Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
sies, the traffic jams and the crowds, Yellowstone and Grand Teton still deliver, big time.
From Yogi Bear to the Teton skyline, the parks have gone beyond their physical land-
scapes to become an essential part of the American national consciousness, loved and
treasured by millions. Long may they prosper.
Top Books
»
Lost in My Own Backyard
(Tim Cahill) Engaging, funny and our personal favorite.
»
Travels in the Greater Yellowstone
(Jack Turner) Series of essays from fly-fishing to
hiking the Beartooth Plateau. See also Turner's elegant
Teewinot
.
»
Walking Down the Wild
(Gary Ferguson) Account of a 500-mile walk through Greater
Yellowstone from the Red Lodge resident.
»
Free Fire
(CJ Fox) Yellowstone thriller featuring Mammoth, Bechler, Grand Prismatic
Spring and Old Faithful Inn.
Top Documentaries
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Silence and Solitude
(2003) Follows photographer Tom Murphy into the Yellowstone
backcountry in the depths of winter.
»
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
(2009) Ken Burn's engaging visual history
of America's national parks.
»
Yellowstone
(1994) IMAX big-screen movie that shows daily at West Yellowstone.
Top Maps
»
Beartooth Publishing
(
www.beartoothpublishing.com
)
Bozeman company produces a
good 1:113,730
Yellowstone National Park
map.
»
Trails Illustrated
1:63,360 series of four maps covering
Mammoth Hot Springs, Tower/
Canyon, Old Faithful
and
Yellowstone Lake,
offering more detail to hikers.
»
Trail Illustrated
1:78,000
Grand Teton National Park
map is best, with a 1:24,000 in-
set of the Grand Teton climbing area.
