| DAY 1 – KENTUCKY / ILLINOIS / ST. LOUIS: We board our luxury motorcoach early this morning and head for the state of Kentucky. Everyone is excited about the next 16 days, which will include some of the most beautiful and fascinating sights in the U.S. Horace Greeley once wrote, “Go West Young Man, Go West”. This afternoon puts us in sight of the steel structure marking St. Louis as the "Gateway to the West". We will have a picture stop at the Gateway Arch. After a visit to the Gateway Arch, our first overnight stop will be St. Charles, also known as the “Gateway to the West”. |
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| DAY 2 – INDEPENDENCE, MO / SIOUX CITY: This morning we continue our journey westward through the farmlands of Missouri. We’ll have a picture stop at the home of Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri. After lunch, we enter the state of Kansas and travel north along the Missouri River to Sioux City, Iowa. |
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| DAY 3 – MITCHELL CORN PALACE / BADLANDS / RAPID CITY: This morning we will enter the southwest corner of the state of Minnesota and head west. The famous Corn Palace is next on our list. The Corn Palace is newly decorated each year with 3,000 bushels of corn, grains and grasses, creating scenic murals. We bid farewell to Mitchell and travel across the state of South Dakota and through the Badlands National Park, a multicolored wasteland of weirdly formed gullies, canyons, ridges and spires. Leaving the badlands, our next stop will be Wall Drug! It was here the Husteads made a fortune advertising free ice water to tourists in 1936. You may wish to roam the streets of this old western town of Wall, South Dakota. We’ll spend the night in the Rapid City, SD area. |
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| DAY 4 – MOUNT RUSHMORE / BIG HORN MOUNTAINS / CODY RODEO: To understand Mt. Rushmore, you must first understand Gutzon Borglum, who began work on the project in 1927. The Rushmore-Borglum Story is told through newsreel films narrated by Lowell Thomas, Borglum sculptures and paintings, and numerous displays. Now you are ready for Mt. Rushmore, our National Memorial. Here the faces of four great presidents-Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt-stand out on a 6,000-foot mountain. The faces, each 60 feet high, took 14 years to carve and were completed in 1941. Later we make our way through the Big Horn Mountains. The land here is rich with grass and ideal for grazing livestock. For years rustling and boundary disputes caused tension in the area. We arrive in Cody, named after the dashing frontiersman, Buffalo Bill Cody, by late afternoon. Cody is a fun town filled with history. In the evening, weather permitting, we will do the Cody Rodeo (included), a colorful event you will not soon forget. Our overnight stop will be in Cody, Wyoming. |
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| DAY 5 – YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: This morning we head west through the oldest and best known of all our National Parks, the beautiful Yellowstone National Park. As we leave Cody and enter the Park, watch for grizzly bear, elk, moose, antelope, even buffalo, all are abundant in this area. Yellowstone, America’s first national park, is a world of wonderful sights: hot springs, geysers, boiling pots, plunging waterfalls, multicolored canyons, mud volcanoes, rivers and streams, mountains and forests, and countless species of plants and wildlife, from delicate flowers to the well known bison. A scenic drive through the park shows them off, and how could we forget the most famous sight of them all – Old Faithful – erupting. The scenery today has been Spectacular! Our overnight stop will be near Bozeman, MT. |
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| DAY 6 – MONTANA’S BIG SKY / HELENA / SPOKANE, WASHINGTON: Today our journey continues under the Big Sky Country of Montana through Bozeman en route to Helena. In Helena we will stop to view the state capitol, faced with Montana Granite and topped by a dome of Montana Copper. We then continue on through Kellogg, Idaho to Spokane, Washington for overnight. |
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| DAY 7 – SEATTLE, WASHINGTON / SPACE NEEDLE: The evergreen state of Washington begins to unfold today as our northwest journey continues to Seattle, the state’s largest city. It’s fine, protected harbor, Elliott Bay, has made Seattle one of the world’s greatest seaports. We stop in Seattle, home of the world famous Space Needle. We ride to the top of the Needle for a spectacular view of the city. On a clear day you can view Mt. Ranier from atop the Space Needle, which dominated Seattle’s boldly futuristic 1962 World’s Fair and still stands, symbolic of the city’s present day, forward looking character. Accommodations await us for the night in the area of Seattle. |
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| DAY 8 – MOUNT RAINIER / MOUNT ST. HELENS / FISHLOCKS & LADDERS /MULTNOMAH FALLS: Today the scenic wonders of the Northwest begin to unfold before us. Our first stop, Mount Rainier, 14,410 feet above sea level, juts its glacier-furrowed, snow-cloaked brow through the clouds - the majestic symbol of the Northwest’s natural grandeur (weather permitting). What a sight to behold! As we move south, we pass near Mount St. Helens, stopping at Mount St. Helens' interpretation center to see a film. If it’s a clear day, you’ll be able to see the results of the devastation of the volcanic activity when we reach the Toutle River area. We cross the mighty Columbia River into Portland, Oregon’s largest city. Portland is surrounded by spectacular scenery, and is known as a “City of Roses”. As we travel through one of the most scenic areas in the United States, the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. We visit the Dalles Dam and see the world famous Multnomah Falls, 620 feet high, and also see Bonneville Dam, it’s fishlocks and ladders. Hopefully, we will be able to see the salmon jumping on one of the fish ladders at one of the dams on the river. Our overnight stay will be in the Dalles area. |
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| DAY 9 – COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE / OREGON TRAIL / TRAIL INTERPRETIVE CENTER AT BAKER, OR: Leaving the Dalles, we continue following the beautiful Columbia River traveling southeast on the Old Oregon Trail. We will see the beautiful range land developed from the great westward movement of the 1800s. In Baker, OR we will visit the Interpretive Center where you will learn more about the opening of the Frontier West and the wagon ruts are still visible on the Old Oregon Trail. Overnight in Boise, ID. |
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| DAY 10 – SALT LAKE CITY / GREAT SALT LAKE: Leaving Boise this morning, we follow the famous Snake River to I-84 and head south into Salt Lake City, Utah. This city was founded by Brigham Young and his Mormon followers in 1847. We visit Temple Square with its imposing Temple and the Tabernacle. We’ll take a short drive by the Great Salt Lake. With the exception of the Dead Sea, the Great Salt Lake is the saltiest body of water on earth. In Bingham Canyon we see the famous open pit mine, Utah Copper of Kennecott. The terraced pit is 1/2 mile deep and about 2 1/2 miles wide. We stay overnight south of Provo, Ut.
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| DAY 11 – GLENWOOD SPRINGS / VAIL / DINNER AT THE WHITE FENCE FARM: Today we head south across the state of Colorado. We’ll stop for lunch in Grand Junction, Colorado. No matter which way you look, while standing in the middle of Grand Junction, you’ll see incredibly beautiful mountain vistas. Our motorcoach continues east this afternoon through Glenwood Springs where Doc Holiday, the dentist gunman of the O.K. Corral fame, is buried. Later, we will travel through Vail, Colorado, the glamorous international ski resort. We must move on toward the ”mile high city of Denver”. This evening we will enjoy a delicious dinner at one of Colorado’s highly acclaimed restaurants, the White Fence Farm. A family-style dinner, beautiful landscaped grounds, a country store and gift shop all blend to make this a delightfully relaxing evening. We spend the next two nights in Colorado Springs. |
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| DAY 12 – COLORADO / PIKE’S PEAK / GARDEN OF THE GODS / U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY / FLYING W RANCH: Today we enjoy the sights of Colorado Springs, starting with a visit to the famous Pike's Peak on the highest cog railroad in the world. The view from the top inspired the writing of the song ”America the Beautiful”. Next we visit the U.S. Air Force Academy, and then on to the unbelievable rock formations of the Garden of the Gods. Last, but not least, we head out to the Flying W Ranch for a chuck wagon supper and western stage show. This is a working cattle and horse ranch. You are in for a jolly good time, as many have said this is the highlight of the tour. |
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| DAY 13 – NEW MEXICO / AMARILLO, TX / HISTORIC RT. U.S. 66: Our destination today will take us south over Raton Pass into the state of New Mexico with its Indian, Spanish and American Heritage. This is a beautiful area of the southwest as we travel down into the panhandle of Texas and stopping for lunch in Amarillo, TX. Traveling east, we’ll see historic sights of the old U.S. 66 through Shamrock, TX into Elk City. Overnight in the Elk City area. |
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| DAY 14 – OKLAHOMA CITY MEMORIAL / LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: Before we depart Elk City this morning, we will visit the National Route 66 museum and continue our journey east across the sooner state of Oklahoma, an urban giant. This state has weathered the rise and fall of the Indian Nations, land runs, an oil boom and the desolation of the Dust Bowl. Stopping in Oklahoma City, we will visit the Oklahoma City Memorial and have a picture stop at the state capitol. After lunch we enter the state of Arkansas and continue on to Little Rock, AR for overnight. |
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| DAY 15 – LITTLE ROCK, AR / CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY / HURRICANE MILLS, TN: This morning we will make a picture stop at the state capital in Little Rock, AR and then tour the Clinton Presidential Library located at the beautiful water front along the Arkansas River. This afternoon we will cross the mighty Mississippi River into the Volunteer state of Tennessee with Hurricane Mills as our final overnight stop. If time permits, we’ll visit Loretta Lynn’s Dude Ranch located here. |
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| DAY 16 – HOMEWARD BOUND: This morning is a good time to reflect on your visit to 21 states. As we travel back across the state of Tennessee, your visit to Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone, Seattle and The Great Salt Lake is no longer a dream, it’s a memory, one that you’ll continue to share for years to come. Making new friends and the wonderful fellowship together has been great. We’re proud you chose Fellowship Tours for such a lovely vacation! |
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