Yellowstone - Teton Holiday Winter Wildlife Photography tour

Dec 27th - Jan 5th

Yellowstone and Grand Teton from Jackson Hole through snow coaching the interior of Yellowstone and ending in Lamar Valley, this is the ultimate Holiday Yellowstone-Grand Teton Winter Photography Tour.

Join Jess on this special wildlife photography exploration of the most dynamic wildlife ecosystem in North America at the perfect time. While most of the general Yellowstone and Grand Teton winter photography trips are operated from early January to early March, this trip is designed to get the most for the wildlife photographer. There is no other time and place where you have the opportunity to photograph big Moose with antlers, migrating Elk, Predators ( Wolves, Coyotes, Otters, Bobcats, and Foxes ) who have little contact with visitors for 6 weeks, Big Horn Sheep, Bison, and Pronghorn Antelope all in their prime condition.

We will begin this trip in Grand Teton National where the bull moose will generally be grouped up in bachelor bands with several large moose in each band. At this time of the year, there may be grizzlies still out of their dens as there have been in the past but to be honest, they could be denned, it just depends on the weather and availability of food. At this time of the year, Teton Elk are also migrating into the Elk Refuge so there can be good chances to photograph some big bulls.

Another special opportunity is Teton Wolves that are in a protected area and hunting for migrating wildlife.

The afternoon of the 30th we will take the scenic drive from Jackson to West Yellowstone where we will look for the winter Trumpeter Swans before we check into our rooms. On the morning of the 31th the road into the interior of the park will open to the public for over-snow travel in our custom 15 passenger Snowcoach with stand-up headroom and leg space. This part of the park will have been opened recently to public travel and previously closed since early November. This allows the predators to become less wary of the summer and fall crowds. This can be another exceptional chance to capture unique wildlife photos of otherwise elusive animals.

The snow will be light this early in the season but this means most of the prey animals who live in these higher elevations of the park will not have migrated to the winter range in Lamar and Paradise valleys. For the next three days from before sunrise until near dark we will explore the newly opened river basins of the Madison, Gibbon, and Yellowstone in search of Wolves, Coyotes, Foxes, Pine Marten, and the secretive Bobcats. Yes, there will be other distractions such as steaming thermal areas, waterfalls, and frosty landscape photos but that will be secondary to our dawn until dark search from the most charismatic predators in North America.

The Morning of January 3th will have us traveling through the scenic Gallatin river corridor on our way to Paradise Valley and the north entrance of Yellowstone. Here we will have three full days in the heart of the Yellowstone winter wildlife home, the famous Lamar valley. Bison, Elk, Big Horn Sheep, Coyotes and Wolves will be our main photo subjects here. After our final morning shoot we will load up a head for Bozeman in order to have you at the airport by 12 noon.

Plan to arrive in Jackson Wyoming in the late morning or early afternoon of Dec 27th and depart from Jackson afternoon on January 7th.

Included, all transportation, lodging, guiding, and instruction from Jackson airport on Dec 27th to departure from the Bozeman Montana airport noon on Dec 7th. There will be 6 photographers and 2 instructors.

Deposit $2500 non-refundable. Total cost $8900 final payment due 90 prior to departure.

A two day extension into Lamar Valley is available Contact

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Terms and Conditions

GROUP MINIMUM: Occasionally I am able to run a trip below our group minimum which is generally 3. In such instances, it may be necessary to apply a small group supplement. You would be contacted regarding such a situation but you would not be obligated to accept the new terms.RESERVATIONS: Your deposit is required to secure your place on any trip, with the balance due120 days prior to the departure date..Details of hotels, flight arrival recommendations, and other trip tips will be mailed when the tour is full.MEALS: Some meals and refreshments are included depending on the trip details, but not alcoholic beverages.ADMISSIONS: Access to public buildings and national parks etc. are not included in the land price.CANCELLATIONS: All cancellations must be confirmed in writing, and due to costs incurred by Jess Lee Photos in arranging a tour, deposits are non-refundable. Payment in full is required 120 days prior to departure. Cancellations after 120 days will receive a full refund( except deposit) if your spot can be filled from a waiting list or if you can fill your spot.JessLeePhotos LLC strongly suggests that tour participants invest in trip cancellation insurance..CANCELED EXPEDITIONS: In the event of insufficient tour sign-ups, JessLeePhotos reserves the right to cancel any given trip. However, JessLeePhotos is not responsible for expenses incurred by its customers.LUGGAGE: JessLeePhotos request that tour participants limit their luggage to the equivalent of one suitcase, one flight bag, one camera bag, and tripod. We ask that group members bear in mind space and comfort in our vehicles. All personal luggage is the responsibility of the owner so please keep the weight to a limit you can handle and other restrictions can be met.SMOKERS: Smoking is not permitted at meals or on vans. It can be permitted at photo stops where local ordinances permit, photography, and photographers are not affected.RESPONSIBILITY: JessLeePhotos LLC and its agents act only as agents for the passenger in all matters relating to travel arrangements, and as such, do not assume responsibility for injury, accident, damage, loss, delay, or irregularity which may occur via defect of transportation or any other cause. JessLeePhotos reserves the right to substitute hotels, and other previously outlined arrangements as necessary, to either improve or equal the travel experience.JessLeePhotos reserves the right to pass on to tour members any additional and unplanned expenditures incurred during the tour, via events beyond JessLeePhotos' control.The right is reserved to accept or decline any person as a member of any tour. Payment of tour fees by trip participants constitutes their acceptance of all conditions contained herein including but not limited to injury, death, or other liability incurred during a trip.

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I am aware that Photography Workshops entail risks of injury or death to any participant. I understand the description of these inherent risks is not complete and that other unknown or unanticipated inherent risks may result in injury or death. I agree to assume and accept full responsibility for the risks identified herein and those inherent risks not specifically identified. My participation in this activity is purely voluntary; no one is forcing me to participate, and I elect to participate in spite of and with full knowledge of the inherent risks.

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I certify that I am fully capable of participating in this activity. Therefore, I assume and accept full responsibility for myself, including all minor children in my care, custody, and control, for bodily injury, death, or loss of personal property and expenses as a result of those inherent risks and dangers identified herein and those inherent risks and dangers not specifically identified, and, as a result of my negligence in participating in this activity.

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