### Bookings
##### Flights
- To Yellowstone flight - Aug 18
	DL2873 AUS-SLC 12:53-14:51
	DL2837 SLC-JAC 15:51-16:57
- Return to Austin flight - Aug 23
	UA1385 JAC-DEN 14:44-16:18
	UA366 DEN-AUS 17:57-21:09

##### Rental car
Pickup: Friday August 18, 2023 5:00pm 
Drop off: Wednesday August 23, 2023 1:00 PM
Jackson Hole Airport, JAC
1250 E Airport Rd
Jackson, WY 83001 US
307-733-3422

##### Stay
Lake Lodge - August 18-19
Old Faithful Inn - August 19-21
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel - August 21-22 
Lake Lodge - August 22-23

##### Emergency Contact
(307) 344-7381

[Yellowstone 4 Days: First Timer Guide](https://wherearethosemorgans.com/yellowstone-itinerary-4-days/)
### Itinerary 
###### Day 1 - Aug 18
- Pickup rental car after 5pm
- Grant Village
	- Thumb geyser - https://goo.gl/maps/9CfYxRkm2zRciP2z8
	- Short hike around the area
- 3 hour drive from airport to the hotel
- Sleep at: Lake Lodge
###### Day 2 - Aug 19
- Mud volcano & Dragon's mouth
- South rim trail
	- Upper falls
	- Artist point trail
	- Lower falls
- Lookout points on north rim 
	- Brink of the upper falls
	- Inspiration point 
- Norris geyser and nearby trails
- West Yellowstone 
	- Dinner at Red Lotus
- Sleep at: Old Faithful Inn 
###### Day 3 - Aug 20
- Lots of rain so did fewer things than planned. 
- Grand prismatic spring - https://maps.app.goo.gl/WX7xRagFyMQRHsep7?g_st=ic
- Old Faithful erupts once every 35-120 minutes for anywhere between 1-5 minutes.
- Birthday dinner in West Yellowstone [Home - Wild West Pizza](https://wildwestpizza.com/)
- Sleep at: Old Faithful Inn 
###### Day 4 - Aug 21
- Grand prismatic geyser
- Excelsior Geyser
- Fairy falls lookout point for Grand Prismatic 
- Morning glory pool https://maps.app.goo.gl/iV8S9DEo1eUqFFPSA?g_st=ic
- Biscuit basin - https://maps.app.goo.gl/zw6ASsAcdRf3Zx7R8?g_st=ic
- Mystic falls - https://goo.gl/maps/zf2Cvjwmv4Y3tqRt
- Gibbon falls
- Rustic falls
- Mammoth hot springs
	- Spring Mound was the highlight 
- Sleep at: Mammoth Springs Hotel
###### Day 5 - Aug 22
- Lamar River trail - wildlife
- Mount Washburn Trail - 7 mile - https://goo.gl/maps/GZt4qcKMQnZTLQSw7
	- Goes till 10200ft elevation, watch out for mountain sickness
- Lake Butte sunset point
- Sleep at: Lake Lodge
###### Day 6 - Aug 23
- Natural Bridge Yellowstone trail
- Return rental car
- Flight to Austin home

Map: [[Yellowstone NP.pdf]]


