Re: Yellowstone FSX

In message <682dndCbwdOU5J_anZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@xxxxxxxxx>, Paul Saunders <pvs1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
Chris Townsend wrote:

I've been to Yellowstone twice, when I hiked through it on the
Continental Divide Trail many years ago and earlier this year on a ski
tour. It is an impressive place - for the geothermal features and the
sense of wilderness rather than the mountains.

Indeed, although it has got some decent mountains in the east. Do many peak
baggers go there or do people go there just for the thermal features? The
canyon and falls look good too.

Most outdoors people who go to Yellowstone go to hike or ski trails. Most visitors are summer tourists who go to see roadside thermal features and gift shops. Few go into the backcountry. Those who do can make long wilderness trips.

Here's a couple of screenshots from the sim:

North-east - Abiathar Peak, Amphitheatre Peak, The Thunderer, Baronnette
Peak, Cutoff Mountain etc.
http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk/misc/abiathar-peak.jpg

South-east - Eagle Peak, Table Mountain, Turret Mountain, Mount Schurtz,
Colter Peak etc.
http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk/misc/eagle-peak.jpg

Is there much of a problem with bears, wolves etc, when hiking through the
area?

Wolves are no problem at all, they keep out of the way. Both grizzly and black bears live in Yellowstone but are very rarely a problem as long as you follow standard bear country procedures (cook away from where you sleep, don't store food in your tent, watch out for bear signs on the trail). The risk is very low - far less than being struck by lightning or being hit by a falling rock.

The park also has bison. Skiing back to Old Faithful village after the ski tour in February I did meet two huge bison bulls on the road. They can be aggressive so I decided to wait until they wandered off.

On the ski tour I used the National Geographic Trails Illustrated
1:63,360 (1" to the mile) Old Faithful map, which has fifty foot
contour intervals. It's a good map but for detailed navigation the
USGS 1:24,000 maps would be better. I don't think these are available
on the net.

I was thinking of ordering the NG maps for a better study of the area in the
flight sim. I doubt I'd need the 24k maps for that, would I? Do the NG maps
have a comprehensive listing of summits and other features?
http://tinyurl.com/37e6jg

The NG maps don't list summits or features - at least my Old Faithful one doesn't It has text on the Park, Backcountry Permits and Regulations, Horse Riding and Llama Packing, Wildlife, Hiking, Bears and more but not features or summits.

Chris

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http://www.auchnarrow.demon.co.uk
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