After breakfast, spend the day at a Southern Plains Land Trust preserve. Explore sweeping shortgrass prairie where restoration efforts have expanded habitat for native wildlife, including opportunities for beavers to engineer riparian areas and support birds and other animals.
Watch for free‑roaming bison grazing the grasslands and pronghorn coursing across open terrain. Scan the skies for ferruginous and Swainson’s hawks, and listen for kingbirds, meadowlarks, and other songbirds amid the spring chorus. On the ground, keep an eye out for elusive mountain plovers, often seen near prairie dog colonies, which draw attention from predators and provide lively viewing, while badgers may be seen patrolling the edges of burrows. Take time to savor the interactions of mammals and birds across this working prairie landscape.
Accommodations: Historic Cow Palace Inn
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner