2006 Itinerary

Thursday, Jan. 12 –Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006

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Thursday, January 12

• Meet at Raleigh-Durham airport at 6 am
• Arrive in Bozeman, MT at 1 pm
• Drive to Yellowstone NP (about 2 hours)
• Yellowstone Night Sky observation, weather permitting
• Lodging at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel

Mammoth Hot Springs

Yellowstone National Park map overlay

Friday, January 13

• Depart at 8 am on Snowcoach to Old Faithful
• Geology of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
• Wildlife observation in Hayden Valley
• Yellowstone Lake & West Thumb Geyser Basin
• Arrive at 6 pm at Old Faithful
• Lodging at Snow Lodge Cabins

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Hayden Valley

West Thumb Geyser Basin

Saturday, January 14

• Early morning hike in Upper Geyser Basin
• Geology of Upper Geyser Basin with Park staff
• Depart at 1 pm on Snowcoach to Mammoth
• Fountain Paint Pots
• Norris Geyser Basin
• Bird observation along the Madison River
• Arrive at 6 pm at Mammoth Hot Springs
• Lodging at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel

Old Faithful

Fountain Paint Pots

Sunday, January 15

• Morning wildlife observation in Lamar Valley
• Visit to one-room schoolhouse in Cooke City
• Showshoe hike with wildlife photographer Dan Hartman
• Wildlife observation in Lamar Valley
• Lodging at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel

Cooke City

Lamar Valley

Monday, January 16

• Morning wildlife observation in Lamar Valley
• Possible meeting with Park staff
• Evening wildlife observation in Lamar Valley
• Closure; workshop review
• Lodging at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel

View down Lamar Valley

Tuesday, January 17

• Visit Mammoth Hot Springs
• Depart at 9 am for Bozeman, MT
• Leave Bozeman at 1:55 pm
• Arrive in Raleigh about 10 pm

NC Museum of Natural Sciences