Wonderland: Yellowstone in Winter
CRAFTED BY TAUCK &
Ken Burns
“You’ve never really seen Yellowstone until you’ve been there in winter...” – Dayton Duncan
Silence and Solitude Immersive and isolated. You pretty much have Yellowstone National Park to yourself in the months of winter... well, you and a multitude of four-legged and winged residents who call it home. No matter how many times you’ve visited America’s first national park, seeing Yellowstone in winter – when the park is covered in snow, visitors are few, and nature puts on a truly unique show – is a completely unforgettable experience. Exhilaration. That’s the best description for how you’ll feel at the end of a day spent exploring the vast reaches of the park, where an amazing geothermal wonderland performs just for you. Inspirational. A word you’ll use to describe the wildlife who let you in on their wintertime lifestyle. Energized. Just because.
1. ARRIVE IN MONTANA Tour begins: Chico Hot Springs Resort, 6:30 PM. A transfer is included from Bozeman Airport to Chico Hot Springs Resort and Day Spa. Join us for a welcome reception and dinner this evening. Meals D
2. YELLOWSTONE’S WONDERLAND Meet a professional dog sledder (useful skill this time of year), and get the lowdown on the world of dog-sled racing – then head out along the Yellowstone River to
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Mammoth Hot Springs. The park is empty of crowds, silent, eerily peaceful and pristine in shades of white... crystalline conifers, soaring white mountains, and frozen waterfalls. The temperatures in winter can reach 40 below (the number at which Fahrenheit and Celsius meet), yet the ground steams through hidden fissures and hot springs; they are wildlife magnets. Enjoy a presentation tonight by Bob Landis, Yellowstone wildlife cinematographer (January groups only; alternate lecturer in February). Meals BLD
Bozeman Chico Hot Springs
Mammoth Hot Springs
Norris Geyser Basin
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Lamar Valley
Hayden Valley
Old Faithful
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Yellowstone Lake
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
Jackson Lake
Snake River
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Maximum Elevation: 8,240 ft.
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK
National Elk Refuge
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3. LAMAR VALLEY & WOLF PACKS Witness great herds traversing the white plains of Lamar Valley in the early morning light. Winter drives the grazing animals, like elk, bison, bighorn sheep, and pronghorn, down from the mountains to lower elevations where the snow and ice are thin. The herds draw packs of grey wolves (reintroduced to the park in 1995) and the predators in turn draw hopeful scavengers
Watch video highlights at
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