The Rockies 1
14 nights / to
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DAY 1 & 2 ARRIVAL IN
Arrival in the “Mile-High-City” just east of the . Explore , the revitalized downtown area with boutiques, restaurants, craft shops and art galleries or visit one of the many museums the city has to offer.
DAY 3 - 70 miles/112 Km
After a short drive through you will arrive in located in a high mountain valley at the eastern edge of the . Victorian lights and sidewalk benches add an old-fashioned note to the array of charming shops and restaurants.
DAY 4 ESTES PARK - 85 miles/139 Km
After a short drive you will arrive in , a town proud of its cowboy and railroading heritages; most of the major events and attractions revolve around one or both of those themes.
DAY 5 - 310 miles/499 Km
Along the way to Rapid City stop at Fort Laramie with more original buildings than any other Wyoming fort, Custer National Park area with one of the world’s largest free-roaming herds of buffalo, Badlands National Park where you can enjoy irregular ravines, fantastic ridges, low hills and cliffs, Mount Rushmore where the colossal heads of several US presidents are carved directly into granite rock or the impressive Crazy Horse Memorial.
DAY 6 RAPID CITY - 220 miles/352 Km
sits on the edge of the , once the heart of Indian country where many Indian battles were fought. On the way to take the detour to Deadwood, a town still in the turn of the century style. Another short detour will bring you to Devil’s , the core of an ancient volcano that rises up to 264m from a fairly flat surrounding. The main attraction in is the Bradford Brinton Memorial Ranch, that recreates early western life.
DAY 7 SHERIDAN - CODY 200 miles/320 Km
Be sure to visit the scenic on your way to Cody, named appropriately after its first important visitor “Buffalo Bill” Cody and located in a stunning area of . Visit the which offers the best museum collection of Western artifacts and lore in the world.
DAY 8 & 9 CODY - NP 100 miles/160 Km
After a short drive you will arrive where you will spend two nights. Enough time to enjoy and explore this amazing park: it preserves the largest concentration of geothermal activity anywhere in the world and it protects enormous herds of bison, elk, and other animals.
DAY 10 YELLOWSTONE NP - 380 miles/611 Km
After a scenic drive you will reach - the Mormon capitol. lies in a spectacular setting at the foot of the and the to the northwest. Visit the , the symbolic heart of the Mormon religon - see the imposing , the Tabernacle home of the famous Tabernacle Choir and visit the Family History Library with one of the world’s largest collections of genealogical information.
DAY 11 & 12 - 230 miles/368 Km
After a scenic drive and a visit to with it’s unique natural bridges you will arrive in where you will spend two nights. At the foot of red mountains is the starting point for excursions into Canyonlands and . Many tour companies provide hiking, rafting, bicycling, boating, four-wheel drive tours and scenic flights.
DAY 13 - GRAND JUNCTION 95 mls/152 Km
After a scenic drive you will reach . It is surrounded by diverse, rugged country just waiting to be explored - the stark beauty of and the canyon country of the Colorado Plateau.
DAY 14 GRAND JUNCTION - 255 mls/408 Km
Today you will be travelling the highest paved road in the nation. You’ll travel from canyons filled with desert cactus to high alpine tundra sprouting flowers found typically near the . Continue through , one of the most beautiful in the state of and visit the famous ski resort town of .
