Day 1: Chico Hot Springs, Gateway to


Winter in Yellowstone


There is no time of year that’s quite so spectacular in Yellowstone as winter. The park is home to the greatest collection of geysers, mud pots, fumaroles, hot springs and other geothermal features on Earth – all the more spectacular in the wintertime – and the warmth of the park’s geothermal features attracts a magnificent array of wildlife. At the historic Chico Hot Springs Resort & Day Spa in Pray, Montana, just outside Yellowstone, meet your Tauck Director at 6:30 PM and join us for a welcome reception followed by dinner in the historic lodge.


Day 2: Explore Mammoth Hot Springs


Your Tauck Director introduces Yellowstone’s unique winter ecosystem, then historian and naturalist Paul Schullery introduces you to Yellowstone's amazing history and wildlife. After lunch, head south to Mammoth Hot Springs. These incredible steaming, travertine terraces near Fort Yellowstone had captured the public's imagination even before painter Thomas Moran captured them on canvas in 1871. Explore the terraces – you’ll probably get a look at the abundant elk drawn to the warmth of the area. Deep snow closes most of Yellowstone’s roads during the winter, so most of our exploring in Yellowstone will be aboard snowcoaches – special touring vehicles that replace wheels and tires with tracks and skis. After settling in at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, attend a talk by noted cinematographer Bob Landis, who has recorded wildlife behavior on motion picture film and video in Yellowstone for over 40 years – he will share his experiences and insights.


Bob Landis, Cinematographer A Wisconsin native who taught high school math in Billings, Montana before deciding to focus solely on filmmaking, he now spends day after day filming in Yellowstone, living out of an old log cabin. Bob has created more than 20 wildlife films, many of which have won awards.


Call your travel agent or Tauck at 800-468-2825Call your travel agent or Tauck at 800-468-2825 Paul Schullery,


Historian and Naturalist His more than 30 books include Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir. Currently on the faculties of two universities, he received the Wallace Stegner Award in 1998 recognizing him as “America’s foremost citizen of the National Parks.”


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