STORIES BY Ken Burns
bald eagle, who make their homes in this natural habitat. Spend the remainder of the day exploring on your own or join us for a special volunteer service project with park experts, made possible by Tauck’s long-standing relationship with – and support of – the national parks. Tauck has been giving back to the national parks for decades in an ongoing, dedicated effort to protect and preserve them for the continued enjoyment of future generations of travelers. Meals BD
2. ALL THAT IS SALT LAKE CITY Sightseeing includes the unique downtown architecture, residential areas and This is the Place Monument – it was here that Brigham Young envisioned the building of this Mormon city. Travel to one of ten venues of the 2002 Winter Olympics for a tour; the rest of the afternoon is free to explore Salt Lake City on your own, perhaps visiting Temple Square, the Tabernacle, Beehive House or the Family History Library. Learn all about the amazing ecology and diversity of life within the Great Salt Lake Basin during a fascinating lecture this evening. Meals B
3. UTAH... IDAHO... WYOMING
Travel north along the edge of the Great Salt Lake into Idaho, where you’ll be treated to a pioneer lunch during a visit to the National Oregon / California Trail Center; participate in a simulated wagon train experience of the 1850s. Continue on into Wyoming, the soul of the rugged West, boasting spectacular mountains, silver streams, oil wells, grasslands, cowboys and warm, hospitable local characters. Enjoy a brief visit in the town of Jackson before arriving in Grand Teton National Park for two nights at the Jackson Lake Lodge. The views are a feast for your soul! Meals BLD
4. SNAKE RIVER RAFTING IN THE TETONS Take a scenic ten-mile float trip on the Snake River* this morning as it meanders through stunning alpine scenery; be on the lookout for moose, elk, deer, beaver and many species of birds, including the
5. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Depart Grand Teton National Park this morning; view sparkling Jenny Lake and arrive midday in Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872 as the United States’ first national park and the first of its kind in the world. Your accommodations are ideally located at the Old Faithful Inn, just steps from the park’s most famous feature, Old Faithful Geyser. Approximately every 90 minutes, the geyser lives up to its name by shooting a plume of steam skyward. Explore the Upper Geyser Basin and learn more about Old Faithful this afternoon. Tonight’s à la carte dinner is at your leisure at your hotel. Meals BLD
6. A GEOLOGIC WONDERLAND With 10,000 hot springs, thundering waterfalls, two-thirds of all geysers in the world and endless forests, Yellowstone inspires awe. Explore its geologic wonders today; follow the Firehole River to the Fountain Paint Pot, which is one of many bubbling, colorful mud pots throughout the park. View the spectacular Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, carved by the churning waters of the Yellowstone River. Spend tonight along the tranquil shores of Yellowstone Lake where you’ll dine à la carte at your historic hotel. Meals BD
7. BUFFALO BILL’S CODY
A journey along winding mountain roads leads from Yellowstone National Park to the open oil and cattle lands found in western Wyoming’s cowboy country. Renowned as the “rodeo capital of the world,” historic Cody was founded by frontiersman William F. “Buffalo
Grand Teton National Park is a nature- lovers’ paradise
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