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Jul 29, 2007 at 5:08 am #1224327
I am going to Yellowstone/Teton in mid september this year. I have never been to this aera.
Does anyone have any sugestions on where to hike? I will be there for 8 days with 2 half days to get to and from the airport. I would like to split it up in mabye 2 three day hikes and one 2 and a half day hike.
What kind of weather can we expect?
Do I really need to worry about bears?
Jul 29, 2007 at 4:51 pm #1396782Jesse,
If you are going to be hiking between Leigh Canyon and the Ashton-Flagg Ranch road in the N end of GTNP, then there are occasional grizzlies in that area. I would take bear spray.
If you are going to be hiking anywhere in YNP or surrounding areas N of the Ashton-Flagg Ranch Road, then you definitely need to worry about grizzly bears. There are a lot in YNP, and they are active in the fall.
Good hikes for 3 days in YNP and surrounding areas –
– Bechler Meadows (SW)
– Two Ocean Plateau (SE)
– Fawn Pass (NW)
– Black Canyon of the Yellowstone (NE)In GTNP, the 3-day cherry is the 35-mile Teton Crest Loop. A shorter version with less miles and few scenery sacrifices is the Paintbrush Canyon-N Fork Cascade Canyon Loop. Both of these are S of Leigh Canyon and grizzly bear risk is minimal.
Jul 30, 2007 at 4:26 am #1396800Ryan,
Thanks for your help. What trail(s) should I use to make up the southern leg of the teton loop. I was thinking death canyon/valley trails. For the northern end I was planning on using the cascade canyon trail.
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