Day 1 (July 1, 2012)
Travel &
Time: Milwaukee to Minneapolis; 6 hours
Lodging:
With the Jacobsons
Activities:
Day 2 (July 2, 2012)
Travel &
Time: Minneapolis to Mt. Rushmore; 9 hours
Lodging: KOA
Mt. Rushmore, Hill City, SD
Activities:
-
Set-up
Camp
-
Dinner
in Rapid City
Day 3 (July 3, 2012)
Travel &
Time: None
Lodging: KOA Mt. Rushmore, Hill City, SD
Activities:
- Road trip to Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, and Devil’s Tower
- Night Programat Mt. Rushmore National Monument
Day 4 (July 4, 2012)
Travel &
Time: None
Lodging: KOA
Mt. Rushmore, Hill City, SD
Activities:
- Castle, Medicine Root, and Saddle Pass Trails
- Trip to Deadwood (Mount Moriah Cemetery, Saloon No. 10)
Day 5 (July 5, 2012)
Travel &
Time: None
Lodging: KOA
Mt. Rushmore, Hill City, SD
Activities:
-
Bike
Ride: George S. Mickelson Trail
-
1880
Train ride
Day 6 (July 6, 2012)
Travel &
Time: Mt. Rushmore to Yellowstone NP; 8 hours
Lodging: Canyon
and Grant Campgrounds
Activities:
-
Set-up
Camp
Day 7 – Day 10 (July 7 – July 10, 2012)
Travel &
Time: None
Lodging: Grant
Campground
Activities:
-
July
7: Horseback riding,
Yellowstone Lake Kayaking
-
July
8: Bike ride TBD;
Shoshone National Forest; Cody Nite Rodeo
-
July
9: “Geyser Basins: Old Faithful to Mammoth”
scenic drive and hikes
-
July
10: 7 Mile Hole hike at The Grand Canyon of
Yellowstone
Day 11 (July 11, 2012)
Travel &
Time: Yellowstone NP to Grand Tetons NP; 5 hours + hiking time
Lodging: Jackson
Hole Campground
Activities:
-
Hermitage Point Trail hike
-
Drive
to top of Signal Point
-
Set-up
Camp
Day 12 – Day 13 (July 12-13, 2012)
Travel &
Time: None
Lodging: Jackson
Hole Campground
Activities:
-
July
12: Snake River Rafting
and Rapids trip
-
July
13: Jackson to South
Jenny Lake Loop bike ride
Day 14 (July 14, 2012)
Travel &
Time: Grand Tetons NP to Salt Lake City, UT; 5 hours
Lodging: Peery
Hotel, Salt Lake City, UT
Activities:
-
Great
Salt Lake State Park
-
Tabernacle
Square
Day 15 (July 15, 2012)
Travel &
Time: Salt Lake City, UT to Morrison, CO; 9 hours
Lodging: Best
Western Denver Southwest
Activities:
-
O.A.R. Concert @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
Day 16 (July 16, 2012)
Travel &
Time: Morrison, CO to Rocky Mountain NP;2 hours
Lodging: Estes
Park Campground
Activities:
- Set-up
Camp
- Trail Ridge Road scenic drive
Day 17 (July 17, 2012)
Travel &
Time: none
Lodging: Estes
Park Campground
Activities:
-
Chasm Lake Trail
Day 18 (July 18, 2012)
Travel &
Time: Rocky Mountain NP to Moab, UT; 7 hours
Lodging: Pack
Creek Campground, Moab, UT
Activities:
-
Set-up
Camp
Day 19 – Day 21 (July 19 – July 21,
2012)
Travel &
Time: none
Lodging: Pack
Creek Campground, Moab, UT
Activities:
-
July
19: Windows Trail, Delicate Arch Trail, and Devils Garden Trail hikes at Arches
National Park (15 min drive)
o Fiery
Furnace guided hike (4
pm reservation)
-
July
20: The Needles (car/hike combos) at
Canyonlands National Park (30 min drive)
-
July
21: White Rim Road bike trail and Island in the Sky (car/hike combos) at
Canyonlands National Park (30 minute drive)
Day 22 (July 22, 2012)
Travel &
Time: Moab, UT to Panguitch, UT; 5 hours
Lodging: Panguitch
KOA
Activities:
-
Scenic
drive through Capitol Reef National Park
-
Set-up
Camp
Day 23-24 (July 23-24, 2012)
Travel &
Time: None
Lodging: Panguitch
KOA
Activities:
-
July
23: Bryce Canyon NP, Fairyland Trail Loop
hike and Rainbow Point scenic drive
(w/Bristlecone Pines Trail Loop hike)
-
July
24: Zion NP, Angels Landing Trail hike
and Pa’Rus bike trail
Day 25 (July 25, 2012)
Travel &
Time: Bryce Canyon NP to Monument Valley; 8 hours
Lodging: Desert
Rose Inn & Cabins
Activities:
-
Stop
at Grand Canyon North Rim
-
Wildcat Trail hike at Monument Valley Navajo Nation
Park
Day 26 (July 26, 2012)
Travel &
Time: Monument Valley NP to Albuquerque, NM; 6 hours
Lodging: Inn
at Rio Rancho
Activities:
-
Monument
Valley scenic drive
Day 27 (July 27, 2012)
Travel &
Time: Albuquerque, NM to Kansas City, MO; 13 hours
Lodging: Clarion
Hotel
Activities:
- Visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial
Day 28 (July 28, 2012)
Travel &
Time: Kansas City, MO to St. Louis, Mo; 4 hours
Lodging: The
Taves
Activities:
Day 29 (July 29, 2012)
Travel &
Time: none
Lodging: The
Taves
Activities:
Day 30 (July 30, 2012)
Travel &
Time: St. Louis, MO to Milwaukee, WI; 6 hours
Lodging: Home
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