Wolf at Gardiner Montana

Gardiner, Montana, sitting right at Yellowstone National Park's North Entrance, serves as the winter base for tracking the park's wolves out into the Lamar Valley. February visits offer the best chance of catching packs against the snow-covered landscape, with the town's proximity to the entrance making early starts into the valley straightforward. This is the setting used for the Winter Wildlife of Yellowstone holiday, where Gardiner's location becomes the launch point each morning for wolf watching. Patience and warm layers are essential, as sightings depend on the packs' movements through the valley at this time of year.