What to Pack for t sd airport
- Alaska airlines 9:42 – departure from San Diego / 1:22 pm arrival in Jackson Hole
- Pick up van at Avis car rental
- Drive to Snow King resort in Jackson Hole (18-minute drive), stay 1 night
- Dinner at Hand Fire Pizza for Casaraes birthday in Jackson Hole?
7/27, Sunday
- Get up early drive to Old Faithful Inn (approx. 2 hr. 20 min drive) stay 7/27-7/30
- Stop on way at Grant Village (bathroom stop) and West Thumb Geyser basin
- Have lunch and pre check in or drop off luggage (official check in 4:00)
- See Old Faithful, castle geyser, grotto geyser, chromatic pool, morning glory pool and any other geysers on the boardwalk we can fit in on this day.
- Visit visitor center and do some junior ranger time
- Dinner at our choice as I could not get a reservation for 7/27 at the inn.
7/28 Monday
- Have breakfast at Inn
- Drive to Midway geyser basin (10-15 min drive)
- Walk boardwalk to see grand prismatic spring, excelsior geyser
- Drive to fairy falls trailhead and short hike to grand prismatic overlook (0.6 miles each way and uphill, but manageable)
- Firehole lake drive, one way scenic loop with bubbling pools, hidden geysers and steam.. Mini stops (don’t have to do)
- Stop in Madison for lunch or shopping ?
- Hit gibbons falls, artists paintpots and Norris geyser basin.
- Dinner at the Inn at 5:15 (2 tables)
7/29 Tuesday
- Have breakfast our choice
- Head to Grand canyon of the yellowstone
- Then to Hayden valley for viewing wildlife (bison, elk, etc)
- Then off to Mud Volcano
- On the way back go to West Thumb geyser basin and Lone star geyser (we can stop here on the way into yellowstone instead of on this day ?
- Dinner at the Inn at 5:00 (2 tables)
7/30 Wednesday
- Have breakfast
- Head to Jackson Lake Lodge
- Dinner at 5:30 at Jackson lodge
7/31 Thursday
- Have breakfast
- Private snake river scenic float trip (1 hour to get to location) so leave lodge at 10:00 , to arrive by 11:00, starts at 11:30 ( trip is 13 miles , 3 hours)
- Drive back to lodge
- Dinner at 5:15 at Jackson lodge
8/1 Friday
- Have breakfast at lodge
- go to Jenny lake and take shuttle across lake to go on short hike
- Dinner our choice
8/2 Saturday
- Have breakfast at lodge
- Pack and drive to Jackson Hole for shopping and lunch
- Go to Jackson Hole airport by 12:00-12:30 to return rental van and check in for flight which leaves at 2:02 and arrives in San Diego at 3:29
- Limo van to pick us up at SD airport to transport to condo - Packing Checklist