angler wrote:
On 4 Nov, 01:37, Larry L wrote:
On Nov 3, 3:04 pm, jeff wrote:

. a hike of a few miles leaves the vehicular-bound

way behind and affords a glimpse of an entirely different world.
I think the difference between the hike to and non-hike to is greater
in Yellowstone than elsewhere. Probably the fear of the big bad
bear and the fact that millions think seeing Yellowstone is driving
all the roads in as little time as possible, makes the zone beyond the
roads more exciting than in, say, the Sierra

Last time I fished Slough ( down at the first easy access meadow ) I
ran into fresh bear tracks and when I returned to my truck brand new
"Grizzly Bear Activity" signs not there a few hours earlier ( seems
two anglers had stumbled on a Elk kill and been bluff charged, very
near where I had fished). Add the howling of the Slough Creek pack
of wolves and my mini-hike was an adventure far beyond the Cutts
caught ... fact is I don't remember what I caught ( probably 16 to 20
inch Cutthroats, .... all day ;-) ...

A little note from the Swede: We don't have Grizzlys, they look scary!
Last time I checked we had some 3.500-4.000 brown bears in Sweden,
about 10% of which can be found in the county where I live (I hunt for
them). And although they are bigger than your black bears they are
still so much smaller than a Grizzly. Which gives me reason to think
about carefully listening to the locals if visiting Yellowstone. Don't
want to end my days as bear food.
But, when it comes to hiking and camping in the wilderness I will go
out on a limb and say that very few of you probably spend more time
than me doing such activities, why I would be pleased to see some of
what Yellowstone can offer outside of the normal tourist paths. That
said, I will likely not be able to bring gear to do any overnight
camping but will need a place to stay. The sheer cost (and nuisance)
of bringing the camping gear on a plane is not acceptable.
As this discussion proceed it would be good to have a more definite
"where and when", since it will take some planning to get from here to
Yellowstone.
Then, later on, comes all the fun, planning for what flies I'll need
and so on.
Let's try and make this happen................

/Roger

my suggestion is that you, jarmo, and your crowd decide on the dates
that suit you. then, give some idea of budget and travel and lodging
preferences. once that is done, you'll have plenty of volunteered ideas.
if danl and willi and rw come, they probably have spare tents and bags.
i know warren, who lives in bozeman and has a drift boat, will help you
too. simply put...you guys can pretty much call the game and no doubt
others will assist.

if yellowstone is the central destination, there are 5 separate (and
distant) entrance points to the park - each with places to stay.
reservations need to be made soon if you want conventional lodging. my
usual and preferred location is about 30 miles west of west yellowstone,
at the slide inn or at the howling mad moon, just because i know my way
around from there and it affords a nice variety. i like warm showers and
a soft bed too...and i usually see danl and harry mason when i'm out
there. i also like the access to idaho - henrys fork and other tribs -
as well as the madison tribs. it's a long way from slough creek, soda
butte, pebble, and some other spots...but we've always managed to fish
them in a day trip (long day). i've stayed outside the southern entrance
to the park once, but not as familiar with it (lewis river and snake
river, and some smaller wyoming streams down there.) the teton park is
several hours south of there, but worth a look if you have time.

ken and others have more experience with gardiner (north) and cooke city
(northeast)area entrance points. west yellowstone (west entrance)is a
tourist town and the most tourist-oriented and crowded...but with great
flyshops - the blue ribbon among them (my preferred spot).

a group can find a suitable cabin or individual rooms near any of the
entrances preferred. but, you need to start now. one idea might be for
a group to rent a large cabin as a central location for day trips.

jeff