While living in New Mexico, we set ourselves to visit as much of the USA as we possibly could. Being nature lovers, we focused mostly on the numerous national parks and monuments. In the West, this is indeed a challenging task. But, we were on a schedule, so we set off to yet another epic road trip. This time we decided to explore the very famous Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. We drove from Santa Fe along the eastern side of the Rockies. We made a brief stop in Estes Park, CO to see the Rocky Mountain National Park, described in another article about Colorado. On the way back, we drove on the western side through Utah, stopping by and visiting our friends in Salt Lake City in Utah. We also stayed around Moab and visited some nice spots there. My impressions from that part of the trip are written up in an article about Utah. Hidden in the remote wilderness of the deserted state of Wyoming, this natural gem is indeed a must see spot. Unfortunately, many many tourists think so too. As we discovered, it is possible to beat the crowds and enjoy these wonderful places in a deep connection alone with the nature. Sometimes getting up early is the key, often finding the less well known spots or strenuous hikes gets you there. This article is a brief description of this trip we took from the deep south to Wyoming to greet the bisons and geysers.
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Yellowstone NP
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