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• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  That depends on what you’re looking for. Nothing is exactly the same, but the US has 63 national parks and thousands of state parks.

  If you want to see:

  • a geyser - Soda Springs, ID is easier to get to, way less crowded, and really cheap (it’s in the middle of nowhere); there are others in Wyoming and Nevada as well
  • Buffalo/American Bison - there’s a herd on Antelope island in the Great Salt Lake, and here are some others, but come in spring or fall to avoid the bugs
  • wild animals in general - pretty much any park or BLM land, just go hiking; we saw some at Glacier, but now that’s getting over-crowded
  • hot springs - plenty in Utah, Idaho, and other areas that you can actually go into
  • mountains - Tetons to the south are better, plenty of great options on Colorado, Utah, Washington/Oregon, etc, all with a different feel; I love Bryce Canyon in Utah, for example

  Nothing has the exact mix Yellowstone has, but I could say that about any park. I could show you something similar starting in SLC in about a day of driving (about as long as it takes to get into Yellowstone).

  We took our kids to Yellowstone, and they hated it so we left early. We took them to Glacier and they loved it and want to go back.

  I’m not saying Yellowstone is bad or anything, it’s just overcrowded.

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  • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    thanks :) will research those, the main thing I would have wanted to see is wild animals

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    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      If you go to Yellowstone, you might have animals cross in front of you, but more likely they’ll cross like a mile ahead and you’ll just be stuck in traffic and not see it.

      A lot of people pull off to the side of the road to look at animals a quarter mile away.

      If you want to see wild animals, hiking anywhere in north eastern Montana is where I’d go. My brother lives near Glacier National Park and sees bears and moose quite a bit. If you don’t want to hike, I recommend Glacier’s Going to the Sun Road, just get there early (a little after sunrise) to beat traffic and you’ll probably see mountain goats, deer, and some gophers or something (and maybe a bear if your eyes are sharp). It gets packed around 9-10am, but it’s gorgeous regardless.

      Yellowstone is super cool, don’t get me wrong, but it’s also incredibly packed with people and everything is far away. Most national parks will have plenty of wild animals, you may need to hike to see them (and go early, they hide more in the middle of the day).

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  • Sergio@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Other kinda fun places

    • en.wikipedia.org/…/Petrified_Forest_National_Park
    • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_Verde_National_Park - cliff dwellings
    • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_Crater

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• phdepressed@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Yellowstone is good if you actually hike and do the physical things. If you only do the geyser paths and driving it is hard to be away from a crowd. And so many idiots trying to get close to wild animals (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

  Honestly, that’s the case for most of the more famous national parks but Yellowstone and Grand Canyon are the ones that get a surplus due to their worldwide fame.

  That said I still count it as a place every American should visit and think it’s worth a visit. If you really want to reduce the other people, visit in winter but some things may not be available but some other things are.

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• reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  In my opinion you should still go. There’s really not another part of the country like it and the park is humongous— just expect it to be somewhat crowded at the more popular sites like old faithful. Just talk to a park ranger and ask for rewarding hikes that are less traveled. Yosemite is the same way. Obviously try not visit during a popular vacation date if possible. Leave no trace and don’t approach a buffalo!

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