June 12–20, 2008
Thursday, June 12
Depart RDU ~8:20 am
Arrive Bozeman, Montana ~1 pm
Travel to Yellowstone National Park (~2 hrs), check into cabins at Mammoth.
Group meeting
Dinner
Short hike and evening wildlife observations
Lodging at Mammoth Budget Cabins
Friday, June 13
6:30 am – breakfast at Mammoth
8 am – Native Americans in Yellowstone
10 am – Albright Visitor Center
11 am – lunch in Gardiner
2:30 pm – Meet with NPS wolf interpreter
Late afternoon wildlife observation in Lamar Vally
5 pm – dinner in Cooke City
Evening wildlife observations in Lamar
Lodging at Mammoth Budget Cabins
Saturday, June 14
5:30 am – depart for Lamar
8 am – breakfast at Roosevelt
10 am – hike Yellowstone River Picnic Area Trail
Lunch at picnic area
Check in at Roosevelt
5 pm – meet YERC coyote researchers in Lamar
Dinner in Cooke City
Evening wildlife observations in Lamar
Lodging at Roosevelt Rough Rider cabins
Sunday, June 15
5 am – wildlife observation in Lamar Valley
Breakfast on trail
8:30 am – Hike with wildlife photographer, Dan Hartman
Lunch in Cooke City
Tour of one room schoolhouse and Hartman gallery in Silver Gate
Hike Trout Lake trail — biology of Cutthroat trout and their role in ecosystem
Dinner in Cooke City
Group meeting
Lodging at Roosevelt Rough Rider cabins
Monday, June 16
5 am – wildlife observation in Lamar Valley
Breakfast in Cooke City
Ecology of the Beartooth Mountains
Picnic lunch in the Beartooths
Hike in the Beartooths
Dinner in Cooke City
Evening – wildlife observation in Lamar Valley
Lodging at Roosevelt Rough Rider cabins
Tuesday, June 17
5 am – wildlife observation in Lamar (optional)
Breakfast and check out of Roosevelt
Hike at Mt. Washburn — discussion of caldera
Late lunch at Canyon
Geology of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Bird study through Hayden Valley — Stop at LeHardy Rapids
Mud Volcano
Group meeting before dinner
Late dinner at Lake Hotel
Lodging at Yellowstone Lake Frontier cabins
Wednesday, June 18
Breakfast; check out of Lake cabine
Early morning hike along Pelican Creek Trail
Travel to Old Faithful; stop at West Thumb; lunch
Mid to late afternoon – Geology of the Upper Geyser Basin with NPS staff
Dinner
Group meeting
Lodging at Old Faithful Budget Cabins
Thursday, June 19
Early morning bird hike at Old Faithful
Breakfast at Snow Lodge; check out of Old Faithful
Visit Fountain Paint Pots
Lunch along Madison River — Trumpeter Swans and other wildlife of the river ecosystem
Obsidian Cliff
Stop at Golden Gate
Workshop review and evaluation
Dinner in Gardiner
Lodging at Mammoth Budget Cabins
Friday, June 20
Breakfast at Mammoth
Early morning hike in Mammoth area
Depart for Bozeman ~10 am
Leave Bozeman at 2 pm
Arrive in Raleigh 10 pm
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