My 12-year old daughter and I were looking for an experience of a lifetime while visiting Yellowstone. One of these was an opportunity to see lots of wildlife while... read more in the Park. I found Cara’s wildlife viewing company online and read the past reviews. This was a complete gamble, but the reviews I read and Cara’s website made me feel a whole lot better about investing the time and money. We woke early to get a jump on the wildlife and Cara picked us up at our lodge. She came armed and ready with morning snacks, coffee, hot cocoa, and a big smile. We drove to Lamar Valley and spent much of the time talking about the park, the wildlife, Cara’s experience, and what we could expect to see. First sighting was a mother mule deer and her fawn; second sighting was a large male grizzly bear; third sighting was lots and lots of bison and wouldn’t you know two black wolves scoping out their potential prey! We stayed at this location for close to 45 minutes watching and waiting for the action. It was fabulous and heart-racing to see the wolves. Cara’s spotting scopes made a world of difference, including a couple of pair of good quality binoculars. Animals that were approx 1/4 mile away appeared as if they were only a couple of hundred yards away! Fourth sighting was a mother grizzly and two cubs and a few... My 12-year old daughter and I were looking for an experience of a lifetime while visiting Yellowstone. One of these was an opportunity to see lots of wildlife while in the Park.

I found Cara’s wildlife viewing company online and read the past reviews. This was a complete gamble, but the reviews I read and Cara’s website made me feel a whole lot better about investing the time and money.

We woke early to get a jump on the wildlife and Cara picked us up at our lodge. She came armed and ready with morning snacks, coffee, hot cocoa, and a big smile. We drove to Lamar Valley and spent much of the time talking about the park, the wildlife, Cara’s experience, and what we could expect to see. First sighting was a mother mule deer and her fawn; second sighting was a large male grizzly bear; third sighting was lots and lots of bison and wouldn’t you know two black wolves scoping out their potential prey! We stayed at this location for close to 45 minutes watching and waiting for the action. It was fabulous and heart-racing to see the wolves. Cara’s spotting scopes made a world of difference, including a couple of pair of good quality binoculars. Animals that were approx 1/4 mile away appeared as if they were only a couple of hundred yards away! Fourth sighting was a mother grizzly and two cubs and a few eagles and hawks; fifth sighting was one of the same wolves but in a different area (again, following the bison); sixth sighting was pronghorn and mountain goats; and finally, lots of bison along the road (up close). We stopped for lunch (Cara provided) and later went on a nice hike before wrapping up the day.

This was an opportunity of a lifetime and Cara made it so worthwhile. I realize that luck and patience play a huge role when looking for certain wildlife and Cara’s experience and expertise contributed greatly to our success.

Definitely book your next wildlife viewing trip with Cara and her team. My daughter and I loved it and you should too! More

  Our family of 5 went on an all-day wildlife watching tour with Cara and it was worth every penny. We saw a ton of wildlife, including a black wolf, we... read more would have never seen without her expertise and scopes. The videos and photos from it are a wonderful memento of our trip to Yellowstone. Cara has a wealth of knowledge and encourages questions so we and our kids got a great education above and beyond YS app. Truly marvelous experience. Highly recommend. We hope to return to take a guided overnight camping trip with her.

  My friends and I spent two wonderful days with Cara exploring Yellowstone. She is very knowledgeable and personable. We saw wildlife we would have never spotted on our... read more own. Cara also did a great job explaining the habits of the wildlife and history of the...More

  We had a great day with our guide Nancy! She communicated from the start all that we would need for the trip and gave text and email updates to... read more make sure we were all ready. She met us at the planned time in a very clean and comfortable mini van. We had our six year old and moved his booster seat right in. Nancy was very obliging with us wanting to wear masks in the car the whole time. We enjoyed our day cruising the park, getting our questions answered, and jumping out at any hope of seeing animals. We got to see tons of bison and pronghorn. We also got to see mountain goats on the cliffs and a pouncing fox through amazing spoting scopes. We had a nice lunch by a creek. Nancy was great with our 6 year old and was fine with him snacking in the back seat. It was a lovely day and made us forget about covid for a while. We highly recommend this guiding service and Nacny.

  Our adult family of four spent a marvelous Christmas Eve day with Cara touring Yellowstone on a wildlife viewing tour. She picked us up first thing in the morning with... read more hot chocolate, coffee and breakfast goodies. From there we entered the park and encountered bison, coyote's, elk, mountain goats, long horn sheep and a badger! It was a beautiful snowy day as Cara drove up through the park stopping to view wildlife and set up four scopes for us to view animals if they were at a distance. We were all very impressed with her knowledge and capability. She provided a nourishing lunch for both meat eaters and vegetarians in Cooke City (warmth! an indoor toilet!) It was a wonderful experience for all of us and I highly recommend her as both guide and educator. Don't hesitate to book this dedicated guide!

  Our day started at five in the morning. By six we were watching wolves and coyotes through a magnificent telescope. It never ended. Bears, wolves, coyotes, bison, and more. Then... read more we had a magnificent brunch. More of the same in the afternoon. I do not know how Cara does it but she has an uncanny knack for sighting creatures when all that I can see is grass. I would love to do it again.

  To say that our time with Cara exceeded our expectations would be an understatement. My new husband and I spent our honeymoon in Montana. We wanted to spend a few... read more days in the park skiing and snowshoeing but did not want to do so without a guide. My husband spoke to Cara and ended up booking a wildlife watching trip the first day (and boy were we glad that we did!) and a cross country skiing trip the following day. The stars must have been aligned, because we managed to see wolves, bison, elk, big horned sheep, moose, coyotes, and even a mountain lion! The following day, we had the perfect cross country skiing trip up to see the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone as well as some beautiful waterfalls.

Cara was unbelievably knowledgable about the park, wildlife and so much more. She was friendly, responsive, and went above and beyond to ensure that we had an amazing time. We would recommend her without an hesitation and will certainly be exploring with her again when we make our return visit to Yellowstone!

  Cara was great!!! My wife and I hired Cara as a cross country skiing guide in Yellowstone but we got so much more than that. Cara knew were... read more to find a trail with snow (which was surprisingly scarce during our trip) that matched my beginner skiing experience level, she gave great instructions, and she had a great sense of humor while helping me up when I fell. She stopped for some wildlife viewing on the way to the ski trail and we were able to see 4 moose and a coyote very clearly through her spotting scope. She even sent us pictures of the outing, including the wildlife, a day later. She was prepared with bear spray and an emergency beacon and she was very good at wearing a mask and social distancing. We even learned about some of the geology of the park and about a wolverine siting near where we skied. We left with great memories and with a new friend. Hire her. You won't regret it.

  I took a trip to Yellowstone in mid-December. I engaged Cara for the Wolf/Wildlife Watching excursion all day. While we saw no wolfs, Cara was well aware of... read more normal siting areas of much of the park's native wildlife, and I was able to view Otters who entertained us for more than a half hour feeding and playing along the shore. We also viewed a red fox, brown eagle, buffalo and elk. My tour also included a short hike around a lake during which Cara identified various vegetation and shared other information about our surroundings. Cara is pleasant, accommodating, and more importantly quite knowledgeable about the park, it's wildlife, and surrounding nature. Well worth the investment and made for a great day.

  My favorite part of the experience was the time and patience Cara took to teach me about wolves and bison, and other wildlife in the park. I wanted to... read more see the wolves and she did everything possible to find them and we did. It was amazing! She is very professional and you can tell she really cares about the wildlife and wildlife conservation. We did a hike around a lake after it snowed and it was beautiful! She educated me on some of the edible plants and I even tried some. I love the outdoors and wildlife and all around it was the best experience!

  We just got back from a trip of a lifetime to Yellowstone National Park with ten of my family and friends. In a week of the highlights spending the day... read more with Cara & Audra was at the top of the list. A bison carcass was in the middle of the open field 300 yards from the roadway overlook. When we got there two Cubs were feasting on the beast and the mother bear was fighting a group of wolves off. Then they left and the biggest male grizzly bear that I've ever seen (including on television) took over in what was a gorge-fest. When he had his fill then the wolves came in to play tug-of-war with the remains. This was followed by a flock of ravens the size of dogs to take their turn. With Cara's high tech scopes and top-notch binoculars, it seemed this wonderful nature play unfolded right in front of us. She had enough scopes so each one of our group could view every moment of this drama. I kept on remarking that this was extraordinary. Cara said that this was unusually great timing. We also saw a juvenile bald Eagle, sand cranes, grouse, pronghorns, herds of bison, numerous elk, mountain goats, Big Horn sheep. I am in a wheelchair and Cara made sure I did not miss a second including attaching her smart phone to one of the spotting scopes so I can see what... We just got back from a trip of a lifetime to Yellowstone National Park with ten of my family and friends.
In a week of the highlights spending the day with Cara & Audra was at the top of the list.
A bison carcass was in the middle of the open field 300 yards from the roadway overlook. When we got there two Cubs were feasting on the beast and the mother bear was fighting a group of wolves off. Then they left and the biggest male grizzly bear that I've ever seen (including on television) took over in what was a gorge-fest. When he had his fill then the wolves came in to play tug-of-war with the remains. This was followed by a flock of ravens the size of dogs to take their turn. With Cara's high tech scopes and top-notch binoculars, it seemed this wonderful nature play unfolded right in front of us. She had enough scopes so each one of our group could view every moment of this drama. I kept on remarking that this was extraordinary. Cara said that this was unusually great timing. We also saw a juvenile bald Eagle, sand cranes, grouse, pronghorns, herds of bison, numerous elk, mountain goats, Big Horn sheep. I am in a wheelchair and Cara made sure I did not miss a second including attaching her smart phone to one of the spotting scopes so I can see what was going on at the perfect angle.
Cara & Audra's knowledge of biology, evolution, geology & Yellowstone made this experience so much fuller. Even the provided breakfast and lunch were top-notch.
To say my expectations were over exceeded is an understatement!
A wonderful day, wonderful wildlife observations, wonderful learning experience and wonderful guides.
Impossible to exaggerate how good this was. More

  This was a once in a lifetime experience! Anyone can go see some animals in Yellowstone but to really see all of the amazing animals in the park you need... read more to hire In Our Nature Guiding Services. Cara took us to see animals that we would have never seen without her. Her unique knowledge of the area and the animals gave us a new perspective on what we were seeing. She was so professional and she has a network of other professionals to make sure that you see everything that Yellowstone has to offer. Our decision to hire Cara was the best one that we made! …

  Our day long tour with Cara made our Yellowstone trip rich and fascinating. Her skills at finding Animals are exceptional. We learned a ton of interesting details about the Park's... read more history, geological formations and current activities. We would have seen only about 1/10th of what we saw without her. All of our family group, ages 5 years to 76 years had a delightful experience. This was one of the best tours we have ever done, anywhere.

  Cara was an extremely knowledgeable guide but also excelled in customer service. She was able to accommodate our party of two and adjusted for our skill level. Qould recommend seeing... read more the park in the winter on cross country skis-- it is like no other.

  When you travel to a national park like Yellowstone to view wildlife in their natural environment, you need a professional biologist to make that happen. To find those animals that... read more are the most allusive like the wolves and tap into all of the knowledge a...More

  To say that our time with Cara exceeded our expectations would be an understatement. My new husband and I spent our honeymoon in Montana. We wanted to spend a few... read more days in the park skiing and snowshoeing but did not want to do so without a guide. My husband spoke to Cara and ended up booking a wildlife watching trip the first day (and boy were we glad that we did!) and a cross country skiing trip the following day. The stars must have been aligned, because we managed to see wolves, bison, elk, big horned sheep, moose, coyotes, and even a mountain lion! The following day, we had the perfect cross country skiing trip up to see the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone as well as some beautiful waterfalls.

Cara was unbelievably knowledgable about the park, wildlife and so much more. She was friendly, responsive, and went above and beyond to ensure that we had an amazing time. We would recommend her without an hesitation and will certainly be exploring with her again when we make our return visit to Yellowstone!

  Literally, the best way you can spend a day in Yellowstone. Cara took us around to all of her favorite spots and of course, we saw grizzly's, a wolf pack... read more at play, bald eagles, mountain goats, osprey in the nest, elk, and a ton of other smaller critters. You can go it alone and hope to catch a glimpse, or you can go with a pro and hear about the behavior, population, and a ton of other facts. No question, we will do this again next time we return to the park.

  We booked a cross country ski experience with Cara and we could not have been more pleased with the experience. She was very knowledgable, kind and even (physically) supported... read more our youngest daughter when she got intimidated with some of the downhill parts of the tour.

Overall I would absolutely recommend and book with her again - it was a pleasure to have her show us around beautiful Yellowstone.

  This was our first time in Yellowstone in winter, and it was incredible. We came for animal watching and a little skiing. We booked Cara, the owner of... read more In Our Nature guiding service, and she was on time, knowledgable, delightful, and a sleuth in finding animals. Wolves, moose, mountain goats, bison of course, elk, big horn sheep, and antelope to name the majors.

You will be well cared for by ION. Equipment is first rate as are the snacks, hot drinks, and lunch.

  We scheduled a Yellowstone tour with Mike and a follow up wildlife tour on another day. Mike was incredible. Would highly recommend him. He was very personable and knowledgeable. Could... read more not have done or seen the amazing things without him. He was so good we scheduled a third day of fishing. Even though the weather wasn’t great Mike went out of his way to make it comfortable and enjoyable. Caught a Cut-Throat Trout, Would never have know what that was without him. HIGHLY RECOMMEND IN OUR NATURE GUIDING SERVICES !!!!

  My wife and I spent five days with Cara In Yellowstone National Park. One day was better than the next. Wolves going in dens, Black Bears chasing siblings up a... read more tree, Coyotes and Foxes searching for food, a bison traffic jam, and Grizzles 20 yards...More

  Another great day spent with Cara in Yellowstone! It is my second time seeing the park with her and her tours are worth every penny. We saw many adult wolves... read more and their pups, bears, eagles, big horn sheep, the list goes on and on. I love being able to share the pictures/videos she takes in her scopes with my family back home. Great conversation and always willing to answer our questions on the animals. Enjoyed the hike to trout lake too!

  This was a once in a lifetime experience! Anyone can go see some animals in Yellowstone but to really see all of the amazing animals in the park you need... read more to hire In Our Nature Guiding Services. Cara took us to see animals that we would have never seen without her. Her unique knowledge of the area and the animals gave us a new perspective on what we were seeing. She was so professional and she has a network of other professionals to make sure that you see everything that Yellowstone has to offer. Our decision to hire Cara was the best one that we made!

  Cara and Audra were excellent guides for our eight-person group. They were well-equipped with binoculars and scopes as well as hot drinks and snacks to ensure we got the most... read more out of our Yellowstone trip while also remaining comfortable. They were both extremely friendly and...More

  Mike was great! He met me and my wife early in Gardiner, MT and we headed into the park - Mike used all of his resources to provide us the... read more best possible day and was able to put us in front of Wolves, Grizzlies, Elk, Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats and last but not least - petrified wood! Mike was very friendly, knowledgeable, entertaining and I would 100% recommend him and In our Nature Guiding Services for your time in Yellowstone

  What an AMAZING day we had out in the Serengeti of North America! Our guide, Cara, was absolutely super! Her passion and knowledge of the area and the... read more wildlife was excellent! We had such a fun time going from one location where wildlife was spotted and on to the next. It was really exciting and we saw so many animals...the wolves were astounding to watch...they really “cooperated” for our wildlife viewing pleasure, it was a real highlight! I would highly recommend Cara as a guide. You will not be disappointed...she was such an interesting, fun and professional guide - we cannot wait to come back again!

  Because of the date uncertainty for Yellowstone's opening of its northeastern entrance and our scheduled itinerary, my husband and I had to cancel our guided tour with In Our Nature.... read more We did not make this decision easily; there were numerous phone calls and emails back and forth with Tara McGary, all time-consuming and with very little hope for a positive resolution. However, Tara's continuous commitment to our questions and wishes never wavered. She called us exactly when she said she would in passing on new Park opening information. She empathized with our personal feelings and disappointment and equally reinforced a professional standard of financial accountability. I cannot praise Tara McGary's professional character highly enough.

  Our guide, Cara, did an amazing job during difficult circumstances. We contacted her at the last minute about leading a trip as we were passing through Yellowstone in November. ... read more Most of the roads had just closed and the weather was unexpectedly harsh. On top of everything else, the one road that should have been open was closed due to an accident. Despite all of this, she was able to give our family, including our two girls, a wonderful Yellowstone wildlife viewing experience. Cara's expertise and positive attitude made for a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our family. We will certainly seek her out again on our next visit.

  From the time that we booked Cara, we were excited with her excellent communication with us in order to learn more about what we were interested in for Yellowstone. ... read more />
Overall, our experience with Cara was wonderful. When we met she had amazing hot chocolate, tea, and coffee for us. From there we communicated via radio (during COVID) as we drove to the various sights. She had 3 fantastic spotting scopes which allowed us to see plenty of wildlife. But, the best thing was being able to tell that she truly cared about the animals. Whenever we saw one we did not know who was more excited (Cara or us). Lastly, she brings her own camera (see attached photos) and will take both videos and photos of animals for you.

Was our best guide in Yellowstone and highly recommend.

  Absolutely stunning Experience!!!
My wife and I spent the day with Cara our guide who knew everything there was to know about Yellowstone !
She told us all about... read more the plants, animals and the history of Yellowstone. Cara took us to places in the Park we never would have known of on our own, to see the incredible wildlife. We saw tons of Bison, Elk and Deer but were very fortunate to see Grizzly bears, Wolves Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep, Moose and Eagles!
Cara shared so much information about each animal, she has a ton of knowledge regarding each of their habitats. We feel very fortunate to have found Cara to guide us thru a very magical day !