Epic adventures require meticulous planning - and a trusted guidebook. Moon Guides author Carter G. Walker joins Danielle with recommendations for planning a two-week expedition covering three of the country’s best-loved national parks: Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Glacier based on her book Moon Yellowstone to Glacier National Park Road Trip.

Discussion includes the following:

[00:02 ] Introduction - Carter G. Walker, Moon Yellowstone to Glacier National Park Road Trip: Jackson Hole, the Grand Tetons & the Rocky Mountain Front (Travel Guide); Suggested additional reading Yellowstone Resources and Issues Handbook (updated yearly)

[01:48 ] Pandemic park travel planning plus additional Moon Guide resources by Carter G. Walker

[04:33 ] Time Travel: What’s the perfect amount of time to allot for your Yellowstone-to-Glacier road trip?

[06:20 ] Car rental tips: Montana’s gateway cities maximize your budget - Billings, Missoula, Great Falls

[07:53 ] Stocking up: Tips for buying road trip provisions in Jackson Hole (Grand Teton National Park), Bozeman, Livingston (Yellowstone National Park), and Great Falls, Kalispell, or Missoula (Glacier National Park)

[08:58 ] Let’s Go: An overview of your epic journey

[10:35 ] Beginning in Bozeman, MT: Tips and resources for your first days in Yellowstone, NPS Yellowstone app, recommended ENP episodes for Yellowstone 4.1 through 4.8, Mammoth Hot Springs, National Geographic May 2016, Upper Geyser Basin

[14:18 ] Seasonal timing for your trip and the Yellowstone winter snow coach

[15:58 ] Bozeman sightseeing

[16:46 ] On to Jackson Hole, WY: Daytrips to Grand Teton and things to do

[18:12 ] All about Grand Teton: Seasonal highlights and activities at Jenny Lake, Two Ocean Lake, Snake River, Jackson Lake

[21:03 ] Jackson Lake Lodge activities and its environs: Signal Mountain, Oxbow Bend, Elk Island, DuBois, WY, Moran Junction, Ocean Lake, Emma Matilda Lake

[22:45 ] Lodge booking tips

[23:13 ] Yellowstone’s east side: Canyon Village, Tower Junction/Roosevelt, Mammoth Hot Springs, Paradise Valley, Lamar Valley

[24:08 ] Paradise Valley area highlights:Gardiner, MT Chico Hot Springs, Chico Saloon

[25:57 ] Rocky Mountain Front, MT to Great Falls, MT: Sluice Boxes State Park, Wishaw, MT, White Sulphur Springs, O’Haire Motor Inn and Sip 'n Dip Lounge, Piano Pat Spoonheim

[28:12 ] Browning, MT: Glacier Country activities and lodging: Museum of the Plains Indian, Blackfeet Nation

[29:03 ] Browning to Many Glacier highlights and camping resource

[31:32 } Seasonal challenges: avoiding the crowds, backcountry safety, Highline trail

[34:04 ] Glacier National Park: Ranger-led programs and activities, St. Mary Visitor Center,

[35:27 ] Glacier Institute programs and multi-day camps

[36:37 ] Everything you need to know about Going-To-The-Sun Road

[37:43 ] Lake McDonald Valley and Lake McDonald Lodge area highlights and activities

[39:28 ] Crowd control: Planning your Highline or Going-To-The-Sun hikes including shuttle tips

[42:19 ] Lake McDonald to Whitefish, MT: Activities and lodging in nearby Essex, MT at Izaak Walton Inn

[43:28 ] Ending the trip in Bozeman: Flathead Lake, Jewel Basin, <a href="https://www.fws