Watching the wolves of Yellowstone has become one of the premier activities of our nation’s first and many call best national park. The gray wolf was eradicated from the entire Rocky Mountains region in the early 1900s, with the last wolf in Yellowstone killed in 1926. At the time, wolves were considered pests and a Continue Reading →
Category: Snowshoeing
Is It Safe To Ski During COVID?
Is it safe to ski during COVID? The risks might be higher than you think. For six months, I have been telling our traveler community it is not travel itself that is the highest risk. It is what you do when you get there. And in terms of activities, I have extolled the benefits of Continue Reading →
Zephyr Adventures to Require COVID Tests on Upcoming Tour
Zephyr Adventures and its sister company Travel Montana will require participants and guides on their upcoming February 22 – 26 Yellowstone Winter Snowshoe Adventure to be tested for COVID-19 in advance. Although travel companies cheered the recent positive news about the Pfizer vaccine trial, the likelihood of a vaccine being available to the general public Continue Reading →
In The Words of Alumni: Yellowstone Winter Tour Review
This is the first post in a series we are calling “In The Words of Alumni” that will share feedback about a trip directly from the travelers who were just on it. Online reviews are becoming increasingly important for small businesses like ours (see our blog post on this topic). We are happy to tell Continue Reading →
Yellowstone in the Winter – Big Animals in Big Sky Country
Zephyr Adventures completed a 4-night, 5-day cross-country ski and snowshoe tour in Montana and Yellowstone National Park in February. Sub-zero temperatures and tromping through the woods may not be some peoples’ idea of a good time but the rich, inviting beauty of seeing Big Sky country in all its glory and with just a fraction of the Continue Reading →
Yellowstone Winter Adventure Featured in Shape Magazine
Our Yellowstone Winter Adventure that features cross-country skiing and snowshoeing was recently featured in Shape Magazine’s website as one of “7 Travel Destinations That Answer the Call of the Wild”. This is the third press mention we have had in 10 days! The Yellowstone Winter Adventure is truly an awesome and unique active vacation. Yellowstone Continue Reading →