We ran our first Family Adventure back in 2005. Although I am Zephyr’s owner and a longtime tour guide, I took part as a tour participant since I was chaperoning my niece and nephew. Fast forward 13 years and we are still running Family Adventures (including a Colorado Family Adventure in 2019.) This past July, we again Continue Reading →
Category: Yellowstone
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 →
Family Vacations for All Types of Families
The reality is, many of us still presume “family” equates to the standard nuclear definition: mom, dad, and two kids. Our Colorado Family Tour scheduled for this June 25 – 29 is decidedly, instead, fit for families of all types. Here are a few examples: Yes, two-parent families will love the tour. The structure of our Continue Reading →
Embarking On The Ultimate Family Vacation – Yellowstone!
All of us at Zephyr Adventures love Yellowstone. It is truly an amazing national park and, located as it is in the backyard of our headquarters in Red Lodge, Montana, we think it is the single best park in the world. Geysers, mudpots, wild animals, and beautiful scenery all combine to make it a wonderful Continue Reading →
How To Enjoy Winter In Yellowstone
A visit to Yellowstone, our country’s first (and in my opinion, best) national park, is a phenomenal experience like no other. But in the winter, a visit there is transformed to nearly a holy pilgrimage to Mother Nature herself. There are no crowds to distract you from the steaming horizons, blinding sunlight and blue skies Continue Reading →
How to NOT Be a Bad National Parks Tourist
This year is the 100th anniversary of the National Parks Service. As we celebrate such a momentous occasion, we all need to remember exactly what the National Parks Service was created for – to protect and honor our country’s natural beauty. It disheartens me that we have seen so many stories in the news about Continue Reading →
Epic Adventures with a Real-Life Beerbarian
Main photo credit: Zak Jokela Meet Doug Bailey, resident Beerbarian for Zephyr Adventures and Red Lodge Ales. Doug is a bit of a jack-of-all-trades. Not only does he know his beer, but he can teach you how to snowboard, wrangle a horse, navigate rapids, and make a mean cocktail, all while wearing a kilt. We had Continue Reading →
The Dangers of Selfies
We’ve all seen them – tourists contorting their bodies and smiling while they stretch their arms out to snap the “perfect” picture to prove they were there. And honestly, I know I’ve been guilty of snapping a few of myself from time to time. Love’em or hate’em #selfies are happening everywhere. Recently on our Yellowstone Continue Reading →
Father-Son Travel Duo:The Mighty Pribyl Boys
One of the best parts of our job at Zephyr Adventures is getting the opportunity to meet such wonderful and interesting people. We love hearing about where people are from, the places they’ve traveled, and the experiences they’ve had. With Father’s Day approaching, we thought we would highlight a great Father/Son pair – Gerald and 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 →