.  Check out the websites, there are tons of them.

 The corollary to this is if you go to Yellowstone and don t go to Grand Teton, you are missing a chance of a lifetime.  We stayed at Flagg Ranch, which is between Yellowstone and Grand Teton in the Rockefeller National Parkway. (Single digits in miles from each park.)  You can easily drive 100 miles or more within the parks, so the driving isn t over once you get there.
 
 I ve been in a lot of National Parks from California to Maine and Oregon to Florida, and not one came close to the numbers or the variety of wildlife we saw in those two parks.  We saw Bison, elk, deer, black bears, a grizzly bear, coyotes, sandhill cranes, pronhorn antelope, a yellow marmot, a beaver, moose, ground hogs, prarie dogs, raccoons, porcupines, squirrels, lots of birds, and some things I m sure I m forgetting.
 
 Long trips are definitely doable.  Have things for the kids to do, make frequent stops, and try to change the pace from time to time in the car.  In the summer of 2001, we took a trip that exceeded 10,000 miles of towing and 3,000 miles of side trips over 8 weeks.  Yes, long trips are doable.
 
 Austin