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22 Yellowstone, Grand Tetons & Mt. Rushmore YELLOWSTONE, GRAND TETONS AND MT. RUSHMORE 9 DAYS • 12 MEALS Meals included: (B) Breakfast, (D) Dinner DAY ONE: Arrive in South Dakota Begin your Western frontier adventure as you gather in Rapid City, Utah. Meet your Tour Manager in the lobby at 6:00 p.m. for dining suggestions. DAY TWO: Black Hills Touring and Custer State Park Jeep Ride You will begin the day with an exciting open-air Jeep ride through Custer State Park. Enjoy the interesting sights and colorful commentary of your driver/guides on the ride through the park in search of the country's largest herd of American bison. Next, you will visit the colossal Crazy Horse Memorial, the world's largest statue, which will be 563 feet high and 641 feet long when completed! Following an afternoon break at the hotel, you will experience all the greatness of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, with sightseeing, dinner and the inspiring lighting ceremony. (B, D) DAY THREE: Deadwood and Devils Tower The town of Deadwood was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1967, and preserves the history and legends of the Wild West from its beginnings as a mining town. The brief tour of the town takes you along the same streets walked by Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. You will also visit Boot Hill, the final resting place of some of Deadwood's famous citizens. Crossing Wyoming today, we come to Devils Tower National Monument. Towering 1,267 feet above Belle Fourche River, this looming monolith served as the backdrop for the classic Steven Spielberg film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. (B, D) DAY FOUR: Buffalo Bill Territory Today, you will travel across the expansive Bighorn Mountains, where cowboys still graze their flocks of sheep and herds of cattle as in days of the Old West. As legendary as the sweeping plains and towering mountains of the Old West were, so were the grand personalities that became drawn to the frontier. At the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, you'll encounter some of these historic figures, including Bill himself, the renowned sharpshooter Annie Oakley, and Indian Chief Sitting Bull before we arrive in Yellowstone National Park, where you will stay for the next two nights. (B) DAY FIVE: Full Day in Yellowstone National Park A full day of sightseeing in Yellowstone, the world's first national park, features outstanding natural spectacles, including renowned geysers and thermal basins. Your tour begins with the awesome 1,200-foot-deep Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, including views from Inspiration and Lookout Points. Next, you will travel through Dunraven Pass and Tower Junction to the terraced formations of Mammoth Hot Springs. Finally, you will explore Norris Geyser Basin, filled with an incredible variety of steam vents, mud pots, geysers, and hot springs, before returning to the park lodge for dinner this evening. (D) 2 2 1 2 Overnights Start City End City Visit Tour Route 1 1 u oute Ci our R T isit V End City Ci t City s tar S ernights Ov 1 nal Pa National P Jackson r 2 2 rk National P on o eto Teton and Gr e Yellows T ark Dev Sheridan Dev v 1 Jackson Dev vils ark O M I N G National P wstone llo W Y apid City A 2 R Deadwood er w o To A O T O T K O T H A D S O U T H City 1 Salt Lake A H U T km 200 0 miles 0 200 Mt. Rushmore