Itinerary (Summer 2012)


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
-        Evening Ranger Program


Day 17 (July 17, 2012)

Travel & Time: none

Lodging: Estes Park Campground

Activities:
-          Chasm Lake Trail
-          Evening Ranger Program



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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