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Winter 2010
29th January - 14th February 2010
Day
1: Friday 29th January 2010
We fly from London Heathrow to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Overnight in Jackson ‘Antler Inn’
Day
2: Saturday 30th January 2010
After breakfast ewe depart Jackson in our four wheel drive vehicles
for the Grand Teton National Park. We will spend all day exploring
the fabulous winter scenery and wildlife such as Big Horned Sheep
and Moose.
Overnight in Jackson ‘Antler Inn’
Day
3: Sunday 31st January 2010
The early part of the day is spent in and around Jackson where you
may wish to take a trip on horse drawn sleigh into the National
Elk Refuge. The remainder of the day spent around Jackson.
Overnight in Jackson ‘Antler Inn’
Day
4: Monday 1st February 2010
After breakfast we make an early morning departure for West Yellowstone
via the Teton Pass. We pass through Driggs & Ashton en-route.
Overnight in West Yellowstone ‘Lazy
G Motel’
Day
5: Tuesday 2nd February 2010
We will join our personal snow coach after breakfast for our first
visit to Yellowstone Park. We spend 8 hours exploring the park returning
late afternoon.
Overnight in West Yellowstone ‘Lazy
G Motel’
Day
6: Wednesday 3rd February 2010
After an early breakfast we depart in the snow coach for our visit
to Yellowstone Park. We spend 8 hours in the park.
Overnight in West Yellowstone ‘Lazy
G Motel’
Day
7: Thursday 4th February 2010
Before dawn we depart in the snow coach for the park to catch the
sunrise over the frozen landscape. We spend 8 hours in the park.
Overnight in West Yellowstone ‘Lazy
G Motel’
Day
8: Friday 5th February 2010
After an early breakfast we depart in the snow coach for our visit
to Yellowstone Park. We spend 8 hours in the park.
Overnight in West Yellowstone ‘Lazy
G Motel’
Day
9: Saturday 6th February 2010
Near dawn we depart in the snow coach for the park to catch the
early light over the frozen landscape. We spend 8 hours in the park.
Overnight in West Yellowstone ‘Lazy
G Motel’
Day
10: Sunday 7th February 2010
After an early breakfast we depart for Gardiner driving north via
Big Sky, Bozeman and Livingston.
Overnight in Gardiner ‘Absaroka Lodge’
Day
11: Monday 8th February 2010
If the weather is good we will visit Canary Spring at Upper Mammoth.
We will then drive towards Tower and the Lamar Valley exploring
the winter scenes along the way. Our final destination will be Cooke
City, high in the Beartooth Mountains.
Overnight in Cooke City ‘Alpine Motel’
Day
12: Tuesday 9th February 2010
In the morning we join a local naturalist who will allow us to photograph
the feeders he has set up to attract birds and other wildlife. He
will also inform us about the Yellowstone Wolves. In the afternoon
we retrace our steps to Gardiner.
Overnight in Gardiner ‘Absaroka Lodge’
Day
13: Wednesday 10th February 2010
The majority of the day at Mammoth exploring the Main Terrace. In
the afternoon we take a ride up to Jardine to visit the old town
and hunt for mule deer and explore along the Yellowstone River.
Overnight in Gardiner ‘Absaroka Lodge’
Day
14: Thursday 11th February 2010
Our journey takes us to Livingston and then west through Bozeman
to Three Forks. Here we visit the headwaters of the Missouri River.
We then turn south to Ennis where we detour to Virginia City and
Nevada City to explore the old Ghost town. We then continue south
to West Yellowstone.
Overnight in West Yellowstone ‘Lazy
G Motel’
Day
15: Friday 12th February 2010
Departing Yellowstone after breakfast we travel south through Island
Park to Ashton. We then travel cross-country through Driggs to meet
the Teton Pass and our crossing into Jackson Hole.
Overnight in Jackson ‘Antler Inn’
Day
16: Saturday 13th February 2010
We depart for the airport to join our flight back to London. Depending
on departure time we may find time for a dawn shoot and some morning
photography.
Day
17: Sunday 14th February 2010
Arrival back in London is in the morning after having lost 7 hours
during our flight.
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