America's Greatest Treasures with Rapid City Start & Rocky Mountaineer Canyon Spirit Extension
Go west for adventure on this exciting vacation through Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Utah—concluding with three scenic days aboard Rocky Mountaineer's Canyon Spirit train. From the stomping grounds of Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok to the towering peaks of Grand Teton National Park, you'll experience the history, landscapes, and frontier spirit of the American West. Pass through South Dakota's Black Hills, where legends of the frontier made their mark. Visit Mount Rushmore National Memorial to see the granite faces of four U.S. presidents, then continue to the Crazy Horse Memorial, an ongoing mountain carving honoring the Lakota leader. Follow the trail of pioneers and history-makers like Buffalo Bill to Cody, Wyoming, the town he founded in 1896. Explore Yellowstone National Park, the world's first national park, famous for Old Faithful, colorful geothermal features, waterfalls, and abundant wildlife, including bison, elk, moose, and bears. Travel through Grand Teton National Park, where rugged peaks rise above glacier-fed lakes, and spend time in the western town of Jackson, with the opportunity to join an optional scenic float trip on the Snake River. Then board Rocky Mountaineer's Canyon Spirit train in Salt Lake City for a spectacular three-day rail journey through the dramatic landscapes of the American West and Rocky Mountains. Travel in daylight through red rock canyons, river valleys, mountain passes, and engineering marvels, with overnight stays in Moab, Utah, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and Denver. While in Moab, enjoy an included excursion to visit both Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. From frontier history and legendary landmarks to celebrated national parks and one of North America's most scenic rail journeys, this vacation showcases the best of the American West.
Tour Itinerary
Welcome to Rapid City, the gateway to South Dakota’s Black Hills. Your Tour Director is on hand from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. to answer any questions.
Visit Crazy Horse Memorial, a monument-in-progress carved into a mountain to honor the Lakota leader, Chief Crazy Horse. Have time to view the collection of art and artifacts that reflect the diverse histories and cultures of over 300 Native Nations at the Indian Museum of North America. Drive through South Dakota’s Black Hills, once part of the Great Sioux Nation’s ancestral homeland, to see the sculpted granite faces of Mount Rushmore, honoring Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Continue to Deadwood, a once lawless frontier town that boomed during the 1876 Black Hills Gold Rush, where outlaw Jack McCall shot Wild Bill Hickok during a poker game. Stay overnight and discover Deadwood’s Wild West ways as you walk in the footsteps of legends like Calamity Jane and Seth Bullock. (CB)
This morning, head through Wyoming’s high country, where open-range cattle barons and homesteaders clashed during the range wars of the 1890s. Drive past Sheridan and ascend into the alpine landscapes of the Bighorn Mountains, passing the site of the Battle of Tongue River. Overnight in Cody, founded by Buffalo Bill Cody and known as the eastern gateway to Yellowstone National Park.
Continue through Shoshone National Forest to Yellowstone National Park, the world’s first national park. Discover colorful hot springs, powerful geysers, alpine rivers, lush forests, dramatic canyons, and abundant wildlife. Travel along the Grand Loop Road to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone for views of the Lower Falls. Keep an eye out for herds of bison, elk, and other wildlife that call the park home. Spend the next two nights in West Yellowstone. NOTES: Routing and areas visited in Yellowstone National Park are always subject to favorable weather, gate access, and road conditions; therefore, routings may be adjusted.
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