so final plans have been set
roughly 12 hours a day of " daylight " while we are there
and that doesn't count the " twilight " times
leave Topeka KS the afternoon of Sept 10
arrive in Jackson Wyoming in the afternoon of Sept 12, spend the night
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do Gran Tetons NP with guide on Sept 13
after that go through YNP and spend the night outside YNP at Gardiner Montana
on Sept 14 tour YNP with guide, return to Gardiner and then go back into YNP and spend night at the Old House Section of the Old Faithful Inn
on Sept 15 do the Picture Perfect Photo Safari from the Old Faithful Snow Lodge in the morning and exploring YNP the rest of the day
return to spend night at the Old House Section of the Old Faithful Inn
Spend Sept 16 exploring YNP on our own and end up back outside YNP in Gardiner Montana the night of the 16th
tour YNP with guide on the Sept 17 and leave from Gardiner on the 18th for trip home
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As far as I know the two lane black top road system in YNP is opened excepted as noted below:
Construction at the YNP northern entrance at Gardiner
road from Mammoth south to Madison open
Road from Mammoth southeast to Roosevelt open
Road to Northeast Entrance open
no direct route between the " wildlife " areas of Hayden Valley [ north south road across the valley ] and Lamar Valley [ east west road along the valley ] due to the most direct route - between Tower and Roosevelt - closed 100 % for construction
only route from the central part of YNP to the North is the Madison to Mammoth Road so traffic could be really heavy on that route
construction in and out of Old Faithful area on bridge
other than that, Route north from there to Madison open
once at Madison, routes to West Yellowstone, Mammoth and Canyon open
if heading South from Old Faithful, Route to Grant Village open
Route south from Grant Village to South entrance open
Route North from Grant Village to Lake and Southeast Entrance open
Route from the western entrance at West Yellowstone Montana across to Canyon open
Route south from Canyon to South entrance and Southeast Entrance open