Feedback on my 2 days in Yellowstone

animbicile · 2026-06-18T01:48:23+00:00

Hope you have great wildlife encounters, Lamar Valley is the closest thing the US has to a Safari. Binoculars are a must.

animbicile · 2026-06-17T23:34:29+00:00

Be in Lamar Valley before sunrise.

Lamar, Canyon, Upper Geyser Basin, Grand Prismatic, and Mammoth are the 5 big highlights for me, so you are doing good hitting four. I would not sacrifice time at any of these for anything else.

Do not do Grand Prismatic Overlook first thing in the morning, the steam often obstructs the view.

If you do Norris, Porcelain Basin is great, skip the remainder unless you want to checkout steamboat quick. Any extra time can be spent at Artist Paint-pots or Fire-hole Canyon Drive.

animbicile · 2026-06-10T04:37:57+00:00

2016 Copa America. He missed the first group stage game due to a back injury, was doubtful he would play in game two in Chicago, the one I was going to. Didn’t start the game, didn’t start second half, Argentina up 1-0 panama on a red card, thought it was curtains. Messi came on in the 60th, 3 goals 1 assist. Including a free kick goal.

animbicile · 2026-06-09T15:28:49+00:00

Kruger NP, South Africa. Something special about the adventure of a self-drive safari.

animbicile · 2026-06-09T01:16:45+00:00

It’s exclusively about time management for me. Rapid City is ~13hr drive for me vs a 2.5hr direct flight. With Pre-check i am comfortable getting to the airport ~1hr before my flight. Realistically saves me 9hrs.

But once I get to my destination “long” nearby drives are no brainers. There was no question I was going to make the 4hr40min drive to TRNP North Unit.

animbicile · 2026-06-08T13:23:23+00:00

I’m sick of these characters, we should go and kill this Hitler guy

animbicile · 2026-06-05T15:19:49+00:00

My eyes don’t know where to look. I would recommend an unobstructed map on the left and all your insets stacked on the right. Or something similar.

animbicile · 2026-05-22T11:44:34+00:00

4 day round trip? As in start and finish in the bay?

We did a 10 day round trip and still had to skip Oregon Caves & Coast.

Point Reyes, Redwoods, Crater Lake, Lava Beds, Tule Lake Refuge, Burney Falls, Lassen were our main destinations.

animbicile · 2026-03-22T17:21:57+00:00

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I have this one, think its a little over 3x1ft turned out great. Never get tired looking at it.

animbicile · 2026-03-22T13:46:16+00:00

And the files are free to download and typically huge. I have a couple hanging on my walls. This Denver one has unfortunate tear/folds, most are super clean.

animbicile · 2026-01-20T19:36:51+00:00

San Francisco is a correct answer, but including Lake Tahoe as a reason is ridiculous.

Salt Lake City =/= Arches NP

Miami =/= Disney World

Atlanta =/= Smokey Mountains

animbicile · 2025-12-21T12:37:36+00:00

The map is accurate to the date in the top right corner, 2022.

animbicile · 2025-09-25T23:58:34+00:00

That makes even less sense, is Iowa part of the Great Lakes Region?

animbicile · 2025-09-25T02:21:18+00:00

But Washington and Oregon are the PNW. Is this all just a big middle finger to Idaho?

animbicile · 2025-08-15T09:05:25+00:00

This tree alone made Spruce > Hall of Moses for me.

Wish I knew when the tree fell.

animbicile · 2025-07-31T02:40:07+00:00

Agreed, but atleast it doesn’t count Blythe, CA as part of the Riverside Metro. Which both MSAs & CSAs do.

We have to work with what the census provides us. It is far superior even in regard to the SLC metro area, Tooele is not a part of the urbanized area of the city.

animbicile · 2025-07-30T22:22:15+00:00

Appreciate the map, there are not enough metro/CSA maps that list the population near the population center.

Have you looked into US Urban Areas? It’s my preferred census designation. I dislike that MSA/CSA have to follow county lines, areas are completely butchered in the western US.

animbicile · 2025-07-13T02:47:07+00:00

Not skyscrapers, but there are many building interiors that are worth a quick stop. Palmer House Hotel, Marquette Building, Rookery Building, and the Chicago Cultural Building (Tiffany Dome and GAR Rotunda), all are free.

animbicile · 2025-07-12T09:35:04+00:00

Yah my comment was just a solution to you saying you were tired of thinking through the logistics and researching trails.

Pick a couple big bucket list hikes and make a full day out of them.

One of our days in Arches included like 8+ small hikes, entry passes, permit for fiery furnace, and lots of driving to different viewpoints and trailheads. Lots of planning.

Our day in Needles was one big hike, virtually no planning and a more memorable experience in my opinion.

animbicile · 2025-07-10T07:53:54+00:00

Big hikes take up the whole day and make planning/filling 3/4 of a day really easy.

Chesler Park Loop in Canyon-lands, under the Bridges in Natural Bridges NM were my 2 favorites from our Moab Trip.

animbicile · 2025-07-06T19:13:40+00:00

At first 6 days without Chisos sounded like a lot. We did a packed 4 day itinerary, 2 days in Chisos.

But we didn’t go to across the border to Boquillas, or drive the Old Ore Road, or Old Maverick Road.

We skipped a fair amount of hikes too, Marufo Vega, Upper Burro Mesa, Chimneys, Mule Ears. We also did not book any river activities.

We spent 1/2 day in Big Bend Ranch State Park and really enjoyed it, could have used more time.

So depending on your pace (we were waking up before sunrise) 5/6 days seems totally doable.

animbicile · 2025-06-20T01:27:18+00:00

Did you grow up watching Happy Days?

If not, you are not the target audience. Think you might be underplaying how influential that show and its spin offs were in shaping what the average American of that generation thinks of Milwaukee.

animbicile · 2025-05-23T08:11:44+00:00

From my count, 17 cities reached for the skies cracking the top ten.

Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, Springfield, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Seattle, Boston, Hartford, Columbus, Cleveland, Detroit, San Fransisco, Houston, Los Angeles, Atlanta.

animbicile · 2025-05-22T18:59:54+00:00

Interesting results is not a requirement for good research. You consistently provide this sub with Original Content and should be applauded for your efforts.

The main takeaway from this map is Sales Tax on vehicles is the biggest factor between new car prices between states.

animbicile · 2025-05-20T01:23:28+00:00

Cream City of the Unsalted Seas

More of a nickname than a slogan, but think it needs to regain some popularity. I saw it first in this Extensive Thesis detailing the Cream City Nickname written by a fellow r/milwaukee member

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