Friday, 9/10/2010 - Fly to Salt Lake City
Upon arrival at Salt Lake City Airport, meet your vacation manager and begin a city tour. See the State Capital, "This is the Place" Monument, and Temple Square's Mormon Tabernacle. This evening enjoy a Get Acquainted dinner.

Saturday, 9/11/2010 - Salt Lake City to Jackson
Motor to the famous western town of Jackson Hole. See Great Salt Lake, Logan Canyon, Bear Lake (picnic included), and Snake River Canyon. Dinner tonight is at a local restaurant.

Sunday, 9/12/2010 - Jackson to Yellowstone
Free time this morning to shop or take a river float trip. Drive to nearby Grand Tetons National Park. Follow the Snake River past majestic 13,000 foot peaks with stops at Menor Ferry, the Church of Transfiguration, and renowned Jackson Lake Lodge. Drive the Rockefeller Parkway to Yellowstone (7300' altitude), the country's first National Park, and considered by many to be the finest. Spend two nights at your hotel located right inside the park. Tonight, enjoy a choice-of-menu dinner at the hotel.

Monday, 9/13/2010 - Yellowstone National Park
Today, witness nature as it rebuilds itself amidst the scenic wonders of Yellowstone National Park. Travel over the Continental Divide, stop at famous Old Faithful Lodge, and thrill to the sight off the legendary geyser. View the Fountain Paint Pots, Hayden Valley, and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone River.

Tuesday, 9/14/2010 - Yellowstone to Sheridan
Travel to Cody, the center of Wyoming's "Cowboy Country." Visit the Buffalo Bill Historical Museum, considered to contain the world's best western collection. See world-class exhibits featuring pioneer life and Indian/Western artwork. Continue thru Shell Falls Canyon and over scenic Granite Pass (8900') in the Bighorn Mountains. Arrive in Sheridan, site of the infamous 1860's Sioux Indian Wars and now home to large cattle ranches. Tonight's dinner is at the hotel.

Wednesday, 9/15/2010 - Sheridan / Custer’s Last Stand Battlefield / Rapid City
Travel into Montana to famous Little Big Horn Battlefield. Retrace the paths of George Armstrong Custer, his 7th Cavalry, and Sitting Bull, at this fascinating national monument - home of "Custer's Last Stand." Cross the Wyoming plains and arrive in the famed Black Hills of South Dakota. Stop in Deadwood, the restored historic mining town where Wild Bill Hickok was shot. Enjoy dinner before departing to Rapid City.

Thursday, 9/16/2010 - Mt. Rushmore / Crazy Horse
Visit the Rushmore-Borglum Story to learn of Gutzen Borglum's 14-year dedication to sculpting this monument. View Mount Rushmore in daylight and marvel at the carved granite images of Washington, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Lincoln. Next, drive to the massive Crazy Horse Memorial, dedicated to the spirit of Chief Crazy Horse. When completed, this figure will be the largest statue in the world. Enjoy free time and dinner on own before your night illumination tour of Mt. Rushmore.

Friday, 9/17/2010 - Rapid City to Cheyenne
Leave the Black Hills for Hot Springs, and the recently uncovered Mammoth Site, with its excavated prehistoric 26,000-year-old giant mastodon bones. Next, stop at historic 1849 Fort Laramie, a restored western outpost and home to army Indian fighters. Travel across the prairie to Cheyenne, famous for its "Frontier Days" rodeo. Gather this evening for a Farewell Dinner.

Saturday, 9/18/2010 - Cheyenne / Denver
Drive into Colorado to mile-high Denver. Enjoy a city tour with Larimer Square, State Capitol Building, and Coors Field (tour dependent on flight schedule). Arrive at the airport for your return flight home.

Note: This tour involves high altitude. Please check with your doctor, if you have any health conditions affected by high altitude. All park hotels provide very simple accommodations.