黃石與冰河國家公園行程 9/2009

最近要帶父母開車前往Yellowstone、Glacier National Park、Waterton National Park，進行兩星期的跨國road trip
全程預計開3500哩，從San Jose一路開去再開回來
在SJ的Hertz local edition租了一台SUV (Toyota Rav4)
使用了AAA的15% off及$50 off coupon之後，租一個月只要$620左右，而且是無限哩程
比只租兩個星期便宜 (一星期要$280，而且有限制每週只能開800哩，超過的部份每哩0.25，所以會再加$400)
2哩外的SJC機場，租SUV一星期就要$600，含無限哩程。價差非常大!

這台車子有內建mp3 player，而且可以一次放6張CD進去，所以我準備了3張data CD，每張有600MB的懷舊mp3，總共有30小時的音樂，長程在山區開車就不怕無聊了

day 1: San Jose-> South Lake Tahoe (hiking) -> Carson city (hotspring) -> 宿Winnemucca, NV
day 2: Winnemucca -> Salt Lake City (mormon temple) -> 宿Salt Lake City
day 3: Salt Lake City (Copper mine) -> Snake river(hiking) -> Grand Teton National park -> 宿Colter Bay Lodge
day 4: Grand Teton (hiking, boating) -> Yellowstone -> 宿Grant village
day 5: Yellowstone (Old faithful, geyser basin) 宿Grant village
day 6: Yellowstone (Canyon, Norris, Mammoth) 宿 Grant Village
day 7: Yellowstone (Lake, Tower falls) -> Beartooth highway -> 宿Helena, MT
day 8: Helena -> Glacier National Park (Many Glacier area) -> 宿Swift Current Inn
day 9: Waterton national park (Alberta, Canada) -> 宿Swift Current Inn
day 10: Glacier national park (Many Glacier, St Marys area, Logan Pass) -> 宿Rising Sun Motor Inn
day 11: Glacier National Park (Logan Pass, Lake McDonald, Apgar) ->宿Kalispell, MT
day 12: Kalispell -> Spokane, WA (sightseeing)-> Kennewick, WA
day 13: Kennewick -> Columbia River gorge -> Portland, OR (signtseeding)-> 宿Grants Pass, OR
day 14: Grants Pass -> Mt Shasta -> Lake Shasta -> San Jose