THE AMERICAN WEST
Travelling Well Includes… • Filmed narratives featuring insights by award-winning filmmakers Ken Burns & Dayton Duncan
• All departures are small group departures averaging 24 Tauck guests • Float trip along the Snake River, surrounded by the spectacular scenery of the Tetons • Visits to the Crazy Horse Memorial and Mount Rushmore National Memorial • Wild West rodeo or a performance of the Dan Miller Cowboy Music Revue in historic Cody • A firsthand look at life as a cowboy at the historic TA Ranch in Wyoming • A Tauck Exclusive talk by an American Indian artist-in-residence at Grand Teton National Park • Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted • 21 meals, service charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and porterage
of Thunderhead Mountain. The gigantic memorial (which is expected to dwarf Mount Rushmore one day) is still a work in progress, but you’ll see the sculptor’s dramatic model of Crazy Horse astride his war horse, and visit the on-site museum and cultural centre, dedicated to American Indian heritage, art, and traditions. Then it’s on to Mount Rushmore; no matter how often you may have seen it in photographs, the towering relief of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt on the white granite face of the mountain is quite amazing – breathtaking – in person. Return to your hotel at Custer State Park, where dinner is at your leisure. Meals BLD
3. HOW TO BE A COWBOY... A DAY AT A RANCH Depart this morning for a journey to TA Ranch in Buffalo, Wyoming, where a cookhouse lunch greets you on arrival. TA Ranch is a working cattle ranch steeped in cowboy history and lore; it was once the site of a pitched battle in the famous Johnson County War of 1892, which pitted rival ranchers and their hired hands against each other for control of the range – a dispute so violent that it eventually required intervention by the US Cavalry. Get an authentic taste of cowboy life as you saddle up for a guided horseback trail ride*, explore historic sites, take a wagon ride*, or try your hand at pitching horseshoes. You’ll also meet a genuine horse whisperer, watch a roping demonstration, and gain insights into the rugged spirit required for life on the open plains. Continue to Sheridan for an overnight stay. Meals BLD
4. CODY & THE LEGEND OF BUFFALO BILL Head out for the quintessential American western city of Cody, Wyoming, this morning, pausing en route at the amazing sight that is Shell Falls, cascading 36 metres down a granite gorge in Bighorn National Forest. You’ll see other waterfalls on this journey, but you’ll remember the drama of these falls and the ever-changing landscape of alpine meadows, glacier-carved valleys, and mountain ranges. Continue on to Cody, which was named for the larger-than-life western showman, William F. Cody, a.k.a. Buffalo Bill – buffalo hunter, army scout, Wild West Show entrepreneur, and tireless inventor of tall tales. Explore his legend at the
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, a complex of five museums that will totally immerse you in American Western culture and mythology. You’ll see galleries of art and artefacts, including works by the notable American Western artists Frederic Remington and N.C. Wyeth, who captured the essence of cowboys, pioneers, soldiers and American Indians, as well as historic objects. The museum complex also houses a firearms museum and a centre dedicated to the histories of Northern Plains tribes, including the Lakota, Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Arapaho. The spirit of the West stays with you during your overnight stay in town, where after dinner you have a choice of entertainment; you can go to Dan Miller’s Cowboy Music Revue – an evening of authentic western music, poetry, and comedy – or visit the world-famous Cody Nite Rodeo (seasonal, June through August). Meals BLD
MONTANA
Yellowstone National Park (7,800 ft.)
Cody
Grand Teton National Park (6,800 ft.)
Jackson IDAHO NEBRASKA Maximum Elevation: 7,800 ft.
Bighorn National Forest
Sheridan Buffalo
SOUTH DAKOTA
Rushmore Mt.
Crazy Horse
WYOMING Rapid City State Park Custer
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