Western USA - Rocky Mountains (PDF Chapter)
This is the Rocky Mountains chapter from Lonely Planet’s Western USA guidebook.
Welcome to where the US takes on truly epic proportions. Here in Colorado, Wyoming, Mon-tana and Idaho, the Great Plains of the American West collide with the drama-filled Rockies, one of the most beautiful mountain ranges on Earth.
- spot bears, wolves and bison between hot springs and geysers in Yellowstone National Park
- maps
- revel in Hollywood-gone-cowboy in Aspen, Colorado’s premier party resort
- transport
- hike and climb the craggiest of mountains in Grand Teton National Park
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Colorado, Denver, Boulder, Northern Mountains, Wyoming, Cheyenne, Laramie, Lander, Jackson, Cody, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Montana, Bozeman & Gallatin Valley, Billings, Helena, Missoula, Whitefish, Glac-ier National Park, Idaho, Boise, Ketchum & Sun Valley, Stanley.
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