Days 2 through 6… We shall leave Salt Lake the following morning for Jackson Hole, Wyoming, our base for the next five nights. The small town of Jackson is ideally located close to Grand Teton National Park where we have a week to explore this area at our leisure. Unlike many of my other trips where we move every couple of days to a new location and are somewhat at the mercy of the weather, this Holiday Workshop allows us the opportunity to visit areas at various times under different lighting conditions.

The Teton Range are at their very best at sunrise and early morning. Alpen glow displays are often fabulous, bathing the mountains in a warm pinkish light. Over the course of the week we shall be up and out early to capture this light along the many various viewpoints along the Rockefeller Parkway, which parallels the Grand Tetons.
We shall also visit Moulton Ranch, an old abandoned building along Mormon Row which as the rising sun first strikes makes the barn glow. Later that morning we shall have the time to photograph the many other historical buildings with the Tetons providing the backdrop. Another sunrise will be spent at Schwabacher’s Landing where a mirror reflection of the mountains shine in the Snake River. Similar images will be found at Oxbow Bend with
Mount Moran, and hopefully we shall have some rising mist and colourful Aspens to add to the atmospheric effects.

Days 7 through 13… Our second week will be spent in Yellowstone National Park, one of the largest parks in the USA. World famous for its geysers, fumroles, waterfalls and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, we shall be kept very busy exploring this wonderful location. Early mornings will find us mostly in the geyser areas of the park, at such places as the Midway Geyser Basin, Black Sands and Biscuit Basin. Here we will find dozens of richly coloured paint pots of bubbling mud and active geysers. You will have ample time to spend in each location. We shall also visit the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River as it thunders and drops hundreds of feet, winding its way past golden coloured cliffs. During the afternoons we shall have the opportunity to view and photograph the wildlife that is abundant, especially in the Hayden Valley. Here we are likely to see Bison and Elk. We also have a good chance to see either Black or Grizzly Bears in the Tower and Dunraven Pass area. We should also see Moose along the Yellowstone River.

One of the best aspects of a trip like this to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons is the ability that we have in being in the right place at the right time. Even if we were to experience some inclement weather conditions we can always return at a later date, when the light is right. This allows us to have a flexible itinerary, visiting locations under the best conditions.

Day 14… We leave West Yellowstone and return to Salt Lake where we shall spend the night prior to your return flight to the UK.