Yes, I just heard that from a few others. I'm glad to hear it! When we did our video last year for the 2021 season they had not yet decided on if the showers would be available or not. Glad to hear that they did decide to open them!
I'm so glad to hear that! When we were doing research for the 2021 season the park service had not yet decided if they were going to open showers. I never saw an announcement or press release that they did open, so I just assumed they stayed closed all season. Hearing that they did in fact open them gives me hope that the public showers at the lodges might open this year. Thanks for letting us know!
@@kristymichael Yeah. The showers are awesome at Colter Bay. I was glad they were open. We used them a lot, not to mention it has the best WiFi in the area.
Thanks for the info on Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons! It brought back some great memories! We took a trip out West in 93' after the 88' fire with a pop up camper for 3 weeks. What a great time!!
UGH! We just reserved our 2 weeks in Gros Ventre, beginning September 5th. Thanks so much for your valuable information!! It will definitely take a lot of planning & patience, all the road closures, limited dump stations, etc. We are so thrilled to be going… 184 more days. Hopefully, the National Park Service will provide updates. Again, we appreciate you both so much. Love your channel!
Thanks, we are still planning to go also. I fear these recent videos have sounded a little negative (road closures, etc.) but the mountains will be as beautiful as ever. These are just some "know before you go" current updates to hopefully help you make the most of your trip.
So much GREAT AND IMPORTANT information that we cannot thank you enough. I did not know there was two reservation systems for Yellowstone campgrounds. Was at Yellowstone in the 70's and can't wait to get back there again. You provide so much to the rv community we cannot thank you enough.
Now that I am totally confused about what road is open when, let’s go camping in NW Wyoming! Thanks for the heads up. We are headed to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons once again this fall!
We have been at Gros Ventre now two weeks. Been alot of Moose up until a week ago and now the young males have moved. Like always there along the river everyday. Had two different sets of Bear moms with 2 cubs each come through String Lake. Moose-Wilson has been busy on the weekend and shut down due to construction.. Airport is on scheduled to reopen June as advertized. Tonight we might see some new snow on Mountains. Looking to get 8000' and above snow. Campground has been busy this season. Wildlife Brigade has been busy. Yesterday we heard of two different Bear Jams, one at Oxbow and one at Jenny Lake. Snow still covering alot of upper trails so not to go for us average hikers. Arriving here via the Togwogee Pass was so beautiful this time of year. Alot of snow on top. String Lake has been busy with Hikers this early season. Yall take care and Star and I say hello. .
I'm currently camping at Gros Ventre and the limited use dump station basically means you have to reserve a dump slot. I reserved a slot on my check-out day when I was checking in.
Another great info-laden message to the LOLOHO Nation so thanks Kristy and Sean. Will continue to watch for the updates from NPS but the watchwords are Patience and Flexibility. We are committed to our travel plans and come-what-may, Yellowstone and Gros Ventre will be our adventure in late September. 🤙
It was great to say Baby Girl back in the limelight. This video was a perfect, hilarious example of just how much she loves Sean. Can't believe she actually growled at the hand that feeds her (Sorry Kristy). On a more positive note, you provided a ton of useful information regarding upcoming road and facility closures within the park. Knowledge is power, and the knowledge you have given the Loloho nation regarding Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons is invaluable.
I was actually in Teton NP and Jackson Tuesday, I took a day trip the see the elk in the National Refuge, I saw at least a thousand. As far as construction goes... Tower to Canyon will be open this year for the first time in 2 years. That will be nice. The biggest delay for me will be the Yellowstone bridge, I read they are building an entirely new bridge.
On the upside...the road from Canyon north to Tower-Roosevelt is open after two years of re-aligning and resurfacing; including a big new parking lot at Tower Fall. And Happy Birthday to good ole Yellowstone National Park, which turned 150 on March 1. 2022!
Thank you for doing this video, I really appreciate you taking the time to provide as much information as possible for Yellowstone and GT parks for the coming summer season.
Congrats on 250K! I'm not old enough to remember 50k but I do remember 100k and it doesn't seem like it was that long ago. We are finally headed to Grand Tetons and Yellowstone this year in a rented Cruise America RV. Been planning the trip for at least 5 years. Very excited.
Thanks Mark, I know you will have a great trip! I will try to put together some additional videos about those areas. Im working on a new one about Yellowstone now.. Let me know if you have any specific questions!
Thank You for the information, we are headed to Grand Teton and Yellowstone in the first week of June but will not have our RV. Looks like we may not make it to Old Faithful this trip.
If you are ever around North East Yellowstone on the 4th of July, just outside the the North East gate is Cooke City. It is without a doubt the best 4th of July fireworks we have ever seen. And you may have mentioned this in one of your videos but the Beartooth Highway about 20 minutes North east of Cooke City is one of the most beautiful drives and places on earth.
Thank you for the updates. We’re going to Glacier/Yellowstone/Grand Tetons in early September with my wife’s cousin. We each got new travel trailers and are planning on a great adventure. You guys always do a lot of research in your videos and it’s very helpful. By the way, we’re camping in Gulf Shores State Park in late April/early May. Our travel trailer is our fun adventure toy.
We, just this weekend, bought our first travel trailer. Ready to put into practice many of the suggestions we’ve seen in your videos over the years. The Tetons are my favorite. We’ve spent many an early morning in Gros Venter photographing moose. Can’t wait to wake with moose outside my door. We go often in September. We always look for y’all. Maybe this year.
Well I can tell you that we were at Gros Vent a week or two after you last Oct. and only one dump station was in service. Camp host told me they were having problems with the waste system. As you know, it gets a lot of use. I recommend having a Plan B.
Last summer when we went to Teton NP, the showers at colter bay were open. You have to pay to use them but they were pretty clean and nice after tent camping at a campsite that didn’t have showers.
I visited Yellowstone Park around the first of June, 1975. In places snow was 8' deep on the sides on the road. The road from Old Faithful to the southern exit was closed because they didn't plow that road all winter. The day after we left, I heard on the radio that they closed the park due to a snowstorm.
Hi Kristy & Sean, My wife and I are always pumped after watching your videos. I just retired and we have a return trip planned in late July into August this year. We booked 2 weeks at Gros Ventre in Grand Teton & another week at Indian Creek in Yellowstone. We were in both parks in 2011. Your vlogs have been very helpful in our preps. for this upcoming trip. I wish I could pick your brain on boondocking questions though. Keep it up and thanks for the content. Tom
Hi from West Yellowstone! I love your videos and appreciate you going over all of this for your viewers. Just a quick comment... make sure you bring snacks and drinks AND have them in a place you can reach them without getting out of your car. I got caught in the middle of a bison jam for 90 minutes once and it wasn't safe to get out to get some from my trunk haha Good news is that Dunraven Pass is supposed to be open this year after being down for 2 years.
Hi Suzy! Thanks much for your sweet comment! Great point about the bison jams. And yes that is welcome news about Dunraven Pass! Now I want some Wild West pizza!!!
Yay- showers! 😄 Boo- road construction. 😕 We will be camping at Grant Village and Signal Mountain for the first time this summer. Excited! Thanks for the info.
OMG, Baby Girl is so funny! Part wolf, indeed. Lol. 🤣 Thanks for bringing her on and letting us know how she's been doing. Great information in this video, too. 👍🙂
Thanks for the information. It seems like we should wait to visit these wonderful places until the construction ends. Flexibility is the name of the game while being full time.
Thanks for all the great info we are making our first trip there this September and did get into Fishing Bridge camp grounds , We will be there just after Labor day weekend hope to see you there, Are you still doing Amazon lives we enjoyed them a lot , 🍻
Thank you for relaying and explaining this essential info so well, and keeping it entertaining! My goodness, how does such a sweet little pup turn into such a ferocious micro wolf so quickly?!
Hi Sean and Kristy! Glad to hear baby girl is doing fine. Can’t believe she tried to bite the hand that feeds her. I have a Chihuahua too! Mine is the sane color as yours but he’s bigger. Yours is so little cute. Mine is big and cute. I love Chihuahuas. Thank you for all this information. There was a lot to talk about. And a lot to tell about Glad you mentioned the needing reservations now for the park. Plus road closures. This is great information. Thank you fir this video. I hope you both and baby girl have a great Memorial Day weekend. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I know what you mean about getting away from people in the park, we took an ~1.5 mile hike from the petrified tree back to Roosevelt lodge where we were staying, didn't see a single other person in the entire ~40 minutes we were hiking. That's why when people talk about how crowded the park has become I figure they just tried to drive from attraction to attraction, even during the busiest of times of the year the trails are less crowded than the popular ones in New Hampshire.
All that! Wow ! Visit where else this year ? Forty Nine other states out there with RV and super special attractions. Ever been to Straits of Mackinac? Maine? NM? Prairie states along Mississippi? Ferry across Lake Michigan? Key West? Four Corners? Black Hills? I know someone in my family who orders only the sweet and sour pork at the Chinese restaurants, only sweet & sour. Nothing else. And when our kids were little, we only went to MI and SD to see the grandparents on our one week away from the careers and school. That’s it. Nothing else in huge USA.
In the early days of the "Stay at home" orders I began watching many travel videos on youtube. I found it interesting that many videos featured trails that could be hiked. In this video, you mentioned many people only venture out a couple hundred feet from the parking lot. As a child and teenager we visited many national parks, and oddly I never knew that were trails available to hike. Leaving me to wonder if the trails existed 50 years ago, or my parents only took us to the attractions.
Interesting point! Well I will look into that. I know there were hiking trails in Yellowstone when I worked there in the 1990 time frame. But I do not know when they were first created.
We have 5 nites reserved at Gros Vantre in early May...Coming from Full hookups in the Black Hills before we get there so thanks for the info...Will make sure we got full water and empty waste tanks...We can last 5 nites if we take care of this business...
Hahahaha...Sean at the dump station in full gear!!! Hahahahaha...Sadly, though, at this point in my life going to one of these over crowded national parks would be like a ticket to hades. Too many people in this world. Now, back to the full gear clip: too funny! Love y'all...
From what you guys have said and posted and videoed---This area is y'all happy place! I can't help but wonder if you guys are pointing Seemore and Liv in the direction this year. I am sorry your happy place is so going to block up for repairs and construction. Another wonderful video...thank you both. Baby Girlll sure is looking cute!
Yes we are planning to head that direction. We always seem to end up out there! I hope this video did not seem too negative... we just wanted people to know what's going on. The parks will still be busy and fun I'm sure.
We have our first trip to Yellowstone this summer. We are traveling with friends and we both have camping reservations at Fishing Bridge. How does the checking in process happen and is it possible to get two sites next to each other? Thank you for all the many many videos you have done to make us feel comfortable in getting out there!
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OK So I have brag a little bit. During the winter we decided to go visit the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone in May or June. I could not find anything !!!!! Tried campgrounds, I want to boondock. My 5th wheel is set up for it. 1500 watts solar and 600AH worth of batteries. Anyways found some camping in Livingston and was just going to travel into the park everyday. So last week I am on the Yellowstone site trying to figure out how to make a reservation for next year or the year after and 1 site is currently available at fishing bridge campground. I have a 4 night stay 5/27 -5/31 according to the online system Called reservations to confirm it was legit and it is !!!!! Talk about a blind squirrel finding a nut. Would like some information if possible for places to stay in the Grand Tetons prior to the 27 Also talking to the reservation agent you can reserve 13 months in advance. So like you can book June 2023 this June 5th and so on. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Vince
Lucky grab! I would love to stay at the "new" Fishing Bridge. I hope they did a good job with it! Near the Tetons you could check out Slide Lake. (Shhhhh)
Wow thanks so much for this video. As always great work. Very timely for us because we will working 6 months at YS for the non-profit Yellowstone Forever. Our start date is 1st week of April. Any guesses as to what entrance may be open? They tell us West may be our best chance. Which seems like a much longer drive, we are coming from GA. We will be living and working at the visitor center at Old Faithful. Looking forward to seeing you out there😀!
Hi thank you for all the information. Is there another way to get to Yellowstone south entry from Teton? Thank you very much for your answer. Best regards
Gonna skip Yellowstone/Grand Teton this year for the first time since 1996, just won't be worth it. Last year was insane without most of the closures. One note, Washburn road which has been closed for a couple years will be open this summer.
Guys guys. We’re SOOOO glad we went “out west” last year. Your last two videos are just another confirmation. Also, the pay showers at Colter Bay WERE open when we were there in the summer of 2021.
I honestly regret that these recent videos seem negative. I mean, overall I'm sure that everyone going will have a great time... the mountains and geysers aren't going anywhere. :-) but it's good to know about some of these changes. Truthfully Yosemite and Glacier are less appealing now with the rules changes. I guess the upside is that crowds may be reduced.
My wife and I have enjoyed years of your videos (several each evening) but have a question. What are your drone video techniques? Do you pilot from outside the truck while Kristy drives (or vice-versa)? Or use DJI’s follow or circle mode? Did you have to get the FAA license for commercial use? How often is flight banned in parks (Regional and State; I know National are no fly)? Have you ever run into objections from other campers at a park as you’ve done aerial surveys or flybys (privacy, etc.) for your campground videos? Questions from a 40-year RC pilot. We love your channel and can’t wait to get on the road with our new-to-us 25’ International with a rear hatch to load large turbine jets and paramotors (the latter when I want to really fly)! Thanks for all you do!
The Lamar valley is probably the best thing about the park, easily worth the hour+ of construction delay going in and out. Perhaps we've been lucky but all 3 times we've been to the park we've seen wolves and/or grizzly feeding on bison kills.
This particular video is soooo timely as were planning (6 months) in advance to book spaces for mid-September! What concerns me is potential for crowds AND rising fuel prices. What’s you guys take on that?
As Master Yoda once said, always in motion is the future. It's hard to predict. But honestly I see fuel prices going very high, along with other forms of inflation. We canceled Keystone XL and aggressively stepped back from being energy independent (even Elon Musk yesterday said we need to ramp back up oil & gas production). Over the past year, inflation in general has been skyrocketing. This may reduce crowds in the RV space. We are still planning to go as usual, of course. Personally I would recommend you book your reservation, but pay attention to the cancellation policy. I believe you have the right to cancel if necessary.
@@LongLongHoneymoon I’m saddened by current world events, as I scan my 401K.😢 Thanks for taking the time….oh wise sage for your perspective. Perhaps, in the off chance …we might spot a wild “free range” Airstream and white F250 in that part of the world this fall! Safe journeys.
Where does Baby Girl ride in Seemore while traveling? Do you use any restraint system in case you were in an accident? We have a little dog and were just wondering. Thanks for all of the work you do!
Can you shed some light on reserving RV sites in YS? Are sites a combined length even for sites listed as extra vehicle. I have a 28 ft Travel trailer and approximately 9 foot truck. Not sure how to select camping spot... most difficult Reservation system. Most Reservation systems go by length of camper. I'm planning on staying in Madison campground for 2 days then to Fishing Bridge for 6 days. Thanks for any help you can provide.
We didn’t stay in Yellowstone but right outside the South entrance is Flagg Ranch Campground. That was a decent place to stay with full hookup but the sewer connection was too high for our motorhome so we could not use it. They also sell propane there.
Love your dog avatar! With regard to gas prices.... maybe we will answer this one in a video. Short answer - camp closer to home! Long answer - stay tuned! :D
I live in Az and have never been to Yellowstone National Park. My husband has always wanted to go but finances and other life things have stopped us. After watching your videos and others, my husband isn’t sure he wants to go anymore. We would fly in and stay outside the park somewhere. So how many times have you been there and If it is so bad, why have you gone back.
Okay, got it. Stay away from Grand Teton and Yellowstone in 2022. No problem with gas prices going through the roof it looks like driveway RV camping will be all the rave this summer. Can’t wait!
DANG GIRL... thanks for all the computer research (we know big boy was hiding in the garage changing oil and huffing gas with all those generators. while you slaved away). My mental picture was stuck in the memories of 54 years ago (scientific calculator and abacus to figure that out) in the the TRUCK CAMPER from Indiana to California (when it was free) for a 3 week vacation out west with dad, mom my sister, me AND MY DAD'S PARENTS.., we had a great time! While I can read paper maps and do a lot of math in my head, GPS is nice but not perfect.Many mental pictures with all those road maps spread out out on the hood and dash. When you got lost you took responsibility and no scapegoating some all-knowing big eyeball tracking your every move. A lot more seat of the pants adventure just showing up to absorb the experience, albeit a few less people Two shoes boxes full with maps and pamphlets at the end. I would need to find my unicorn lady to do the technology now and doubt she would have the patience for me. I only have a few pictures and just a couple of foggy memories of the 1957 trip across Route 66 to California in dad's 1953 Packard convertible with mom, dad, me and mom's mom. ANYWAY thank you S YAWN and Kreeeesty for all those hours you spend in front of the screen
Thanks for the update! We’ve been planning our trip for 2 years, and had finally landed on staying b/t Tetons & YS as home base. We were going to Ole Faithful one day and Grand Canyon another. Now I’ve got to rethink all this with the road construction. Do you think it’s bad early in the mornings?
I honestly can't say. I don't know how early they start. You might try calling the park, but it's really hard to get in touch with a human being. Another option is to message them on Instagram or Facebook.
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Showers at Colter Bay were open last summer. We used them several times.
Again thanks oh Fearless Leaders of the Loloho Nation! You guys are the best.
Hello, Baby Girl! You have been missed! Thanks for a great, informative, and entertaining video!
So good to see Baby Girl!!!!
Nothing beats boots on the ground to give a clear picture of these two parks. Thanks for the update news on what to expect visiting these parks.
Colter Bay’s showers were open last year when we wre there ( early June and early September).
Yes, I just heard that from a few others. I'm glad to hear it! When we did our video last year for the 2021 season they had not yet decided on if the showers would be available or not. Glad to hear that they did decide to open them!
Thanks for the info. I used the showers at Colter Bay last June and August. $5. They were still open.
I'm so glad to hear that! When we were doing research for the 2021 season the park service had not yet decided if they were going to open showers. I never saw an announcement or press release that they did open, so I just assumed they stayed closed all season. Hearing that they did in fact open them gives me hope that the public showers at the lodges might open this year. Thanks for letting us know!
@@kristymichael Yeah. The showers are awesome at Colter Bay. I was glad they were open. We used them a lot, not to mention it has the best WiFi in the area.
Thanks for the info on Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons! It brought back some great memories! We took a trip out West in 93' after the 88' fire with a pop up camper for 3 weeks. What a great time!!
UGH! We just reserved our 2 weeks in Gros Ventre, beginning September 5th. Thanks so much for your valuable information!! It will definitely take a lot of planning & patience, all the road closures, limited dump stations, etc. We are so thrilled to be going… 184 more days. Hopefully, the National Park Service will provide updates. Again, we appreciate you both so much. Love your channel!
Thanks, we are still planning to go also. I fear these recent videos have sounded a little negative (road closures, etc.) but the mountains will be as beautiful as ever. These are just some "know before you go" current updates to hopefully help you make the most of your trip.
So much GREAT AND IMPORTANT information that we cannot thank you enough. I did not know there was two reservation systems for Yellowstone campgrounds. Was at Yellowstone in the 70's and can't wait to get back there again. You provide so much to the rv community we cannot thank you enough.
I live about an hour from both parks. So beautiful.
I agree use the free showers you get at the Yellowstone campgrounds!
I hope you do Denali in this series!
Now that I am totally confused about what road is open when, let’s go camping in NW Wyoming! Thanks for the heads up. We are headed to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons once again this fall!
Sean, you are so funny. Thank you for all the great information
We have been at Gros Ventre now two weeks. Been alot of Moose up until a week ago and now the young males have moved. Like always there along the river everyday. Had two different sets of Bear moms with 2 cubs each come through String Lake. Moose-Wilson has been busy on the weekend and shut down due to construction.. Airport is on scheduled to reopen June as advertized. Tonight we might see some new snow on Mountains. Looking to get 8000' and above snow. Campground has been busy this season. Wildlife Brigade has been busy. Yesterday we heard of two different Bear Jams, one at Oxbow and one at Jenny Lake. Snow still covering alot of upper trails so not to go for us average hikers. Arriving here via the Togwogee Pass was so beautiful this time of year. Alot of snow on top. String Lake has been busy with Hikers this early season. Yall take care and Star and I say hello. .
Thanks for sharing such updates with us all...
Thanks for the info. We are traveling in Sept to Yellowstone and Tetons.
Always an interesting ,enlightening and entertaining visit with you folks !!! Thanks so much for taking the time to do your videos.
I'm currently camping at Gros Ventre and the limited use dump station basically means you have to reserve a dump slot. I reserved a slot on my check-out day when I was checking in.
Another great info-laden message to the LOLOHO Nation so thanks Kristy and Sean. Will continue to watch for the updates from NPS but the watchwords are Patience and Flexibility. We are committed to our travel plans and come-what-may, Yellowstone and Gros Ventre will be our adventure in late September. 🤙
Awesome! Thank you! I'm sure we will be out there also.
@@LongLongHoneymoon Hope we see you! Will try not to “Geek Out”
It was great to say Baby Girl back in the limelight. This video was a perfect, hilarious example of just how much she loves Sean. Can't believe she actually growled at the hand that feeds her (Sorry Kristy).
On a more positive note, you provided a ton of useful information regarding upcoming road and facility closures within the park. Knowledge is power, and the knowledge you have given the Loloho nation regarding Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons is invaluable.
I was actually in Teton NP and Jackson Tuesday, I took a day trip the see the elk in the National Refuge, I saw at least a thousand. As far as construction goes... Tower to Canyon will be open this year for the first time in 2 years. That will be nice. The biggest delay for me will be the Yellowstone bridge, I read they are building an entirely new bridge.
Great point about Tower to Canyon!
On the upside...the road from Canyon north to Tower-Roosevelt is open after two years of re-aligning and resurfacing; including a big new parking lot at Tower Fall. And Happy Birthday to good ole Yellowstone National Park, which turned 150 on March 1. 2022!
Thank you for doing this video, I really appreciate you taking the time to provide as much information as possible for Yellowstone and GT parks for the coming summer season.
Congrats on 250K! I'm not old enough to remember 50k but I do remember 100k and it doesn't seem like it was that long ago. We are finally headed to Grand Tetons and Yellowstone this year in a rented Cruise America RV. Been planning the trip for at least 5 years. Very excited.
Thanks Mark, I know you will have a great trip! I will try to put together some additional videos about those areas. Im working on a new one about Yellowstone now.. Let me know if you have any specific questions!
Thanks for the update, we will be going through Wyoming this year but on our way to a HiLo trailer gathering in Sturgis SD.
Thank You for the information, we are headed to Grand Teton and Yellowstone in the first week of June but will not have our RV. Looks like we may not make it to Old Faithful this trip.
Thank you very much for the all the good information 🙏🏽
Thanks for the info. You two are awesome.
If you are ever around North East Yellowstone on the 4th of July, just outside the the North East gate is Cooke City. It is without a doubt the best 4th of July fireworks we have ever seen. And you may have mentioned this in one of your videos but the Beartooth Highway about 20 minutes North east of Cooke City is one of the most beautiful drives and places on earth.
Thank you for the updates. We’re going to Glacier/Yellowstone/Grand Tetons in early September with my wife’s cousin. We each got new travel trailers and are planning on a great adventure. You guys always do a lot of research in your videos and it’s very helpful. By the way, we’re camping in Gulf Shores State Park in late April/early May. Our travel trailer is our fun adventure toy.
So good to learn that the National Park Service finally is fixing the road and bridges in Yellowstone.
Yes, they have a tough battle there due to the weather and summer crowds. It seems like this is a year they will get a lot done.
We, just this weekend, bought our first travel trailer. Ready to put into practice many of the suggestions we’ve seen in your videos over the years. The Tetons are my favorite. We’ve spent many an early morning in Gros Venter photographing moose. Can’t wait to wake with moose outside my door. We go often in September. We always look for y’all. Maybe this year.
Well I can tell you that we were at Gros Vent a week or two after you last Oct. and only one dump station was in service. Camp host told me they were having problems with the waste system. As you know, it gets a lot of use. I recommend having a Plan B.
Last summer when we went to Teton NP, the showers at colter bay were open. You have to pay to use them but they were pretty clean and nice after tent camping at a campsite that didn’t have showers.
Very informative. I look forward to visiting the park one day.
We did both in 2021 was a great time but hot 100 degrees.
I visited Yellowstone Park around the first of June, 1975. In places snow was 8' deep on the sides on the road. The road from Old Faithful to the southern exit was closed because they didn't plow that road all winter. The day after we left, I heard on the radio that they closed the park due to a snowstorm.
Glad to hear Baby Girl is going well. Sounds like a lot of construction is going on....thanks.
Hi Kristy & Sean, My wife and I are always pumped after watching your videos. I just retired and we have a return trip planned in late July into August this year. We booked 2 weeks at Gros Ventre in Grand Teton & another week at Indian Creek in Yellowstone. We were in both parks in 2011. Your vlogs have been very helpful in our preps. for this upcoming trip. I wish I could pick your brain on boondocking questions though. Keep it up and thanks for the content.
Tom
I would love to see a video about what you did for food preparation in the Tetons.
Hi from West Yellowstone! I love your videos and appreciate you going over all of this for your viewers. Just a quick comment... make sure you bring snacks and drinks AND have them in a place you can reach them without getting out of your car. I got caught in the middle of a bison jam for 90 minutes once and it wasn't safe to get out to get some from my trunk haha Good news is that Dunraven Pass is supposed to be open this year after being down for 2 years.
Hi Suzy! Thanks much for your sweet comment! Great point about the bison jams. And yes that is welcome news about Dunraven Pass! Now I want some Wild West pizza!!!
@@LongLongHoneymoon be sure to say hi when you come through haha
Yay- showers! 😄 Boo- road construction. 😕 We will be camping at Grant Village and Signal Mountain for the first time this summer. Excited! Thanks for the info.
OMG, Baby Girl is so funny! Part wolf, indeed. Lol. 🤣 Thanks for bringing her on and letting us know how she's been doing. Great information in this video, too. 👍🙂
Thanks for watching! I often play the song "She Wolf" when we feed her... :D
@@LongLongHoneymoon 🤣
Thanks for the information. It seems like we should wait to visit these wonderful places until the construction ends. Flexibility is the name of the game while being full time.
thanks for the updates safe travels
Really love these videos about the parks. Very helpful!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for the feedback, we will try to do more. :-)
Thanks for all the great info we are making our first trip there this September and did get into Fishing Bridge camp grounds , We will be there just after Labor day weekend hope to see you there, Are you still doing Amazon lives we enjoyed them a lot , 🍻
Thank you for relaying and explaining this essential info so well, and keeping it entertaining! My goodness, how does such a sweet little pup turn into such a ferocious micro wolf so quickly?!
Haha she uses growls and the occasional bark to communicate with us. If she barks then you know she's serious! 😂
Hi Sean and Kristy! Glad to hear baby girl is doing fine. Can’t believe she tried to bite the hand that feeds her. I have a Chihuahua too! Mine is the sane color as yours but he’s bigger. Yours is so little cute. Mine is big and cute. I love Chihuahuas.
Thank you for all this information.
There was a lot to talk about. And a lot to tell about Glad you mentioned the needing reservations now for the park. Plus road closures. This is great information. Thank you fir this video. I hope you both and baby girl have a great Memorial Day weekend. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I know what you mean about getting away from people in the park, we took an ~1.5 mile hike from the petrified tree back to Roosevelt lodge where we were staying, didn't see a single other person in the entire ~40 minutes we were hiking. That's why when people talk about how crowded the park has become I figure they just tried to drive from attraction to attraction, even during the busiest of times of the year the trails are less crowded than the popular ones in New Hampshire.
Wow! Not worth the hassle! Thanks for telling us before hand. : - )
All that! Wow ! Visit where else this year ? Forty Nine other states out there with RV and super special attractions. Ever been to Straits of Mackinac? Maine? NM? Prairie states along Mississippi? Ferry across Lake Michigan? Key West? Four Corners? Black Hills?
I know someone in my family who orders only the sweet and sour pork at the Chinese restaurants, only sweet & sour. Nothing else.
And when our kids were little, we only went to MI and SD to see the grandparents on our one week away from the careers and school. That’s it. Nothing else in huge USA.
In the early days of the "Stay at home" orders I began watching many travel videos on youtube. I found it interesting that many videos featured trails that could be hiked. In this video, you mentioned many people only venture out a couple hundred feet from the parking lot. As a child and teenager we visited many national parks, and oddly I never knew that were trails available to hike. Leaving me to wonder if the trails existed 50 years ago, or my parents only took us to the attractions.
Interesting point! Well I will look into that. I know there were hiking trails in Yellowstone when I worked there in the 1990 time frame. But I do not know when they were first created.
Great info. Headed there September 3.
Hope you enjoy it! Overall I think everything will be fine. We are planning to be out there later this summer also.
We have 5 nites reserved at Gros Vantre in early May...Coming from Full hookups in the Black Hills before we get there so thanks for the info...Will make sure we got full water and empty waste tanks...We can last 5 nites if we take care of this business...
Thanks for the shower info. I needed that info because I am staying in Yellowstone for a month.
Wow an entire month? That’s awesome! I know you’ll have a blast. Maybe we will see you out there, we will be going later this summer 👍
@@LongLongHoneymoon That would awesome to see you guys out there.
Hahahaha...Sean at the dump station in full gear!!! Hahahahaha...Sadly, though, at this point in my life going to one of these over crowded national parks would be like a ticket to hades. Too many people in this world. Now, back to the full gear clip: too funny! Love y'all...
Thank you so much!!!
From what you guys have said and posted and videoed---This area is y'all happy place! I can't help but wonder if you guys are pointing Seemore and Liv in the direction this year. I am sorry your happy place is so going to block up for repairs and construction. Another wonderful video...thank you both. Baby Girlll sure is looking cute!
Yes we are planning to head that direction. We always seem to end up out there! I hope this video did not seem too negative... we just wanted people to know what's going on. The parks will still be busy and fun I'm sure.
Thank you
We have our first trip to Yellowstone this summer. We are traveling with friends and we both have camping reservations at Fishing Bridge. How does the checking in process happen and is it possible to get two sites next to each other? Thank you for all the many many videos you have done to make us feel comfortable in getting out there!
All this confusion is par when your dealing with the government it just sucks. If the dump was closed I would for sure dump my gray at night.
If ever you pass through Quebec again,stop in lachute Quebec I will have a spot for you on the farm,power water and you can visit for a few days or a week if you want , only 45 minutes from Montreal,cheers!🍻
Wow! Thanks for the kind offer! We really enjoyed our previous visit to Montreal and would love to visit again.
OK So I have brag a little bit.
During the winter we decided to go visit the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone in May or June. I could not find anything !!!!!
Tried campgrounds, I want to boondock. My 5th wheel is set up for it. 1500 watts solar and 600AH worth of batteries.
Anyways found some camping in Livingston and was just going to travel into the park everyday.
So last week I am on the Yellowstone site trying to figure out how to make a reservation for next year or the year after and 1 site is currently available at fishing bridge campground. I have a 4 night stay 5/27 -5/31 according to the online system
Called reservations to confirm it was legit and it is !!!!!
Talk about a blind squirrel finding a nut.
Would like some information if possible for places to stay in the Grand Tetons prior to the 27
Also talking to the reservation agent you can reserve 13 months in advance. So like you can book June 2023 this June 5th and so on.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Vince
Lucky grab! I would love to stay at the "new" Fishing Bridge. I hope they did a good job with it! Near the Tetons you could check out Slide Lake. (Shhhhh)
Wow thanks so much for this video. As always great work. Very timely for us because we will working 6 months at YS for the non-profit Yellowstone Forever. Our start date is 1st week of April. Any guesses as to what entrance may be open? They tell us West may be our best chance. Which seems like a much longer drive, we are coming from GA. We will be living and working at the visitor center at Old Faithful. Looking forward to seeing you out there😀!
Dr. Faucci has disappeared from our TV screens for some reason? Lol. I really want to go to Grand Tetons!
FOLLOW THE SCIENCE!!!! :-D Definitely go to the Tetons -- you will love the area, guaranteed!
Hi
thank you for all the information.
Is there another way to get to Yellowstone south entry from Teton?
Thank you very much for your answer.
Best regards
Gonna skip Yellowstone/Grand Teton this year for the first time since 1996, just won't be worth it. Last year was insane without most of the closures. One note, Washburn road which has been closed for a couple years will be open this summer.
Sean, it's interesting to learn the coliseum was built in 6 years. Did you know the Empire State Building was built in a year and a half?
Baby Girl is a riot!
Guys guys. We’re SOOOO glad we went “out west” last year. Your last two videos are just another confirmation. Also, the pay showers at Colter Bay WERE open when we were there in the summer of 2021.
I honestly regret that these recent videos seem negative. I mean, overall I'm sure that everyone going will have a great time... the mountains and geysers aren't going anywhere. :-) but it's good to know about some of these changes. Truthfully Yosemite and Glacier are less appealing now with the rules changes. I guess the upside is that crowds may be reduced.
@@LongLongHoneymoon not negative at all. Reality is reality. Better people know now before going all that way and then finding out!!
@@LongLongHoneymoon We’re so thankful for your information, not negative at all! Forewarned is forarmed😉
How do you pay for showers at colter bay? Card? Apple Pay? Tokens?
@@foolthepity cash or card, if I remember right.
My wife and I have enjoyed years of your videos (several each evening) but have a question. What are your drone video techniques? Do you pilot from outside the truck while Kristy drives (or vice-versa)? Or use DJI’s follow or circle mode? Did you have to get the FAA license for commercial use? How often is flight banned in parks (Regional and State; I know National are no fly)? Have you ever run into objections from other campers at a park as you’ve done aerial surveys or flybys (privacy, etc.) for your campground videos? Questions from a 40-year RC pilot. We love your channel and can’t wait to get on the road with our new-to-us 25’ International with a rear hatch to load large turbine jets and paramotors (the latter when I want to really fly)! Thanks for all you do!
The Lamar valley is probably the best thing about the park, easily worth the hour+ of construction delay going in and out. Perhaps we've been lucky but all 3 times we've been to the park we've seen wolves and/or grizzly feeding on bison kills.
What times of the year did you travel there?
@@janessnp early June once, late July/early August twice.
Great video guys! Very helpful…. Twenty twenty twew? 😳… 🤣🤣🤣🤣
We will be in Gros Ventre last week of August. Are you guys headed there this year? Would love to catch up with you there!
Pretty good chance we will be there! Let me consult with the wife, but I think she booked something recently.
Don’t feel bad Kristy, all animals loved my Father and hated all of us. They wanted Dad all to themselves! Lol
This particular video is soooo timely as were planning (6 months) in advance to book spaces for mid-September!
What concerns me is potential for crowds AND rising fuel prices.
What’s you guys take on that?
As Master Yoda once said, always in motion is the future. It's hard to predict. But honestly I see fuel prices going very high, along with other forms of inflation. We canceled Keystone XL and aggressively stepped back from being energy independent (even Elon Musk yesterday said we need to ramp back up oil & gas production). Over the past year, inflation in general has been skyrocketing. This may reduce crowds in the RV space. We are still planning to go as usual, of course. Personally I would recommend you book your reservation, but pay attention to the cancellation policy. I believe you have the right to cancel if necessary.
@@LongLongHoneymoon
I’m saddened by current world events, as I scan my 401K.😢
Thanks for taking the time….oh wise sage for your perspective.
Perhaps, in the off chance …we might spot a wild “free range” Airstream and white F250 in that part of the world this fall!
Safe journeys.
Where does Baby Girl ride in Seemore while traveling? Do you use any restraint system in case you were in an accident? We have a little dog and were just wondering. Thanks for all of the work you do!
This was VERY informative. Thank you!
Anyone use showers in Yellowstone in 2021?! It sounds like colter bay indeed did have showers last year. Hoping Yellowstone did, too.
We didn't stay inside Yellowstone last year, so I don't know if they ever opened up the showers there. Sorry I don't have better info for you.
Can you shed some light on reserving RV sites in YS? Are sites a combined length even for sites listed as extra vehicle. I have a 28 ft Travel trailer and approximately 9 foot truck. Not sure how to select camping spot... most difficult Reservation system. Most Reservation systems go by length of camper.
I'm planning on staying in Madison campground for 2 days then to Fishing Bridge for 6 days. Thanks for any help you can provide.
We didn’t stay in Yellowstone but right outside the South entrance is Flagg Ranch Campground. That was a decent place to stay with full hookup but the sewer connection was too high for our motorhome so we could not use it. They also sell propane there.
Kristy I would watch out for those ankles that ferocious chihuahua wolf will attack them. lol
My French Canadian girlfriend just told me that Grros ventre. Kinda sorta loosely translates to sick stomach🤔
Ha! Yes I think it's "big belly".... 😂
Great information 💐🦅👍😎🇺🇸🦌
How do you thing rising gas prices will impact RV'ers this year?
Love your dog avatar! With regard to gas prices.... maybe we will answer this one in a video. Short answer - camp closer to home! Long answer - stay tuned! :D
Sean and Christy! Is the gas crunch going to effect your traveling? I sure hope not
Could be another drought year . Shower together to save water 😁
I live in Az and have never been to Yellowstone National Park. My husband has always wanted to go but finances and other life things have stopped us. After watching your videos and others, my husband isn’t sure he wants to go anymore. We would fly in and stay outside the park somewhere.
So how many times have you been there and If it is so bad, why have you gone back.
Does fishing bridge camp ground allow high wall pop ups..
No . Hard sided Rv's only do to grizzly bear habitat area.
@@lucus4485 thanks.
Yep, hard sided only at FB.
What about truck stops/travel center shower in the area?
Probably the best bet would be the town of West Yellowstone, MT. I'll see if there is anything there that would work.
Baby Girl Chihuahua looks like she wants some Taco Bell.
She loves Chick-Fil-A!
Okay, got it. Stay away from Grand Teton and Yellowstone in 2022. No problem with gas prices going through the roof it looks like driveway RV camping will be all the rave this summer. Can’t wait!
I wouldn't say it's necessary to avoid them all together, just prepare for some delays.
When gas hits $10 a gallon, we may all just start gathering around RUclips and watching old videos LOL
Yes it all depends on the politics...so true. It sounds like I will skip both of these parks this year.
It seems like the current thinking is that mask mandates are going away. We shall see... 😷
It might be wise to continue wearing one in restaurants when walking to your table. Because science. LOL
Is feeding the chihuahua a euphemism? Just basing that on the way you said it. 😁
Haha not really although you are right, it DOES sound that way.. . :D
adult diapers?? 😳
but seriously, thanks for the updates on my favorite place on God's green earth!
DANG GIRL... thanks for all the computer research (we know big boy was hiding in the garage changing oil and huffing gas with all those generators. while you slaved away). My mental picture was stuck in the memories of 54 years ago (scientific calculator and abacus to figure that out) in the the TRUCK CAMPER from Indiana to California (when it was free) for a 3 week vacation out west with dad, mom my sister, me AND MY DAD'S PARENTS.., we had a great time!
While I can read paper maps and do a lot of math in my head, GPS is nice but not perfect.Many mental pictures with all those road maps spread out out on the hood and dash. When you got lost you took responsibility and no scapegoating some all-knowing big eyeball tracking your every move. A lot more seat of the pants adventure just showing up to absorb the experience, albeit a few less people Two shoes boxes full with maps and pamphlets at the end. I would need to find my unicorn lady to do the technology now and doubt she would have the patience for me.
I only have a few pictures and just a couple of foggy memories of the 1957 trip across Route 66 to California in dad's 1953 Packard convertible with mom, dad, me and mom's mom.
ANYWAY thank you S YAWN and Kreeeesty for all those hours you spend in front of the screen
Thanks for the update! We’ve been planning our trip for 2 years, and had finally landed on staying b/t Tetons & YS as home base. We were going to Ole Faithful one day and Grand Canyon another. Now I’ve got to rethink all this with the road construction. Do you think it’s bad early in the mornings?
I honestly can't say. I don't know how early they start. You might try calling the park, but it's really hard to get in touch with a human being. Another option is to message them on Instagram or Facebook.
That is to bad that they are going to pave the Moose Wilson road. It was a nice place to escape the crouds.
cool
What a cluster “F”