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Grand Teton-Yellowstone-Bighorn Mountains-Black Hills-Badlands

Itinerary: Chicago âžœ North Platte âžœ Rock Springs âžœ Jackson âžœ Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center/Rockefeller Preserve/Phelps Lake trail âžœ Jackson âžœ â˜ž Grand Teton Crest Trail  âžœ Colter Bay Village/Taggart/Bradley Lake trail âžœ  â˜ž Yellowstone âžœ Cody/Granite Pass/Buffalo âžœ Devils Tower âžœ Black Hills/Lead/Keystone/Custer State Park-Wildlife Loop Rd âžœ Hot Springs/Jewel Cave/Sylvan Lake/Cathedral Spears trail/Needles Eye/Custer State Park âžœ Badlands Sage Creek Rim Rd and Rt 240-Cliff Shelf/Notch and Castle trails âžœ Sioux Falls âžœ Chicago

In addition to Teton Crest trail and many walks in Yellowstone we also hiked to Phelps Lake, Bradley and Taggart Lakes, and Cathedral Spears.

Phelps Lake (7km)Phelps Lake (West side), Lake Creek Trail – Woodland Trail loop from Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve building, 7 km
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Bradley and Taggart Lakes (10.5 km)Bradley Lake and Taggart Lake loop from Taggart Lake Trailhead on Teton Park Road, 10.5 km
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Cathedral Spears (7 km)Walk along Sylvan Lake (1 km), transfer by car to Little Devil’s Tower Trailhead (Rt 87), Trail 4 to Cathedral Spires and Little Devil’s Tower Trails, Trail 4 return, 7 km
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Yellowstone

Yellowstone was part of â˜ž Grand Teton-Yellowstone-Bighorn Mountains-Black Hills-Badlands trip in 2013. We moved around a lot driving from destination to destination and then walking on local trails, such as Lone Star Geyser trail. We liked our only longer/all-day hike around Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone a lot.

Lone Star Geyser trail map

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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone trail map

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Video clips

Day 1: South Entrance-West Thumb Geyser Basin-Gull Point-Fishing Bridge-Mud Volcano-Canyon Campground

Day 2: Grand Canyon of Yellowstone-Lower Falls- South Rim trail-Artisan Point-Clear Lake trail-Upper Falls-North Rim trail-Grand View-Inspiration Point

Day 3: Petrified Tree-Specimen Ridge trail-Lamar Valley

Day 4: Hayden Valley-Norris Geyser Basin (Porcelain Basin-Back Basin)- Nymph Lake-Twin Lake-Roaming Mountain-Obsidian Cliff

Day 5: Mammoth Hot Springs-Boiling River Hot Springs-Gibson Falls-West Yellowstone

Day 6: Fountain Pen Pots-Pocket Basin-Midway Geyser Basin-Grant Prismatic Spring

Day 7: Upper Geyser Basin North-Morning Glory-Biscuit Basin-Old Faithful Lodge

Day 8: Lone Star-Upper Geyser Basin

Day 9: Old Faithful-Kepler Cascade-Fishing Bridge-Steamboat Point-East Entrance

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Desolation Wilderness-Yosemite-Mono Lake-Lassen Volcanic

Started in South Lake Tahoe and visiting Fallen Leaf Lake area. Then hiked 3 days with friends in Desolation Wilderness. We continue to Yosemite and Lassen Volcanic to  hike and camped, and visited places in between. Good hikes to Round Top Lake, Clouds Rest/Sunrise Lakes, Cinder Cone and Lassen Peak.

Desolation Wilderness (32 km, 1300 m total ascent, 2000-2600 masl)Eagle Falls Trail from trailhead on Emerald Bay Rd (CA89) – Bayview Trail – Velma Lakes Trail/Pacific Crest Trail to Campers Flat (overnight), Blakely Trail to Lake Schmidell, return via Pacific Crest Trail to Dicks Lake (overnight) and Eagle Falls Trail – Bayview Trail to trailhead on Emerald Bay Rd. Between trailheads, from Inspiration Point to Lower Eagle Falls, walked along Emerald Bay Rd. Three days.
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Round Top Lake (12 km, ~350 m total ascent, 2600- 2870 masl)Carson Pass – Frogg Lake – Winnemucca Lake – Round Top Lake (Pacific Crest Trail-Winnemucca Wildflower Trail-Pack Trail)
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Clouds Rest/Sunrise Lakes (32.5 km, 1400 m total ascent,2490-3027-2620 masl)Tenaya Lake-Sunrise Lakes-Clouds Rest-Sunrise Lakes-Tuolumne Meadows (Clouds Rest Trail-Sunrise Lakes Trail-John Muir Trail). Two days.
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Cinder Cone (9 km, 350 m total ascent) Click on wikiloc logo to see more details
Lassen Peak (9.5 km, 750 m total ascent, 2580-3187 masl) Click on wikiloc logo to see more details
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