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Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour
« on: January 04, 2017, 04:09:29 AM »
I'm super excited, our Christmas gift from my parents is a vacation! We're going to Yellowstone for 5 days (I think 5) on a snowmobile trip.  :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: We're going through Two Top Yellowstone http://www.twotopsnowmobile.com/ has anyone gone ?? Any tips or reviews or pictures? "Old Faithful Geyser Basin Tour" and "Yellowstone Park Grand Canyon Tour" is on our list then I don't know for the other days. I am just geeking out in excitement so no real reason for this thread except for that :) never done anything like this.

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Re: Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2017, 04:21:57 AM »
Awesome :tup:
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Re: Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2017, 05:07:28 AM »
Fun! :D

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Re: Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2017, 05:26:10 AM »
Carry some extra batteries for your camera and keep them close to your body. The cold will eat them alive. Looking forward to the photos. Remember you'll need lots of +E.C. (exposure compensation) to properly expose a scene with snow.

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Re: Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2017, 06:39:28 AM »
Cool!  Enjoy trip. Never been into the park myself, so can't give guidance on that.  For the sled, make sure you have good boots and gloves.  I'm sure they will have the rest of the gear for you. 
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Re: Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2017, 06:46:13 AM »
Cool!  Enjoy trip. Never been into the park myself, so can't give guidance on that.  For the sled, make sure you have good boots and gloves.  I'm sure they will have the rest of the gear for you.

I did it last year. It was a cool trip. The outfitter we went with had everything to rent, all I had to bring was base layers.

Lots of bison, a few elk, a coyote, and beautiful scenery. The elk migrated out.  The ones we saw were standing in the river begging to be put out of their misery. My guess is a predator of some sort close by.

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Re: Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2017, 07:21:03 AM »
We did this trip years ago and will probably do it again in the next few years with the keys.  Definitely one of my favorite vacations of all time.  Scenery was epic, lots of stuff to take photos of.

The crows are pretty crafty there.  Don't leave any food in the back of your snowmobile.  We watched them get into multiple snowmobiles and pull out everything to get to a bag of chips or a sandwich.
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Re: Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2017, 07:21:43 AM »
You guys are going to have a fantastic time. That place is heaven on earth if you love the outdoors and the wonder of relatively unchanged landscape!! I haven't done the snowmobile thing but spent a few weeks through there a couple years ago. Get a map and hit as much as possible. Bring a spotting scope or at least binoculars (unless your guide has them) When we were there, Lamar Valley held a pack of wolves and the grizzlies. We were self guided so I'm sure we missed a ton and can't wait to get back.
You should have a trip of a lifetime, bundle up!! :tup:
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Re: Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2017, 07:33:36 AM »
We had a guide with our trip and he was worth it for sure.  Tons of land and he spent everyday in the park so he knew exactly where the animals were.  We would just be bombing along on the road and all of a sudden he would slow down and point out animals.  He also knew what days to go where and the best routes to take to for less traffic at each viewing area.  Our guide was included in our snowmobile rental fee.
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Re: Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2017, 07:38:35 AM »
Oh and don't throw snowballs at a Bison, apparently they lose their sense of humor in the cold.  :dunno:
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Re: Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2017, 07:42:04 AM »
Oh and don't throw snowballs at a Bison, apparently they lose their sense of humor in the cold.  :dunno:
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Re: Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2017, 08:10:07 AM »
We did this last year for a week over the period between Christmas and New Years.

It was spectacular and very cold.

Almost all of the animals are up around Lamar Valley.  You'll see an elk or bison here or there down by the geyser basins, but most critter things prefer Lamar valley.  If you get any chance to check out things on your own, the Lone Star Geyser was super cool and remote.  All of the hot springs are pretty neat to look at and walk around.  If you're going to stay in the park, bring some booze and food in with you if you want it because there's limited (expensive) availability inside the park.  There's a "Riverside" Geyser I believe its called that is also super cool.  There's an app that has the Geyser schedules on it so you can see when they're supposed to go off.  I'd get that if you have time to wait for Geysers.  We found cross country skis the best way to get around if you had to be on foot, for what its worth.

There's nobody around (virtually) in the winter.  I'd do it again in a heartbeat.  We have some amazing photos of wolves, fox, bighorn, bison, elk, geysers, and pools from that trip.  You'll have a blast. 

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Re: Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2017, 08:14:33 AM »
Well then
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Re: Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2017, 08:44:34 AM »
Here's a couple...

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Re: Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2017, 08:53:05 AM »

I even uploaded a geyser video for you guys....

 


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