Recording remarkable wildlife behavior on motion picture film and video is the hallmark of noted cinematographer Bob Landis, who has filmed wildlife in Yellowstone – a place very dear to his soul – for over 40 years. He shares his experiences and insights with Culturious guests on this trip. Bob is 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 that has been updated with some modern amenities. He has created more than 20 wildlife films, many of which have won awards and aired on television around the world; his long list of credits includes NATURE’s In the Valley of the Wolves – some of his footage of wolves appeared in The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.


Bob Landis, Cinematographer


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Exclusive to Culturious! Filmed vignettes by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan sharing their own personal stories and telling the stories of those who shaped the creation & preservation of America’s first national park


Travel by snowcoaches to the remote parts of Yellowstone, “coaches on skis” specially designed to glide over the snow – a mode of transportation that dates back to the 1930s


See the greatest collection of geysers, fumaroles, mud pots and boiling springs in the world at their most spectacular, when these thermal features that make the park unique are more prominent


Attend a special farewell cocktail reception and dinner in Jackson at The National Museum of Wildlife Art


Travel by sleigh into the National Elk Refuge


Winter activities in Yellowstone (some at additional cost) – hiking by snowshoe, ice skating, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling


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mountains with soul-stirring light and color on the return trip to the lodge. This evening, you can take your choice of activity – perhaps a ranger lecture, or a turn on the ice skating rink under magnificent stars. Meals BD


4. GEOTHERMAL PHENOMENA Yellowstone is a hotbed of geothermal spectacles. Superheated groundwater erupts from the earth in boiling springs, fumaroles, mud volcanoes, and geysers... described famously by a miner as “the place where hell bubbled up.” Native Americans considered it sacred; early explorers likened the thunder of mud geysers to the boom of distant artillery. In the crisp cold air of winter, the thermal features are all the more present, billowing steam, hissing water, and spume that encrust trees with frost and paint white masks on the faces of bison. A pilgrimage to the most famous geothermal wonder, Old Faithful, includes stops


at Gibbon Falls, the Norris Geyser Basin, and the aptly named Fountain Paint Pots, oozing pools of liquefied rock oxidized in reds, yellows, and browns. Arrive at the Old Faithful Snow Lodge... warm up, settle in, then walk outside to witness the eruption (on average every 94 minutes) with no crowds between you and the legendary clockwork geyser... a sudden explosion of boiling water that hisses upward to 180 feet for one to five minutes, drifting a curtain of steam in the icy air. Meals BLD


5. INSIDE AND OUTSIDE YELLOWSTONE Days are exquisitely short this time of year, and this one is yours to spend as you wish. Explore the Upper Geyser Basin at your leisure... or take a guided tour. Rent cross-country skis to cover more ground, or take a snowshoe stroll off-trail. There are about 300 geysers in Yellowstone Park (more than in all the rest of the world combined), many of them even more spectacular than the one on your doorstep. Take a snowmobile for a spin. Or there is always a quiet day of indoor activities with the most incredible view... cozying up in the rustic comforts of the lodge beside a warm fire, or enjoying the Geyser Grill and the great timbered dining room. As night falls, a special Ken Burns video illuminates the world outside. Meals BD


6. YELLOWSTONE’S GRAND CANYON The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is considered the soul of the park, deep in its interior, and you arrive there by snowcoach, over roadless terrain. En route, visit Kepler Falls, West Thumb Geyser Basin, and the Mud Volcano. Weather permitting, discover the sub-alpine


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