Yellowstone Winter Wildlife Safari Includes tour of Mammoth Hot Springs LUNCH

Yellowstone Winter Wildlife Safari Includes tour of Mammoth Hot Springs LUNCH

Your tour will be led by a seasoned guide/ naturalist. This is your chance to see Yellowstone when it is locked in the grips of winter.

We will enjoy a day exploring Yellowstone's Northern Range which is home to the largest concentration of mammals anywhere in the lower 48 states. Wolves were completely eradicated from the USA but in 1995 biologists restored wolves back to Yellowstone. On our tour we will have opportunity to watch this rare animal thrive in one of the last places they can roam free - The Lamar Valley. The Lamar is world famous for viewing rare wildlife.

We will make a stop at Mammoth Hot Springs - a reminder of the large Super Volcano beneath Yellowstone. A large and very beautiful hot spring with turquoise pools and chalky terraces that is a reminder of the very large volcano underneath Yellowstone. The super heated water that is laced with a mild dose carbonic acid dissolves the limestone and redeposits it on the surface at an amazing rate of 2000lbs per day!

Itinerary
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Stop At: Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, WY

The Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park is world renowned for the wildlife that congregates here. It is often refeered to "The Serengeti of Yellowstone." The Lamar Valley is currently the best place to spot wild wolves in the United States. This is the exact location where biologists from National Park Service released the first wolf pack to walk in Yellowstone since the early 1900's. Not only can we see wolves here but we will see large bison and elk herds grazing in this famous valley.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Mammoth Hot Springs, 1 Grand Loop Road, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190

We will explore the board walks surrounding Mammoth Hot Springs. Mammoth Hot Springs is a very large thermal feature sitting over a large deposit of limestone. The super heated water from the volcano underneath Yellowstone is dissolving the limestone a redepositing it to the surface as travertine limestone causing turquoise pools and unusual terraces.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Exploring the areas of the park in between Mammoth Hot springs and the Lamar Valley. We will see more animals in this area including: Elk, Moose, Fox, Coyote, Wolves, Pine Marten, long tail weasels, etc.

Duration: 3 hours