June 10–17, 2006
Saturday, June 10
6:15 a.m. – Meet at Northwest airlines at RDU.
8:15 a.m.–1 p.m. – Travel from RDU to Bozeman, Montana
Travel to Yellowstone National Park (approx. 2 hrs), check into cabins at Mammoth
Group meeting – goals, agenda, daily team responsibilities
Dinner
Short hike and evening wildlife observations near Mammoth, Wraith Falls or Tower
Lodging at Mammoth Budget Cabins
Sunday, June 11
Depart 5 a.m. for Lamar Valley
Eat late breakfast at Roosevelt
Hike Yellowstone River Picnic Area Trail; geology; journaling
Lunch on trail or at picnic area
3 p.m. – meet George Heinz, NPS bear interpreter
Early dinner at Log Cabin Café in Silver Gate and group meeting
Evening wildlife observations in Lamar Valley
Lodging at Mammoth Budget Cabins
Monday, June 12
Breakfast at Mammoth
8 a.m. – geology of Mammoth Terraces hike with Ellen Petrick, NPS interpreter
Visit Albright Visitor Center
Early Lunch in Gardiner and shopping
Early afternoon – meet with NPS researcher in the field
Depart Mammoth
Check-in to Roosevelt Rough Rider Cabins
Dinner in Cooke City and group meeting
Late afternoon wildlife observation in Lamar Valley
Lodging at Roosevelt Rough Rider cabins
Tuesday, June 13
5 a.m. – early morning wildlife observation in Lamar Valley
Breakfast on trail
8:30 a.m. – Pebble Creek hike with wildlife photographer Dan Hartman
Lunch in Cooke City
Tour of one-room schoolhouse and Hartman gallery
Hike Trout Lake trail and biology of Cutthroat trout and their role in ecosystem
Dinner in Cooke City and group meeting
Lodging at Roosevelt Rough Rider cabins
Wednesday, June 14
5 a.m. – optional wildlife observation in Lamar Valley
Breakfast and check out of Roosevelt
Hike at Mt. Washburn and discussion of caldera
Late lunch at Canyon
Geology of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Artist Point
Bird study through Hayden Valley
Stop at LeHardy Rapids
Mud volcano
Group meeting before dinner
Late dinner at Lake Hotel
Lodging at Yellowstone Lake Frontier cabins
Thursday, June 15
Breakfast and check out of Lake cabins
Early morning hike along Pelican Creek Trail
Travel to Old Faithful with stop at West Thumb
Lunch
Mid to late afternoon – geology of the Upper Geyser Basin with NPS staff
Dinner and group meeting
Lodging at Old Faithful Budget Cabins
Friday, June 16
Early morning bird hike at Old Faithful
Breakfast at Snow Lodge
Check out of Old Faithful
Visit Fountain Paint Pots
Lunch along Madison River – Trumpeter Swans and other wildlife of the river ecosystem
Obsidian Cliff
Stop at Golden Gate
Workshop review and evaluation
Dinner in Gardiner
Lodging at Mammoth Budget Cabins
Saturday, June 17
Breakfast at Mammoth
Early morning hike in Mammoth area
9:30 a.m. – depart for Bozeman airport
1:55 p.m.–10:10 p.m. – Travel from Bozeman, Montana to RDU
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