Grand Tetons trip pages index

photos below by Quang-Tuan Luong/terragalleria.com, all rights reserved.

Where people stay is up to each person. It can be difficult to coordinate timing of activities if we don't all stay in the same area, so we've all stayed at Colter Bay for at least part of the time on previous trips.

If you will be staying in a Colter Bay cabin, Colter Bay cabins, Grand Teton National Park has details about the cabins and the logistics of sharing one.

If you want to get a better room, or even a suite with fabulous view, fireplace, fridge, etc, read more at: Grand Tetons hotels, cabins, lodging

Campers can take a look at a map of Colter Bay campground Grand Teton National park

Grand Tetons trip cost has examples of

The cheap trip,

The not-so cheap trip,

The slightly more costly trip, but less driving time,

also known as the I-can't-get-much-time-off-work trip,

and The expensive trip.

Grand Teton trip 2014 video by Jennifer Chiou

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXiHRYdgo7Q

Grand Tetons kayaking, Grand Tetons sightseeing and Cascade Canyon, Grand Teton National Park have descriptions of kayaking we hope to do, the places we hope to see and a (long or short, your choice) hike we want to take. If you want to go kayaking or canoeing with us on this trip you MUST read Grand Tetons kayaking.

If you want to go on the kayak overnight you MUST read String Lake to Leigh Lake, Grand Teton National park

Jackson Hole, Wyoming has a description of the main streets and how to find the Whole Grocer, Albertson's, K Mart, Ace hardware, Teton County library, St John's Medical Center, skate park, city parks with sand volleyball and/or tennis courts and more.

Grand Tetons trip equipment has advice from previous trip members.

Grand Tetons restaurants describes the restaurants in the park and has links to menus of ones in town.

Grand Tetons trip transportation has flight info, driving distances and guesses at gas cost, previous trip examples, AND trip notes with where to find some mega-cheaper gas stations and ways to keep from driving the slow route through towns we need to go through by not taking the obvious freeway exit.

Road trip advice and etiquette has decisions to make before the trip, packing advice and more from previous road trip members that could make the long drive more tolerable.

Grand Tetons Weather

Was that a wolf or a coyote? An elk or a moose?

Rocky Mountain mammal size comparisons

Grand Tetons biking is not an official part of the trip. This page has rules, advice and suggested routes, links to maps, in and out of the park for mountain and road bikes.

Grand Tetons whitewater rafting is not an official part of the trip.

Grand Tetons backpacking is not an official part of the trip.

Yellowstone

Grand Tetons recommended reading has links to on-line bird and mammal field guides, as well as books to buy or check out from the library before the trip

Packing for the trip:

Grand Tetons trip equipment

You will r e a l l y want your own binoculars.

The club owns a few pairs of waterproof binoculars, but not enough for a large group. With binoculars you can see the river otters up closer when we are out paddling:

Improve your inexpensive rain gear

Snow or rain camp must-haves

Day hike gear

GORP and hiking snacks

Outdoor Club Equipment that you can borrow.

Outdoor Club Sample Rental Agreement to read before you rent from the club

photo below by E J Peiker http://www.ejphoto.com/grand_teton_page.htm

Safety issues are discussed through all the pages, but some pages are especially about your health and safety:

Grand Tetons kayaking

Don't bike or jog/run by yourself, it is safer to bike in groups since there are very large, potentially dangerous and unpredictable animals potentially everywhere. Data suggest that rates of sudden encounters with bears are much higher among cyclists than hikers. Grand Tetons biking includes statistics about cyclist encounters with grizzly bears.

your safety in grizzly bear territory tells you what to do if you see a bear in the distance or a bear charges you and has info about Bear Pepper Sprays and what might happen before a bison charges.

During a thunderstorm, don't take a shower or use a sink, including washing dishes. Don't talk on a land line phone. Don't use your I pod. Don't get zapped! Please read Thunderstorm and lightning safety

Road trip advice and etiquette

canoe over canoe rescue

At altitude

How to not collide with a deer

Grand Tetons Weather

Hiking Advice has hot weather hiking advice, hiking logistics and the answer to the question: When is the best time of day to cross a mountain stream?

loading a kayak on a car

If you have decided you are going on this trip, reading a step by step description of loading kayaks on the De Anza trailer will make the job go easier.

Kayaks (and trailer) use has practical hints for drivers of tow vehicles that tow the kayak trailer on our trips.

Read about safety at wildlife jams

Camping solutions for women has tips for and answers typical questions from first-time women campers, including the question: Can menstruating women camp or backpack around bears?

Bears has links to general info about bears, then practicalities of camping and backpacking around bears, (food storage, what to do if you see a bear) mostly geared towards our trips around black bears in California.

For details about injuries from animals go to: fatal, near fatal or close call incidents/accidents in camping, backpacking, climbing and mountaineering

see also: Cell phones in the wilderness which has advice on how/when to use a cell phone to contact 911 in the wilderness and a warning about interference between cell phones, iPods and avalanche beacons.

GPS is not infallible

You can't always expect a helicopter rescue

photo below copyright Daniel J. Cox/Natural Exposures.com http://www.naturalexposures.com

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Black and white or color aerial photo/maps are at:

Grand Tetons and Jackson Lake aerial photo

Colter Bay, Grand Teton National Park

Jackson Lake Lodge vicinity

Moose, Wyoming

Signal Mountain, Wyoming

String Lake and Jenny Lake Lodge vicinity

astronaut's view of Grand Teton National Park

A larger version of this drawing of the Teton range, with the names of each peak, as printed in the park newspaper, is at: Teton range peak names

Jackson Hole, Wyoming has a description of the main streets and how to find the Albertson's, K Mart, Ace hardware, Teton County library, St John's Medical Center, city parks with sand volleyball and/or tennis courts and more.

map of Colter Bay campground Grand Teton National park

map of Jenny Lake campground, Grand Teton National park

Signal Mountain campground map

Pages of mostly photos:

Grand Teton National Park trip 2011

De Anza College Outdoor Club Grand Teton trip 2010

Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park photos

2009 Grand Teton trip

Grand Teton National Park trip 2008

Grand Teton trip 2007 photos

Moose cow and calf, Grand Teton National Park September, 2006

Pika

De Anza College Outdoor Club Grand Teton park trip 2006

Grand Tetons Sept. 2005

Grand Tetons September 2004

cow moose and calf

Cascade Canyon, Grand Teton National Park

Grand Tetons Bald Eagles

Grand Tetons beaver lodge pictures

Cascade Canyon wildflowers

String Lake, Grand Tetons

Print your own color aerial photo with roads and locations:

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=43.874138~-110.626831&style=h&lvl=10&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=43.853345~-110.56778&style=h&lvl=11&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000

where the word SNAKE is on the next map is Oxbow bend, where we will do most of our morning kayaking:

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=43.858792~-110.55336&style=h&lvl=13&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000

and here is a closeup of the string lake, Leigh Lake area, where we often do a yearly overnight kayak

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=43.800341~-110.726395&style=h&lvl=13&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000

you can print a simple road map of both Grand Teton and Yellowstone parks at:

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=44.280604~-110.692749&style=r&lvl=8&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000

and an aerial photo of the same area at: http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=44.280604~-110.692749&style=a&lvl=8&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000