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07-16-2022, 07:37 PM
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Recent WA to Yellowstone & Grand Teton NP Trip
This is a photo heavy post but for good reason, it's our biggest trip to date! Last weekend, we returned from a 14 night, 5 state, 2,277 mile trip to Yellowstone NP & Grand Teton NP. Our friends joined us and we camped side by side each night.
We live in Western WA and wanted to do a loop to see the sites.
Our route, travelled I-90 out, I-84 returning.
Us at our first stop in Cataldo, ID.
Overnight stop in Cataldo, ID.
The 2016 Ford F250 and 2017 Surveyor 247BHDS ready to roll
Sunset in Three Forks, MT.
Lewis & Clark Caverns in Whitetall, MT
Lewis & Clark Caverns in Whitetall, MT
Don't pet the fluffy cows!
Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, MT
The NW sign for Yellostone along US 191
More to come!
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07-16-2022, 07:42 PM
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Jacks down at the West Yellowstone KOA in West Yellowstone, MT
Bison
Pools
Old Faithful
KOA Bison Statue
Badger in the Wild
Pools
Pools
Scenery
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07-16-2022, 07:53 PM
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Yellowstone Lower Falls
1 of 4 Continental Divides and Teton Pass that the truck and trailer crossed.
Grand Teton National Park North Entrance on US 191
4th of July Fireworks in Teton Village, WY
The Antler Arches in Jackson, WY
Ansel Adams' famous "The Tetons and the Snake River" from the Snake River Overlook in Moose, WY on US 191
My Black & White Version
My Color Version
Y Knot Winery RV park scenery in Glenns Ferry, ID
Oregon Trail Interpretive Center at Three Island Crossing State Park in Glenns Ferry, ID
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07-16-2022, 07:58 PM
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Pendleton, OR
Pendleton Round Up
Night #14, Boondocking at my in laws in Ellensburg, WA
Last pit stop of the trip
Final stats
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07-16-2022, 11:03 PM
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Nice way to document your adventures.
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07-16-2022, 11:13 PM
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Nice. So it's you, your wife and three children on this journey? It will definitely be a trip they remember. Thanks for sharing the pics.
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07-17-2022, 01:16 AM
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Great pictures, so glad you all had a memorable trip. Thanks for posting.
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07-17-2022, 05:02 AM
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Looks like you got rving figured out. I didn’t look at your profile but what engine do you have in your 250 I’m looking for real world tow numbers for my 250
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07-17-2022, 08:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reverse_snowbird
Nice. So it's you, your wife and three children on this journey? It will definitely be a trip they remember. Thanks for sharing the pics.
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Yes. It was my wife, 3 boys (12, 9 & 3) myself and our friends with their 14 year old daughter. So fun to see these great features through the kids' eyes.
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Looks like you got rving figured out. I didn’t look at your profile but what engine do you have in your 250 I’m looking for real world tow numbers for my 250
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My F250 has the 6.2 gas engine. Being a '16, it was the last year before Ford raised the torque at a lower RPM. All in all, I was very happy with the truck's performance. The last pic is the overall #'s for the trip. Our trailer weighs 7,500 loaded and the bed of the truck probably had about 500lbs of gear plus the topper on the back. My MPG guess was pretty accurate. Before the trip I budgeted for 7.5 MPG towing and some fuel for running around. Based on the miles, I guessed a fuel cost of $5.25 per gallon at $1,491 total. In the end, fuel averaged $5.20 per gallon and we spent $1,497 total. Diesel was consistently $1 more per gallon everywhere.
With climbing the passes, it kept the truck/trailer moving at the speed limit as I let it rev up into it's peak power. The transmission never got too hot and I let it pick the gear it wanted. Climbing grades, it was happy in 3rd gear and sounded good.
The only real crazy portion of the entire trip was the 10 miles or so up and down Teton Pass in WY into ID. IT IS STEEP!!! At mostly a curvy, 10% grade, it started at 6200' and ended somewhere near 8400'. The 3 miles up were spent in 1st gear at 35mph and the descent was again in 1st gear, going about 32 mph. Any faster up or down would have resulted in a wreck.
If you have any other specific questions, feel free to ask. I wont BS ya but give honest answers about my experience with the 6.2.
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07-17-2022, 09:14 PM
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A beautiful travelog! Thank you for sharing your journey. Did you encounter any issues with the aftermath of the flooding last month?
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07-17-2022, 11:26 PM
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Wow!
Great Pics! I loved the badger. That may be a once in a lifetime shot! Way to go!
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07-18-2022, 04:48 AM
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GREAT PICS.......... Did you encounter any problems as a result of the recent flooding?
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07-18-2022, 05:07 AM
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thanks for sharing we want to go west next year from n.y and back. now seeing your pics, we working on booking trip
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07-18-2022, 08:07 AM
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We just did 6500 miles out your way.
Recommend Bozeman hot springs (cg attached to hot springs) for "next time".
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07-18-2022, 10:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by elchilero53
A beautiful travelog! Thank you for sharing your journey. Did you encounter any issues with the aftermath of the flooding last month?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DouglasReid
GREAT PICS.......... Did you encounter any problems as a result of the recent flooding?
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Yes and no.
The floods happened on 6/12 and we left on vacation 6/26. We were supposed to arrive in West Yellowstone 6/27 and stay until 7/3. In an effort to adjust, we stayed in Three Forks 6/27 - 6/29 and West Yellowstone 6/29 - 7/3. With the license plate system the NPS had in place, we were able to enter Yellowstone 6/29, 7/1 & 7/3.
In all, we were able to see all of the Southern Loop and and the south entrance. The limited access and people cancelling reservations meant low volumes of visitors, no traffic and easy movement throughout the park. In all honesty, I wish they did the odd/even plate system all the time.
We are already planning a trip back in '24 or '25 for just West Yellowstone. I can live without seeing Jackson again.
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07-20-2022, 12:23 PM
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Many thanks
Clark,
I want to thank you for this thread. We have a long round robin trip planned beginning next month and Yellowstone figured prominently. We had revised the trip based on the flooding when we thought it was not going to be worth while to go there.
Based on this thread we revised it again to include Yellowstone NP. Not as long as we had originally planned but we are quite happy that it is going to be somewhat doable. Without this thread we would have bypassed it altogether.
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07-20-2022, 10:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DouglasReid
Clark,
I want to thank you for this thread. We have a long round robin trip planned beginning next month and Yellowstone figured prominently. We had revised the trip based on the flooding when we thought it was not going to be worth while to go there.
Based on this thread we revised it again to include Yellowstone NP. Not as long as we had originally planned but we are quite happy that it is going to be somewhat doable. Without this thread we would have bypassed it altogether.
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So happy it has helped you! We were in the same boat and almost scrapped the whole trip. A little change in plans and it was totally worthwhile. We are already planning a return to West Yellowstone in the next few years. If you'd like, I'd be happy to share our itinerary to show the places we stayed.
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07-21-2022, 04:48 AM
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Originally Posted by clarkbre
So happy it has helped you! We were in the same boat and almost scrapped the whole trip. A little change in plans and it was totally worthwhile. We are already planning a return to West Yellowstone in the next few years. If you'd like, I'd be happy to share our itinerary to show the places we stayed.
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That would be helpful for any future trip but this one is a 6 week, 5600 mile Odyssey and we have 5 days at YNP.
We had originally planned 8 days at Yellowstone. After the flooding we had altered our plans to go to the Great Salt Lake and Crater Lake, OR instead. Now we have those 5 days and still time to visit Crater Lake but no time to make any other detours on this trip.
We are still VERY grateful you posted this thread
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07-21-2022, 07:43 AM
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Great Pics, Awesome Trip...You will have a tough time topping that one
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07-23-2022, 09:24 PM
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Wow, what a great trip. Thank you for sharing. These are the trips your kids will remember forever.
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