Yellowstone Wolf Moon January Tour 2027

Overview

In normal years we are in to popping trees by early January. My father told stories of air temperatures in the negative 60's at Lions Head during January. While those days are gone expect sharply cold mornings with fairy dust hanging in the air, the morning sky aglow from the ice crystals floating about.

We pick you up at your lodging or at the Bozeman airport and head directly in to the park taking time to stop and look at the hundreds to thousands of elk gathering near the road in the Paradise Valley and then the bighorn sheep an pronghorn closer to Yellowstone. Checking in to our lodging we will spend the afternoon exploring the surrounding area and may head up to the Mammoth Terraces before dark.

We will spend the next two days exploring the Northern Range, looking for wolves, coyotes, foxes, eagles and whoever else Mother Nature has to offer. There will be snowy, frosty bison. The bull moose in Yellowstone keep their antlers deeper in to the winter than the bulls in Grand Teton so we will see them as well.

We usually see mountain goats clinging to the crags in the northeast corner of the park. Mountain lions are occasionally seen as well.

On our third full day in Yellowstone we take a private snowcoach in to the interior. There's a bit of luck involved but the Wapiti Lake Pack is regularly seen in the interior. We will have a choice of going to Old Faithful or to Lower Yellowstone Falls and the Hayden Valley.

We will spend our final two days back on the Northern Range looking for more wildlife and wintry landscapes before heading up to Bozeman late on Friday afternoon. We stay close to the airport on Friday night.

Our all-inclusive private tours are designed for families, friends and couples. We take up to 6 guests across two SUVs so that everyone has a door and window that opens. We stay in contact via radio and, soon, satellite. We maintain a good network of friends and fellow guides so have close to real time information on any wildlife.

This tour can be booked as a tour as a photography workshop or anywhere in between. We will give you as much or as little photography instruction as you like. We also take a lot of video with our Swarovski spotting scope and provide that to you for free.

When photographing or filming we always prioritize the safety and wellbeing of our wildlife. We do not pursue any creatures off of the road or in to the woods.

January 2

Pick up at lodging or airport in Bozeman. Drive through Paradise Valley to Gardiner. Visit Mammoth Terrace and surrounding area. Lunch in Bozeman. Dinner in Gardiner. Lodging at Yellowstone Gateway Inn.

January 3

Tour and photograph along Yellowstone's Northern Range looking for wildlife and landscapes, going where the wildlife is. Breakfast, lunch in the field. Dinner in Gardiner. Lodging at Yellowstone Gateway Inn.

January 4

Tour and photograph along Yellowstone's Northern Range looking for wildlife and landscapes, going where the wildlife is. Breakfast, lunch in the field. Dinner in Gardiner. Lodging at Yellowstone Gateway Inn.

January 5

Private snowcoach from Mammoth in to Yellowstone's interior. Breakfast, lunch in the field. Dinner in Gardiner. Lodging at Yellowstone Gateway Inn.

January 6

Tour and photograph along Yellowstone's Northern Range looking for wildlife and landscapes, going where the wildlife is. Breakfast, lunch in the field. Dinner in Gardiner. Lodging at Yellowstone Gateway Inn.

January 7

Tour and photography along Yellowstone's famous Northern Range for most of day. Drive back to Bozeman in evening. Breakfast, lunch in the field. Dinner in Bozeman. Lodging at Holiday Inn Express & Suites Belgrade.

January 8

Transfer to Bozeman Airport for flight home.