Moonlight & Starlight Snowshoe TourS

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ABOUT

Adventure: Wanderlust Tours likely invented snowshoe tours under the light of heavenly bodies. Join us for a magical meander through the powdery snow-filled forest at night in the Cascade Mountains west of Bend, Oregon. 

Naturalist Guided Experience: To be sure trappers in the 1800’s plied forests, lakes and rivers across all of North America on snowshoes, long out-pacing Wanderlust’s gift of sharing this with our guests. However, we did pioneer making this fun event to understand winter forest ecosystems without having to carry 90 pounds of fur along with you! Our incredible guide may share the history of trapping on snowshoes or the invention of snowshoeing by Native Americans. Without a doubt though, the play of light at night on the snow will leave you inspired. The hushed ambience of the forest will still your soul. The panoply of stars will remain in your memory!

Location: Snowshoeing tours take place in the areas around Mt. Bachelor and the surrounding Deschutes National Forest of the Cascade Mountain Range of Oregon. New to off-trail snowshoeing? Let Wanderlust Tours do the driving and teach you fun snowshoeing techniques and tricks. All tours include instruction. Wear winter boots and powder/ski pants to keep your feet and legs dry while snowshoeing.

Find details on full moons, new moons, and meteor showers below.

WINTER 2023-2024
MOONLIGHT SNOWSHOE DATES:

We run our our Moonlight & Starlight Tours nightly.
You can find dates for full moons, new moons, and meteor showers below!

December
11-13th: New Moon
13th: Geminids Meteor Shower Peak (New moon = minimal light pollution! Meteor shower lasts from Dec. 4-20th, peaking from the 12-14th)
Please book our Geminids Meteor Shower Snowshoe Tour if you would like to join us on the 13th!
22-23rd: Ursids Meteor Shower (Meteor shower lasts from Dec. 17-26th, peaking from the 22-23rd. The astrological forecast indicates good visibility with up to 10 meteors per hour.)
25-27th: Full Moon

January
3rd: Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak (Meteor shower last from Dec. 12th - Jan. 12th, peaking from Jan. 3-4th. The astrological forecast indicates good visibility with up to 100 meteors per hour.)
10-11th: New Moon
24-26th: Full Moon

February
8-10th: New Moon
23-25th:: Full Moon

March
9-11th: New Moon
24-26th: Full Moon

April (snow conditions’ dependent)
7-9th: New Moon
22-24th: Full Moon
22-23rd: Lyrids Meteor Shower (Meteor shower lasts from Apr. 16-25th, peaking from the 22-23rd. The astrological forecast indicates fair visibility with up to 18 meteors per hour.)