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Celebrate the New Year At Old Faithful and Mammoth Hot Springs |
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Program Number: |
7120RJ |
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| Duration: |
6 nights |
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Yellowstone, Montana
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| Price starting at: |
$1,749.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
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Holidays; National Parks
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| Meals: |
17;
6 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 6 Dinners |
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Vegetarian |
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Climb aboard a snowcoach for three days’ journey into a dazzling, white world of shaggy bison, croaking ravens, steaming rivers and sulfurous mud pots. Welcome the New Year at Old Faithful as part of your winter voyage into Yellowstone’s glistening, snow-cloaked ambiance. Consider the slumbering volcano breathing beneath Yellowstone’s landscape, a presence that has caused eruptions, earthquakes, geothermal activity, mountain building and landslides through the ages. Discuss these geologic processes as you venture across the Great Caldera, exploring thermal features, grand canyons, open valleys, towering waterfalls and sweeping overlooks. Learn of early survey parties, winter keepers of the old hotels, Fort Yellowstone’s early military presence and more.
Highlights
• Hear from a naturalist about Yellowstone's volcano, the winter adaptations of regional biota, predator/prey dynamics and more.
• Explore Mammoth's travertine terraces, Upper Geyser Basin's spouting, steaming, boiling glory and lovely Fountain Paint Pot.
• Take a field trip to Yellowstone's northern range to observe vital habitat and wildlife including bison, elk, eagles and bighorn sheep.
Activity Particulars
Elevation 6,239 to 8,000 feet. Getting in an out of snowcoach several times per day; walking up to one mile on snow-packed paths, stairs, boardwalks.
Date Specific Information
12-28-2012, 12-28-2013
Enjoy the latest in hearing technology — listening devices — on this date.
Itinerary Summary
Arrival Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, 2 nights; snowcoach to Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park, 2 nights; snowcoach to Mammoth Hot Springs, 2 nights; departure.
Coordinated by University of Montana Western.
Yellowstone National Park (Montana)
The world's first national park, established in 1872, is famous for its thermal features, plentiful flora and fauna, as well as its considerable human history, from early explorers to the historic park lodges. Although the park itself is in Wyoming, three of the entrances are in Montana.
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Accommodations
Mammoth Hot Springs: Historic Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel near Fort Yellowstone, reflecting the rusticity of its natural surroundings. No television, radio, hair dryer, coffee maker or air conditioning in rooms. Baths contain either tub or shower. No laundry or room service. Internet access available for purchase. Old Faithful: new lodge reminiscent of early park lodgings, within walking distance of geyser.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | Catherine Cain
| | A trained naturalist with degrees in zoology, cultural anthropology and biology, Catherine Cain is an accomplished leader with areas of expertise including interpretation of the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. Due to her knowledge and experience in the fields of zoology, geology, botany, and cultural anthropology, she has been involved in many teaching, administrative, and research positions, including eight years as marine research biologist. She is owner of High Country Discovery, providing natural history explorations of southwest Montana, and is a certified excursion leader for the Montana Lewis and Clark Bicentennial. In 1990, she was honored as the United States "Small Business Person of the Year" for the state of Montana as co-owner of WindRelated, Inc. She has recently started her newest venture, Southwest Montana Native Landscapes, offering landscape design services and a retail native plant nursery. | | | |
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