North America Photography Tour - Wildlife, History and Culture from Yellowstone National Park to Badlands National Park

Day 7: Yellowstone National Park – Norris Geyser Basin – Old Faithful– Pahaska Tepee - Cody
Today, we visit Norris Geyser Basin, the most active area at Yellowstone. Then, we explore Old Faithful area followed by a walk and drive along Lake Yellowstone. We take lunch at Pahaska Tepee, Buffalo Bill's hunting lodge and overnight in nearby cabins.

Lower Yellowstone
Falls

Deer and Buck
 

Norris Geyser Basin
 

Day 8: Cody, Wyoming
In the morning you can sign-up for an optional horseback ride  or relax. In the afternoon we  visit five museums under one roof at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. Evening in Cody, night in or near Cody, Wyoming.

Yellowstone Lake
 

Buffalo Bill Historic Center, Cody

Hotel Irma
 

Day 9: Mustangs – Bighorn Mountains – Buffalo, Wyoming
Participate at an optional Jeep tour lead by a local guide to the prairie outside of Cody to discover wild mustang horses. Then drive over the Bighorn Mountains, watch for occasional moose, stop at Shell Falls for a walk. Night in historic Sheridan, WY.

Mustang Stallion
 

Mustang Herd
 

Shell Falls Bighorn

Mountains 

Day 10: Fort Phil Kearny - Devil’s Tower National Monument – Black Hills – Spearfish Canyon - Deadwood
Learn about Bozeman Trail history at Fort Phil Kearny. Then drive to see a stunning volcanic formation at Devil’s Tower and discover prairie dog colonies nearby. For the evening we drive to the Black Hills area through Spearfish Canyon with its waterfalls, watching for bald eagles and mountain goats. 2 nights in Wild West town Deadwood, South Dakota

Devil's Tower
Wyoming

Prairie Dogs
 

Wild West Town

Deadwood

Day 11: Gold Mine Lead – Bear Butte State Park – Piedmont
Take a gold mine tour in lead, then see learn about Native history and see bison herds at Bear Butte State Park, a native spiritual area. Walk in an amazing millions of years old petrified forest near Piedmont.

Black Hills Museum
 

Bear Butte
Buffalo Herd

Petrified Forest

Piedmont

Day 12: Crazy Horse – Custer State Park – Mount Rushmore – Badlands National Park
Sights include two giant rock carvings, the first being Crazy Horse, still under construction, and Mt. Rushmore, a completed sculpting of 4 presidents’ heads. Also hike and see wildlife in gorgeous rocky landscape of Custer State Park. Night at log cabins the gateway of  Badlands National Park.

Crazy Horse
Rock Monument

Mt.Rushmore
South Dakota

Custer State Park
South Dakota

Day 13: Badlands National Park – Soda Springs - Fort Robinson Nebraska - Lusk
Badlands National Park is filled with North American wildlife including bison, bighorn sheep, rabbits and snakes. With prairies, brightly colored hills and out of this world rock formations this is the perfect stop for nature photography. On to Soda Springs we visit a rare dig of mammoths. Our drive leads through Oglala National Grassland, home of Pronghorn Antelopes and many raptors. A cultural highlight is a short visit to Fort Robinson in Nebraska. Night in Lusk, Wyoming

Badlands N.P.
 

Bison Herd
crossing road

Mammoth Site

Day 14: Fort Laramie - Register Cliff - Wild Animal Sanctuary - Denver
Explore famous Fort Laramie and learn about American history of the West. Then stop at Register Cliff where immigrants of the Oregon Trail have left their marks in 1850. At a visit to the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Denver you will have a last opportunity to observer and take photos of rare native carnivores including Grizzly bears, wolves, mountain lions and others. We spend our last evening and the night in Denver.

Fort Laramie

Register Cliff

Wild Animal Sanctuary
Grizzly bear
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