Trogon Photo Tours

Yellowstone

January 22-29, 2019

Photo tour:  Join Ken Archer to photograph the winter wildlife and landscapes of Yellowstone National Park.  This tour will be led in association with Yellowstone Alpen Guides.  This tour will include exploring the interior of the park by snow coach for 2 full days as well as 3 full days of exploring the roads which remain open during the winter including a lot of time in the Lamar Valley.  Ken knows Yellowstone very well. He will help you make the most out of your tour by helping you with your photography and his knowledge of the wildlife at Yellowstone.  This is a small group tour with a maximum of 4 photographers ensuring personal attention.  We should have excellent photo opportunities with elk, bison, bighorn sheep, pronghorn and coyote.  There are reasonably good chances to photograph wolves, red fox, bobcat, otter, pine marten and others. 

Cost and logistics: The cost of this photo tour is $3,350 per photographer, with a single supplement of $500.  The cost for a nonphotographer spouse/companion to attend the workshop is $1,500.  The deposit to reserve your spot is $1,000, with the remaining balance due 90 days prior to the start of the workshop.  Included in the tour cost are lodging, transportation, entry fees, guiding and instruction.  Not included are most meals and flights to and from Bozeman, MT.  Fly/drive to Bozeman, MT on January 21st, we will pick you up at the airport, we will return to Bozeman, MT for your flights home about noon on January 28th.    



Leader: Ken  Archer

Number of participants: Maximum of 4 photographers

Equipment needed:  The longer the lens the more opportunities you will have.  However some of the subjects can be at fairly close range.  The minimum size lens that you would want to have would be 300mm.

January 22nd - Arrival at Bozeman, MT.  Best Western, Bozeman, MT. 

January 23rd - Morning presentation on photographing in Yellowstone National Park at the hotel with question and answer period.  After this we will drive to West Yellowstone, WY keeping our eyes out for wildlife on the way.  Hotel: Best Western, West Yellowstone, WY

January 24th-25th We will spend 2 full days on a snow coach exploring the interior of the park.  The Madison and Hayden River Valleys are full of elk and bison and we will look out for Bobcat and other small predators here.  We will be on the lookout for any carcasses which attract predators such as Gray Wolf, Coyote and Red Fox.  Landscape opportunities include Old Faithful and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Hotel: Best Western, West Yellowstone, WY

January 26th-28th - The morning of the 26th we will drive from West Yellowstone back to Gardiner, MT.  After that we will have 3 full days of photographing along the open roads in the park.  A lot of our time here will be spent in the Lamar Valley photographing it's abundant wildlife.  There are large herds of bison, numerous elk and pronghorn.  This is an excellent place to view and photograph predators such as gray wolf, coyote and red fox.  Hotel: Absaroka Lodge, Gardiner, MT. 

January 29th - We will have one more morning of photographing in the park and then return to Bozeman, MT around midday.   Depending on the time of your flight, you may need to spend another night in Bozeman, if so we can help you with those arrangements.

You will return home with a lot of great memories and images, having learned more about wildlife photography.