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Grady Clay
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I agree.

I camped close to the summit of Togotee Pass on US 287 West of DuBois on the 8th and toured the area from Jackson to the North Entrance, and West Yellowstone over the next 10 days.
Every little stream was out of its banks.
The Snake, Wind and others were dangerously out of their normal courses.
I’m sure there is good fishing but there is a LOT of water and judging by the mid-July snowpack, there is more to come.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/620398-belgium.html#post6148128

Note the brown water.
Every stream was above capacity.

The really good news was the lack of people.
Every campground was sparsely (<20%) populated or not full, even in the Park.
In both Jackson and West Yellowstone the ‘vacancy’ signs were out.
On our way to 6:00 PM dinner at the Old Faithful Inn, someone scored two vacant rooms as I walked past the registration desk.
We got a 4:00 PM ‘walk-in’ cabin at Canyon Lodge after having all our gear got rained on packing up that morning.
We had ‘no-wait’ at almost every restaurant on the entire trip.

The Yellowstone & Grand Teton Parks and the surrounding National Forests are absolutely wonderful.
Waking up to that scene (link above) is one of the more remarkable experiences in life.
(We returned to Denver from West Yellowstone via Idaho, Green River, WY, Flaming Gorge, UT and Dinosaur N.M.
Spectacular! The contrasts are remarkable.)

Best,
Grady
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