Devils Tower
National Parks
Starting and ending in Denver, Colorado, this circular drive offers
National
Park, located
Little Bighorn
a wealth of wonderful walking, camping and other outdoor
Battlefi eld
in northwest
activities plus some of nature’s fi nest handiwork.
Montana near
the Canadian
border, is called
“the backbone
W
hether you’re National Memorial, where of the world” by
looking for dramatic the 60 foot-high depictions of the people of
mountainous four U.S. presidents carved into the Blackfoot
backdrops, wide-open the mountain dominate the Indian tribe.
desert spaces or memorable vistas, landscape. Visit Wind Cave It is a beautiful, remote expanse Further southeast,
there’s a spectacular national National Park, the fourth- of mountains – certainly one of near Arco, Idaho, is the Craters
landmark to suit. Many of America’s longest underground cave in the the fi nest wilderness expanses in of the Moon National
most stunning national parks, in world that, above ground, offers a America. Once totally covered with Monument – more than
fact, are located within the four wildlife preserve. Then enjoy the ice and snow, the park’s number of 53,000 acres of desolate volcanic
states of Idaho, Montana, South crystal formations at Jewel Cave glaciers has since dropped from 150 moonscape featuring a vast array of
Dakota and Wyoming. Some of National Monument, the in 1850 to just 27 today. In 1932, craters and caverns hidden among
these national parks are bigger than second-longest cave in the world. Glacier, along with Waterton Lakes black cinders.
small foreign countries, offering Head west into Wyoming National Park in Alberta, Canada, Cross back into Wyoming and
visitors every type of landscape. to visit America’s fi rst national were designated the world’s fi rst discover the world’s fi rst national
Heading north from Denver, monument, Devils Tower, International Peace Park. park, Yellowstone, where
Cheyenne, Wyoming is just a immortalised in Close Encounters Heading southwest to Idaho, waterfalls, geysers and wildlife
short 1.5 hour drive. Continue north of the Third Kind. Heading en route to Lewiston, the Nez abound. From there, visit Grand
to Fort Laramie, a National northwest into Montana, visit Perce National Historical Teton National Park before
Historic Site, and nearby Little Bighorn Battlefi eld Park near Spalding recreates heading due south to the Fossil
Guernsey’s Oregon Trail National Monument, the history of the Nez Perce Indians Butte National Monument
Ruts National Historic which commemorates the spot that reside here. Then visit Hells – home to millions of years of
Landmark. Together, these where Custer made his famed Canyon, North America’s deepest fossil remains – before returning to
sites mark the path of the rugged “Last Stand.” Stunning Glacier river gorge, with river trips available. Denver. ✪
individuals who passed this way, and
attest to the diffi culty of the trail to
the Pacifi c Northwest.
Glacier National Park
In western South Dakota,
Badlands National Park
offers an eerily beautiful landscape
formed by several million years
Montana
of water and wind erosion, with
Spalding
spires, pinnacles, buttes and
gorges. In the Black Hills, view
90
Little Bighorn Battlefield
one of America’s most recognized
landmarks: Mount Rushmore
Old Faithful Devils Tower
Idaho
Yellowstone
South Dakota
National
Park
Mount Rushmore
90
DISCOVER
Craters of the
Grand Teton
THE WORLD’S
Moon National
National Park
Wyoming
Badlands National Park
Monument
FIRST
Fort Laramie
NATIONAL
Fossil Butte
80
25
National
Monument
PARK
Denver
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