Day Paddle on Yellowstone Lake
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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Trip Type: Kayaking & Canoeing
Duration: 6 hours
Paddling 2.5 miles each way along Yellowstone Lake, you’ll explore the rocky shores on this 6-hour trip, looking for eagles fishing along the way. Keep an eye out for elk, moose, and bison as they come down to the lake for a drink, and the otters playing in the lake. Your guides supply all the necessary kayaking equipment, an introduction to paddling techniques, and a delicious lunch. This day paddle can be enjoyed by people of every level of expertise; from novice to experienced. Single and double kayaks are available and no prior kayaking experience is required.
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Paddling 2.5 miles each way along Yellowstone Lake, you’ll explore the rocky shores on this 6-hour trip, looking for eagles fishing along the way. Keep an eye out for elk, moose, and bison as they come down to the lake for a drink, and the otters playing in the lake. Your guides supply all the necessary kayaking equipment, an introduction to paddling techniques, and a delicious lunch. This day paddle can be enjoyed by people of every level of expertise; from novice to experienced. Single and double kayaks are available and no prior kayaking experience is required.Day paddles meet at the marina at Grant Village on Yellowstone Lake at 9am. After a brief introduction to the area along with kayaking equipment (all equipment is provided) and techniques, your guide will lead you around the shoreline to the West Thumb Geyser Basin where there are many geothermal features on land and under water to explore from the kayaks. Many of these geothermal features on the lake are not accessible by any other means.
You'll continue on to the remote Potts Geyser Basin, exploring this primitive basin where there are no signs, no boardwalks and, most importantly, no other people. Then you'll stop at a secluded beach for a picnic lunch provided by your guides, then return the same way you came, arriving back to the vehicles around 2pm or 3pm in the afternoon, depending on the group. Lunches are deli-style, with sandwiches, chips, fruit and a cookie, and any specific dietary restrictions can be accommodated.
You'll continue on to the remote Potts Geyser Basin, exploring this primitive basin where there are no signs, no boardwalks and, most importantly, no other people. Then you'll stop at a secluded beach for a picnic lunch provided by your guides, then return the same way you came, arriving back to the vehicles around 2pm or 3pm in the afternoon, depending on the group. Lunches are deli-style, with sandwiches, chips, fruit and a cookie, and any specific dietary restrictions can be accommodated.
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