Trogon Photo Tours

YELLOWSTONE WILDLIFE PHOTO WORKSHOPS

September 29-October 6, 2020

December 6-12, 2020

January 25-31, 2021

September 29-October 6 Workshop: This workshop encompasses both Yellowstone and Tetons National Parks and is timed to coincide with the rut of Elk, Moose, Bighorn and other mammals as well as beautiful fall colors for landscapes and to top it off, bears and other predators should still be active.  It includes 4 nights in Gardiner, Montana and 2 nights in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Cost and Logistics: Cost is $4,950 with a $700 single supplement.  Deposit to reserve your spot is $1,200.  Balance is due 30 days before the trip.  Arrival and departure city is Bozeman, Montana.  Cost includes all lodging, transportation during the workshop, instruction and guiding.  It does not include meals and flights to and from Bozeman.  If anyone would like to drive their own vehicle during the workshop they are welcome to. 

Maximum Participants: 3 including photographers and nonphotographers. 

 

Leader: Ken Archer is an award winning photographer who grew up in Colorado and has photographed extensively in the American West.  He has spent time in Yellowstone each year photographing for the past 30 years.  Ken will give a presentation on photographing birds and wildlife the first evening and help you with your photography in the field.

September Itinerary:

September 29th - Arrival to Bozeman, Montana by 3pm.  Ken can pick you up at the airport.  Transfer to Gardiner, Montana. Evening presentation on photographing wildlife and birds.  Hotel: Yellowstone Village Inn.

September 30th-October 2nd - 3 full days of photography in the Lamar Valley and interior of Yellowstone National Park.  We will photograph Bighorn, Bison, Pronghorn and other mammals at the start of the rut.  The fall colors should make for beautiful backdrops and landscapes.  We will also be on the lookout for birds including waterfowl such as Trumpeter Swans and Barrow's Goldeneye.  Bears will still be active at this time of year and we will look for them as well as other predators such as Coyote, Red Fox, Bobcat and Wolf.  Hotel: Yellowstone Village Inn, Gardiner, MT.

October 3rd - Today we will check out of our hotel and work our way through the interior of Yellowstone down through the Tetons to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  This will be an incredibly scenic drive with a large variety of wildlife and birds. Our hotel is the Lexington in Jackson Hole. 

October 4th - We will spend the whole day photographing in beautiful Tetons National Park today.  The Tetons is especially good for Moose and Elk and we will be there during the height of the rut. Hotel: The Lexington in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 

October 5th - Today we will work our way back through the Tetons and Yellowstone photographing wildlife, birds and landscapes on the way and in the evening we will arrive back to Bozeman, Montana. Hotel: Hampton Inn, Bozeman, Montana.

October 6th - Ken can drop you off at the airport anytime for your return trip home.  If we have time in the morning we will do some photoshop processing and review of images. 

December 6th-12th Workshop: This workshop will consist of 5 full days in the Northern Range and Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park.  This is a quiet time of the year in terms of numbers of visitors to the park.  We will photograph Elk, Bison, Pronghorn, Bighorn, Coyote and others in beautiful wintry settings.  This time of year the Wolves are quite active so we will be on the lookout for them.   

Cost and Logistics: $3,950 with a $400 single supplement.  Deposit to reserve your spot is $1,000.  Balance is due 30 days before the trip.  Arrival and departure city is Bozeman, Montana.  Cost includes all lodging, transportation during the workshop, guiding and instruction.  It does not include meals and flights to arrive and depart the workshop. 

Maximum Participants: 3 including photographers and nonphotographers. 

 

Leader: Ken Archer is an award winning photographer who grew up in Colorado and has photographed extensively in the American West.  He has spent time in Yellowstone each year photographing for the past 30 years.  Ken will give a presentation on photographing birds and wildlife the first evening and help you with your photography in the field.

December 6th-12th Itinerary:

December 6th - Arrival to Bozeman, Montana.  Ken will pick you up at the airport.  Transfer to Gardiner, Montana.  Evening presentation on photographing wildlife.  Hotel: The Ridgeline Hotel at Yellowstone.

December 7th-11th - 5 full days of wildlife photography in the Northern Range and Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park.  We will photograph Elk, Bison, Pronghorn, Bighorn, Coyote and others in beautiful wintry settings.  This time of year the Wolves are quite active so we will be on the lookout for them.  Red Fox glow against the winter snow.  It's also a good time of year to photograph Bald and Golden Eagles as well as Ravens which all feed on carrion.  We will be on the lookout for other birds such as Grouse, Grosbeaks and Finches as well.  Lastly the landscapes are beautiful in winter.  Hotel: The Ridgeline Hotel in Gardiner, Montana.

December 12th - One more morning of photography in the park then Ken will drive you back to the airport for your afternoon flight home.  

January 25-31, 2021

Summary: This workshop is very similar to the December 6-12 workshop with the same hotel and itinerary.  It's a good time of year to photograph courtship of foxes, wolves and coyotes.  Cost is $4,050 with a $500 single supplement.