wilder Women's Yellowstone Backpacking Journey 

• • A private chat community for participants
• • Two experienced backcountry guides
• • Four coaching sessions with Jenny: One group session and one 1:1 session prior to the trip, and one group and one 1:1 session after the trip
• • Transportation from Gardiner, MT to and from the trailhead
• • All backcountry reservation and site fees (Yellowstone entrance fees not included)
• • Education on backcountry skills and ethics, including how to travel and camp safely in bear country
• • Healthy and hearty backcountry meals
• • Group gear including cooking gear, stoves, fuel, water filtration, bear food storage equipment
• • Use of trekking poles
• • Guides will have emergency satellite communication as well as Wilderness First Aid/Responder & CPR certifications
• • Canister of bear spray/adult including training on how to safely and correctly use it

• • Transportation to and from Gardiner, Montana
• • Accommodations and meals before and after your trip
• • Personal backpacking clothing and equipment. We will provide detailed equipment lists, and suggestions on how to rent backpacking gear you don't already own. *Tent (shared 2 person) rental is available for an additional fee.
• • Gratuity for your Yellowstone Wild guide.

When you register, we'll provide a detailed clothing and equipment list and walk you through making sure you'll have everything you need to be safe and comfortable on the trail. Just let us know if you would like to see a copy of the list before registering. *Optional gear rental of a backpack, ultralight tent, 15-20 degree sleeping bag, and an inflatable mattress is available for an additional $200.

• While backpacking experience is not required, you will need to be comfortable traveling up to 7-8 miles in varied, mountainous terrain on regular day hikes and be able to carry your own pack and gear weighing approximately 35 pounds. 
• There will be multiple crossings of Pebble Creek, which should be knee deep or less in September. We will be traveling at elevations of 7300-8400 feet on the main route and up to 9500 for those who opt to climb Bliss Pass.
• *Please review the itinerary closely to make sure the daily miles and elevation gains match your fitness level.

• A deposit in the amount of 30% of the trip total is due at the time of booking. The balance due will be charged to the card on file 45 days prior to your tour departure date.
• Should you need to cancel your tour with us **more than** 45 days prior to your tour departure date, your deposit is fully refundable minus a $200.00 administrative fee.
• Should you need to cancel your tour **within** 45 days of your tour departure date, your payment is non-refundable.
• We strongly recommend that you purchase third-party travel insurance that will protect you in case of unforeseen cancellations or changes to your travel plans.
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  Should your tour need to be canceled due to factors beyond our control, including (but not limited to) extreme weather conditions, wildfire, natural disaster, park closure, airline cancellations, war, government shutdown, pandemic, or an “Act of God” we are unable to offer a cash refund. As a small business, we are rarely able to make exceptions.

Yellowstone National Park is a very large place divided by mountain ranges, deep valleys and a massive lake. The weather within the 2.2 million acres can vary widely, so checking the weather in the park can be a difficult task. We recommend checking several different NOAA weather stations around the park, and working an average of those if you’re planning to travel around the entirety of the park.

In general, during the summer months you can expect daytime highs in the 60s-80s (Fahrenheit) and nighttime lows in the 20s-40s.  Afternoon thunderstorms are common, and we can get snow and freezing temperatures any month of the year.

• As a licensed Commercial Use Permit holder with Yellowstone National Park, we must follow all park rules and regulations. Additionally, as life-long proponents of wildlife and wild places, we will also follow our own ethical wildlife viewing practices. We will take this opportunity to teach you about how we can have the very best backcountry experience while leaving as little impact as possible.

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  While on tour with Yellowstone Wild LLC, we will observe the following park rules (subject to law enforcement):

  • Keep at least 25 yards from all wildlife
  • Keep at least 100 yards from wolves and bears
  • Avoid remaining near or approaching wildlife, including birds, at any distance that disturbs or displaces
    the animal.
  • Avoid allowing any wildlife to obtain human food.  This means we will properly store all food, cooking gear, toiletries, etc. at all times.
  • Additionally, we will follow (and teach) all Leave No Trace ethics:
  • Plan ahead and prepare.
  • Travel and camp on durable surfaces: We will stay on trails when possible, or travel respectfully off-trail when appropriate, and we will select durable camping locations to minimize our environmental impacts.
  • Dispose of waste properly:  We will pack out all trash and food waste, and we will dispose of human waste properly.
  • Leave what you find:  We will not remove any natural objects from the backcountry.
  • Minimize campfire impacts:  We will build small campfires in existing fire rings, burn fuels completely, and extinguish fires completely.
  • Respect wildlife:  We will maintain legal and ethical distances from all wildlife, and we will do our best to not disturb them.
  • Be respectful of other visitors.

• This trip is designed for you if:
• • You feel like the “real you” got lost somewhere along the way after years of showing up for everyone else.
• • You’re standing at a crossroads as your roles are changing, or your body is shifting, and asking yourself, who am I now?
• • You sense a turning point and know there’s more—even if you can’t yet name what’s next.
• • You long for time, space, and permission to sort through what’s stirring inside you.
• • You feel most at home in nature, where the trail, trees, and open sky seem to understand something essential about you.
• • And you’re ready to slow down, listen deeply, name what your soul is longing for, and walk toward a life that feels more authentically and unmistakably you.
• This trip is probably not for you if:
• • You’re simply looking for a physical adventure or a backpacking trip without the reflective and personal growth components woven in. 
  • Carrying your own gear, sleeping on the ground, living simply in the backcountry for multiple nights and facing the inherent discomforts of traveling and camping in wild places doesn't feel like a fun challenge or adventure. 
  • You don't welcome the shared conversation and vulnerability that naturally unfold in a small, intentional circle of women.

• • You feel like the “real you” got lost somewhere along the way after years of showing up for everyone else.
• • You’re standing at a crossroads as your roles are changing, or your body is shifting, and asking yourself, who am I now?
• • You sense a turning point and know there’s more—even if you can’t yet name what’s next.
• • You long for time, space, and permission to sort through what’s stirring inside you.
• • You feel most at home in nature, where the trail, trees, and open sky seem to understand something essential about you.
• • And you’re ready to slow down, listen deeply, name what your soul is longing for, and walk toward a life that feels more authentically and unmistakably you.
• • You feel like the “real you” got lost somewhere along the way after years of showing up for everyone else.
• • You’re standing at a crossroads as your roles are changing, or your body is shifting, and asking yourself, who am I now?
• • You sense a turning point and know there’s more—even if you can’t yet name what’s next.
• • You long for time, space, and permission to sort through what’s stirring inside you.
• • You feel most at home in nature, where the trail, trees, and open sky seem to understand something essential about you.
• • And you’re ready to slow down, listen deeply, name what your soul is longing for, and walk toward a life that feels more authentically and unmistakably you.