flying pig adventures

I am helping my dad and brother plan a trip out to Yellowstone. My brother is graduating college and my dad wants to plan a great trip for the two of them.

We were looking at flying pig adventures but were concerned that it maybe was TOO family oriented and there would be lots of kids. Is this typically the case? I think they are looking for more of a male bonding - fishing, hiking, etc - time.

Thoughts? thanks!

flying pig adventures

I think we need a little more information to be able to help you out. Are they looking at booking their whole trip with flying pig - or separate day trips, like river rafting, etc.? Where will they be staying?

If you look on page 4 of this forum there%26#39;s a post about the flying pig company. Not a lot of info though as no-one here seems very familiar with them.

If you can give us more specifics, maybe we can be of more help!

flying pig adventures

If your dad and brother are looking to do a whitewater trip, then the best place to go would be to do a trip in Jackson. The whitewater section that is in Jackson is the best one to do in the Grand Teton and Yellowstone area. It is typically class III and if their trip is in June, the whitewater should be really good. The yellowstone river has a little whitewater, but is known more as a trip for people looking to spend the day on the river.

My dad and bro have never been to Yellowstone and are there from Saturday - the following Sunday. They are flying into Denver though so will need some driving time.

They are looking to try a bit of everything! I know they definitely want to take a horseback trip, a rafting trip, see wildlife and do some hiking...whether its a pack trip or a few different day trips.

I saw that flying pig had a 2/3 day pack trip -- but I know they don%26#39;t want to be with a bunch of kids!

thanks for your help

I like the rafting trips out of Jackson and it will give them a chance to see the Tetons and the town of Jackson. Figure a full day for the above if not more.

Plenty of hikes, both places; they might want to get books on both; e.g., Yellowstone Treasures has a lot of information on YNP, including hikes. As do the NPS websites:

For example: http://www.nps.gov/yell/

I%26#39;ve never taken a pack trip so cannot speak to that, but they will be very busy just exploring and hiking and viewing the two parks.

BTW, I%26#39;d do as you suggest, majority of time based in YNP, with a visit to Jackson and GTNP. They might enjoy driving and hiking the Beartooth Hwy, seeing the town of Cody and its rodeo and, at least for me, the Buffalo Bill Museums (truly worth seeing). Another fine museum lies between the two parks. Websites for each:

Two very worthwhile museums to visit:

Cody, WY www.bbhc.org/home/index.cfm…

North of Jackson

http://www.wildlifeart.org/

I don%26#39;t recall you saying if the trip is this year, but you really have to seek lodging; if necessary, call each day, perhaps twice/day, until you find the lodging needed. If they don%26#39;t mind a pack trip, they certainly won%26#39;t mind the Frontier and Pioneer Cabins.

For location (remember, this park is huge), I prefer Canyon and Lake areas.

Official Lodging and Tour vendor for Yellowstone National Park (Call them frequently, cancellations occur.)

http://www.travelyellowstone.com/

They%26#39;ll see plenty of wildlife...

For wildlife viewing and photography:

tripadvisor.com/Travel-g60999-c96653/Yellows…

I know nothing about flying pig adventures but I used to own one and was tempted to name a flight school after it. I see the name is taken though too bad.

As far as adventures though there is a lot to be had in the area. Since my forte there is whitewater I will add some more info on that. The Snake south of Jackson is a great stretch of water with lots of class 3 rapids and some big water. It is a fairly short trip though and very crowded. We used to say you could make it down the river by walking from one commercial raft to the other, without getting wet. Avoid it on the weekends when it is even more crowded. It is still a lot of fun though. Other options are the Yellowstone River in Gardner, the Gallatin or Madison above West Yellowtone are also great rivers with some more exciting class IV rapids. Montana whitewater covers all these rivers, or Gallatin Rafting on the Gallatin as well.

One more fun option is after a few other rafting trips in MT they can do a ducky in the Snake River Canyon in Jackson with Snake River Kayak and Canoe. They will spend half a day teaching you to paddle a ducky, an inflatable open kayak and then guide you down the snake river canyon. Another cool thing to do is to take a picnic and go to one of the play spots on the river and watch kayakers do their thing, pretty amazing stuff.

Most of the fishing trips and guides in this area are flyfishing oriented so if they are not into fly fishing they may want to look at other options. If they are into fly fishing a guided dory trip on any of these rivers would be a great time. There is no shortage of guides around for this.