Wild Nature Tours - Winter Workshop

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Winter Workshop

Feb 21 thru Feb 28

Winter time is a very special time in Yellowstone. Even if you have visited during any of the other seasons, winter transforms Yellowstone into a true winter paradise.

Because of the altitude of the Yellowstone Basin, winter can be specially challenging and the weather very variable, but this is good news for us photographers. Why? For two reasons; one there are no crowds, that is right, the crowds at Yellowstone in the warmer months are legendary, fortunately for us the park is almost desolate in the winter and sometimes you will feel like we are the only ones in the park; reason number two is that wildlife is most active during harsh weather, because they need to find food in order to stay warm.

However this harsh weather will have also an effect on us, so it is important that you have the right cold weather gear. Not to worry though, we will provide you with a list of recommended equipment and clothing to keep you cozy and comfortable, additionally our vehicles will never be far away, so you can always warm up if needed.

During this workshop we will travel via a privately chartered snowcoach to Old Faithful via Yellowstone Lake where we will then spend two nights in the Old Faithful basin, making images of the geysers, thermal pools and the wildlife that take shelter here in order to take advantage of the warmer temperatures the abundant thermal features provide. We will then travel back up in the privately chartered snowcoach back to the north side of the park via the Geyser Basin. The private snowcoach will give us the control to stop along the way where and when we want, in order to take advantage of the best photographic opportunities.

This workshop will provide great opportunities to make images of Bison, Wolves, Coyotes, Elk, Pronghorn, Big Horn Sheep, Eagles, and some breathtaking winter vistas.