Our
MISSION at Rocky Mountain Photo Adventures is to combine top notch instruction
with fun-filled, once-in-a-lifetime adventures overflowing with unmatched photo
opportunities.
Our ALUMNI
includes people from all walks of life...college students and business
owners to homemakers, retirees, and CEOs. Skill levels range from aspiring
beginners to seasoned professionals. Small group size allows us to provide
personalized instruction for all.
Our PROGRAMS
are designed by photographers, led by photographers, and conducted with you, the
photographer, in mind. Unlike other tour companies that includes photography as
part of their activities, we are committed to in-depth photo exploration of our
wild brothers and sisters along with the wild places they inhabit. It's true when we say that we
offer. . .
Participants
learn everything from animal behavior and composition, to the many intricacies
of digital and film photography.
Small group size allows one-on-one instruction for each and every
individual regardless of photographic experience or knowledge.
Here's
what you receive when you sign up for one of our Photo Adventures
* FREE
Nature Photographer subscription --- an $18 value
* The
ADVENTURE of a lifetime --- Priceless!
. . . plus, all
former
workshop alumni receive a $100 discount
on any extended workshop of their choice.
200
8 Schedule
Apr
13-19 Exotic Rainforest Hummingbirds
Leader:
Weldon Lee
Ecuador's
cloud forest is home for this truly unique, exotic hummingbird photography workshop.
Subjects range from the magnificent Violet-tailed Sylph and Sparkling Violetear
to the elfin-like Booted Racket-tail. The number of species is overwhelming -
over 20 different species in a single day is common. Professional backdrops
and
personalized instruction offer everything needed for breathtaking images.
Apr
19-28 Galapagos Wildlife
Leader:
Weldon Lee
Galapagos
- the name speakes for itself. Offering unbelievable photo opportunities, this
magical archipelage situated 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific
Ocean is home to an amazing variety of species including boobies, albatross, frigatebirds, flamingos, penguins, marine iguanas, giant tortoises,
and sea lions to name just a few.
May
10-24 Ultimate
Botswana
Leader:
Weldon Lee
Imagine
a world where land and sky stretch on forever and days are miles and miles of
open country without a soul in sight. A land that's home to the world's
largest elephant population, where herds of giraffe, numbering upwards of 50 ,
watch in curiosity as a lone safari vehicle passes by. A place where nights are
campfires in the bush beneath an African sky filled with stars. your senses
filled with the sounds of a distant lioness calling her pride as your drift off
to sleep. If this is your vision of Africa, then Botswana and this adventure are
for you.
May
24-31 Wildlife of South Africa
Leader:
Weldon Lee
This
adventure takes place in South African's Baleue Private Nature Reserve, arguably
the best game viewing area in the entire Greater Kruger National Park Management
Area. World-famous for its abundant wildlife, the area is home to the Big Five -
Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Lion, Leopard, and Rhino.
June
15-21 Land of the Midnight Sun
Leader:
Weldon Lee
In
Alaska's Far North, just south of the Arctic Circle near Nome, Alaska, is the
home of one of the world's most accessible herds of wild, free roaming Musk Ox.
Time to coincide with calving season, this adventure offers opportunities to
photograph newborn calves. The area is also home to a variety of other wildlife
including moose, grizzly, and caribou. There's more! The region is also one of
the richest breeding areas for birds in North America offering photo
opportunities for species such as Red-throated and Pacific Loons, Tundra Swans,
Red-breasted Mergansers, Harlequin Ducks, and Willow Ptarmigan, to name but a
few.
July
27-Aug 2 Alaska Wildlife: Bears, Eagles & Puffins
Leader:
Weldon Lee
Brown
bears! Bald Eagles! Horned and Tufted Puffins! This adventure provides unlimited
opportunities to photograph Alaskan brown bears, up-close-and-personal, in the
safety of knowledgeable guides, and without the presence of other groups. In
other words, just you, the bears, and a small group of friends.
Aug
10-16 Bears! Bears! Bears!
Leader:
Weldon Lee
Taking
place in southeast Alaska, this adventure offers the world's most unique
opportunity to photograph both Alaskan brown bears and the American black bear.
Join us on this adventure as we photograph these magnificent creatures. Scenic
mountain lakes, cascading waterfalls. and mist enshrouded glaciers add the coup
de grace to this unique adventure.
Aug
24-30 Land of the Polar Bear
Leader:
Weldon Lee
In
keeping with our tradition of photographing wildlife Up-Close-And-Personal, we
offer this one-of-a-kind adventure that is truly different from Churchill. Our
base of operations is a remote stretch of Hudson Bay coastline situated at the
southern tip of Wapusk National Park in the Tatnum Wildlife Management Area of
Manitoba, in Canada's sub-Arctic wilderness.
Sept
21-27 Colorado Fall Wildlife
Leaders:
Weldon Lee
Wildlife
photography at its best! Bugling bull elk, moose, and
spectacular mountain landscapes will fill your viewfinder as the glory of
Colorado's fall colors provide the backdrop.
Oct 5-11 The Maine Moose
Leader:
Weldon Lee
Experience
the magic of a bull moose wading across a woodland stream at sunrise, nearby
mountains reflected in its waters, and the magnificence of blazing fall colors
as your backdrop. This is what you can expect on this adventure into Maine's
north woods.
Nov
9-18 Bald Eagles of Alaska
Leader:
Weldon Lee
Join
us in the Valley of the Eagles near
Haines, Alaska,
where some 3500 eagles gather along the Chilkat
River to feed upon a late run of salmon in what is known as the world's
largest gathering of eagles.
Nov
29-Dec 6 Birds of Bosque del Apache
Leader:
Bob Smith
Bosque
is a bird photographer's paradise. Photograph thousands of sandhill cranes and
snow geese, plus a wide variety of other birds and mammals.
