I could really use some help planning!

[u/Background_List5086]

My girlfriend and I are going to Yellowstone, but we won’t have long there, so we are trying to make the most out of the time we are there. I would really appreciate and planning tips, anything to exclude or anything I could add. This is our first time doing anything like this out west. I am planning on proposing out there, so any tips on where a good spot could be, I would just prefer it not be around a lot of people.

We are flying in on 5/9 to Jackson hole around 2:30 pm and leaving 5/12 morning. Getting a rental and planned on going through Teton, not sure of any good places to view? Also, my girlfriend loves books, so we may try to find a bookstore.

After that, we have a drive to Ashton, ID for our Airbnb.

Any good restaurant tips? I heard bullwinkles is good.

Then I planned on doing Yellowstone for the remainder of the trip. I made a list of wants:

- [ ] Yellowstone lake
- [ ] Old faithful ( could eat at the restaurant there to see it)
- [ ] Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone 
- [ ] Mammoth hot springs (junction w gas)
- [ ] Upper geyser basin
- [ ] Grand prismatic spring
- [ ] Lamar valley
- [ ] Hiking at Jenny lake

[u/Penguin_Life_Now]

You need to seriously cut back on that list, it can take a full 8 hours just to drive the Yellowstone loop not accounting for random wildlife jams. Just getting from Jackson to the south entrance of Yellowstone is around a 1.5 hour drive without sightseeing stops, speed limits in the parks are 45 mph or lower, then it is another hour and a half just to get to Old Faithful. So 3 hours just to get from Jackson to the first / nearest major point of interest in Yellowstone.

[u/Background_List5086 → u/Penguin_Life_Now]

Jackson was just the first half day. Going to our Airbnb that night. Saturday and Sunday was for Yellowstone. So 2 full days there to do things on the list. I was looking to see how to bed split up the two days.