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最近，閱讀了自然生態旅遊攝影作家林心雅與李文堯夫婦所撰寫的三本遊記：《優勝美地‧四季之歌/Yosemite ‧Four Seasons 》、《凝固的波浪：科羅拉多高原》、《 跟我去阿拉斯加‧Only in Alaska》，同時也欣賞了2009.3.15英國廣播公司﹝BBC﹞製作播出的自然記錄影片《黃石公園/秋‧冬‧夏》三集共約150分鐘，令人心嚮往之。
事實上，在這之前，已無意間先閱讀到一位以LKK為筆名的網友，騎重型機車至世界各大洲探險的旅記。其中包括：他以兩個月的時間，環繞北美洲四個角：
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4樓. Epicurus' Garden2011/09/29 19:06a marmot col -40 sleeping bag
As for temperature, anything goes in the winter. It does get cold--like -40F. Sometimes, however it is nice, like +20F. You need to be prepared for both. Since you have camped in Alaska etc. you don't need me to tell you the value of staying dry and of layering clothes. I had various fleeces, gor-tex and a marmot col -40 sleeping bag--I was comfortable most of the time.
Travel in the park is difficult and in a state of transition. There are no roads open except the road through Mamoth. To get to the interior people either use the snowcoaches or snowmobile. Snowmobile rental is expensive. Aside from those options, it's snowshoes or skis--both of which are tough when you have winter camping gear and photo gear. Since you are after wolves, you will probably have some big glass--If snowmobiles are banned next winter you may have a tough time getting around. If I can be helpful in a more specific way, feel free to email me. Good Luck.
3樓. philosopher2011/09/29 18:32wildlife photography in Yellowstone(3)
Unless you can hook up with a research team and get permission to follow them as they track the wolves I would not be too optimistic about successfully photographing them. However, you should be able to photograph elk, bison, coyote, big horn sheep, and pronghorn with relative ease (at least compared to wolves) in different areas of the park. Pronghorn are usually located in the Gardiner area, big horn sheep can be seen along the Gardiner/Cook City road if your lucky (we saw one for two consecutive days in the same general area). Coyote and elk may also be seen along that road. There are some bison, but inside the park is, in my opinion, better for them, particularly as they tend to hang around near the Geyser basins which makes for more interesting photo ops. You can also see some elk and coyote inside the park, particularly in the area of Old Faithful and for elk, along the Madison to Norris road. Bald eagles are usually visible but tough to photograph. Trumpeter swans should also be in the area, usually in the Madison River or Yellowstone River south of the Canyon area.
Note, however, that if you cannot camp in the back country and are limited to the Mammoth Hot Springs campground, the only road in the park open to winter traffic is the one between Gardiner/Mammoth and Cook City. All other roads in the park are closed, and at this time it is unknown whether the park service will ban snowmobiles inside the park. If it does, your only way inside the park will be by snowcoach, skis, or snow shoes.
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2樓. philosopher2011/09/29 18:30wildlife photography in Yellowstone(2)
As for wolves, there are now about 150 wolves in the park in several packs (according to a research biologist tracking wolves with whom I spoke in Feb. during my last visit). Most of the wolves are in the northern part of the park (but there is at least one pack inside the park not too far from Old Faithful, at least as of this past winter), with the best opportunity for viewing along the Gardiner-Cook City road early in the morning. Having said that, it is still unlikely that you will be able to see, let alone photograph, any wolves from the road. The research biologists use radio collars to track the wolves and, at least inside the park (where I met the researcher) use snow shoes to hike in to locate the wolves. During my Feb. visit we did see a carcas from a wolf kill (later confirmed by the researcher whom we directed to the kill). However, it was a long way from the road and the only reason we saw it was because there was a coyote on it that some other folks had spotted before we came by.
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1樓. philosopher2011/09/29 18:28wildlife photography in Yellowstone(1)
Mark Van Bergh , May 23, 2000
I can't answer all your questions but do have some hopefully useful information. The only campground in Yellowstone open in winter is at Mammoth Hot Springs. I don't know if the park allows back country camping in winter. Temperatures in Dec./Jan. are usually sub-zero at night warming up daytime to low to mid-30's, or lower. At least this has been my experience in three winter trips to Yellowstone in Dec., Jan. and Feb. But none of those trips occurred during a really cold spell, when temperatures can be much lower.
Nature (PBS) - Yellowstone in Winter (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A_gPLYksv0
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