2008 Itinerary

Thursday, January 17
• Meet at RDU airport at 6:15 a.m.
• Arrive in Bozeman at 1 p.m.
• Drive to Yellowstone National Park (about 2 hours)
• Yellowstone night sky observation, weather permitting
• Lodging at Mammoth Hotel

Friday, January 18
• Breakfast at Mammoth Hotel
• Depart at 8 a.m. on Snowcoach to Old Faithful
• Geology of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
• Wildlife observation in Hayden Valley
• Yellowstone Lake and West Thumb Geyser Basin
• Arrive at 6 p.m. at Old Faithful
• Lodging at Snow Lodge Cabins

Saturday, January 19
• Breakfast at Snow Lodge
• Early morning hike in Upper Geyser Basin
• Geology of Upper Geyser Basin with Ranger Kelly English
• Park management with Ranger Boone Vandzura
• Depart at 1 p.m. on Snowcoach to Mammoth
• Fountain Paint Pots
• Norris Geyser Basin
• Wildlife observation along the Madison River
• Arrive at 6 p.m. at Mammoth
• Lodging at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel

Sunday, January 20
• Breakfast at Mammoth Hotel
• 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

Monday, January 21
• Morning wildlife observation in Lamar Valley
• Meet with Leif Baierl, Yellowstone Ecological Research Center
• Snowshoe hike near Pebble Creek
• Evening wildlife observation in Lamar Valley
• Closure; workshop review
• Lodging at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel

Tuesday, January 22
• Visit Mammoth Hot Springs with Ranger Ellen Petrick
• Depart at 9 a.m. for Bozeman, MT
• Leave Bozeman at 2 p.m.
• Arrive at RDU at about 10 p.m.