Yellowstone treasures : the traveler's companion to the national park / Janet Chapple ; with geological text and advice by Bruno J. Giletti and Jo-Ann Sherwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chapple, Janet Orvis.

Contributor:

Giletti, Bruno J.

Sherwin, Jo-Ann.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yellowstone National Park--Guidebooks.

Yellowstone National Park.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Edition:

Updated 4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, Calif. : Granite Peak Publications, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Janet Chapple is a Montana native whose parents once worked at Old Faithful Inn, the historic lodge in Yellowstone Park. She is the author of three previous editions of Yellowstone Treasures and the cotranslator of the English edition of Yellowstone, Land of Wonders, an 1883 travelog to and through Yellowstone by Belgian travel writer Jules Leclercq. She lives in Oakland, California.

Contents:

Cover

Booktitle

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Key to the Park Roads

When is the Best Time to Visit?

Best Sights of Yellowstone

Driving Distances 20-21

Key to Symbols

The Five Approaches to Yellowstone

Key to the Approach Roads

Road Logs and Destinations

I. Northwestern Section

Approaches to the West Entrance

From the West Entrance to Madison Junction

From Madison Junction to Old Faithful Village

Old Faithful Village

Upper Geyser Basin

From Old Faithful Village to West Thumb Junction

II. The Bechler Region

III. Southern Section

Approaches to the South Entrance

From the South Entrance to West Thumb Junction

Facilities at Grant Village

From West Thumb Junction to Fishing Bridge Junction

West Thumb

Facilities at Lake Village

IV. Eastern Section

From Cody to the East Entrance

From the East Entrance to Fishing Bridge Junction

Facilities at Fishing Bridge Village

From Fishing Bridge Junction to Canyon Junction

Facilities at Canyon Village

V. Northeastern Section

Approaches to the Northeast Entrance

From the Northeast Entrance to Tower-Roosevelt Junction

From Tower Junction to Canyon Junction

From Canyon Junction to Norris Junction

Norris Geyser Basin

VI. Northern Section

From Livingston to the North Entrance

From the North Entrance to Mammoth Hot Springs Junction

Facilities at Mammoth Village

From Mammoth Junction to Norris Junction

From Norris Junction to Madison Junction

From Mammoth Junction to Tower Junction

Natural and Human History

Geological History: The Stories in Yellowstone's Rocks

Chronology: Yellowstone since 1800

Living Things: A Yellowstone Sampler

Travel Tips

A to Z Information

Useful Contacts

Facilities in Yellowstone

Campgrounds in Yellowstone.

56 Recommended Short Walks

Yellowstone Books and Maps

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-9858182-1-2

OCLC:

845256975