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Itinerary of Out West Trip

DATE DAY              
Fri, April 26th, 2002 Gather in Cin’ti CGT: Arr 15:00 DL 49 RCN: Arr16:02 LH 9106 JW: Arr 16:42 DL1997        
                 
    DRIVE Miles SLEEP Notes   Website  
Sat, April 27th Fly to Las Vegas PM:
LV -> DV
150 Death Valley: Stovepipe Wells Lv CVG 12:45; Arr LV 13:46; DL 1723   http://www.stovepipewells.com/  
Sun, April 28th Tour Death Valley With guide in Death Valley (~100) " Guide engaged: Claudia Reidhead <claudiar2@beattynv.com>   http://www.rockytrails.com/deathvalley.html  
Mon, April 29th Return to Las Vegas PM: DV -> LV 150 Las Vegas:
MGM Grand
Tour the hotels and Casinos   http://www.mgmgrand.com/lv/pages/index_home.asp  
Tue , April 30th Bop around Las Vegas - - " Show: Jubilee! (RHN B'day) http://www.ballyslv.com/pages/ent_jubilee.asp  
Wed, May 1 Bop around Las Vegas        -Harley ride to HooverDam
 -Show: 
choose one as we come across it
  http://www.lvol.com/lvoleg/lvshows.html  
Thu, May 2 Peer at Grand Canyon AM: LV -> GC 280 Grand Canyon: Quality Inn * Two Dbls + Rollaway; call 2 wks before to insure beds   http://www.grand.canyon.national-park.com/  
Fri, May 3 AM: "Spectacle" Airplane Tour, Grand Canyon       AirStar Helicopters (638-2622) (800-962-3869)   http://www.airstar.com/  
  PM: Hike in Brice Canyon PM: GC -> Br 225 Bryce: Ruby's Inn (Best Western)
  http://www.rubysinn.com/  
Sat, May 4 AM: Capitol Reef AM: Br -> CR 67   via Long Canyon;  ferry over Lake Powell    http://www.dced.state.ut.us/travel/capitolreef.html  
  PM : Valley of the Gods PM: CR ->MV 220 Monument Valley: Goulding's Lodge self-drive our own van
  http://www.desertusa.com/monvalley/  
Sun, May 5 Navajo Reservation;
AM: Jeeps
In the
Reservation
(~50) " 4WD, with driver, inside the reservation;

  http://www.desertusa.com/monvalley/  
  Navajo Reservation;
3PM: Horseback
      Oljato Trading Post /
Navajo Country Trail Rides
  http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/july/stories/offtrail.html  
Mon, May 6 AM : Valley of the Gods
PM:  Drive to Durango
MV -> Du 173 Durango: Comfort Inn * Cross-country drive,
Durango Stetson Store, Diamond Belle 
  http://www.durango.org/  
Tue, May 7 Durango-Silverton RR Du -> Mo 159 Moab: Greenwell (Best Western) In train seats by 09:40;  pack a lunch   http://www.durangotrain.com/indexmain-whistle.htm  
Wed, May 8 Moab:  4WD;  p/u 08:45
- - " Tagalong Expeditions, Canyonlands:
Dead Horse Point;  Pucker Pass
(JPN B'day) http://www.Tagalong.com  
Thu, May 9 Moab: 4WD;  p/u 07:15 - - " Elephant Pass to Needles      
Fri, May 10 Moab:  on own:  Arches - - " Arches;  "Gunfight" Dinner Show      
Sat, May 11 Drive to Denver, fly home Mo -> De 375 Cin’ti /home Lunch at Vail.  All except RCN: Lv DNV 17:25; Arr CVG 21:51; DL 626      
"         RCN: Lv DNV 17:35, Arr FFM 11:15 (5/12), LH 447; Lv FFM 13:10, Arr BRU 14:05 LH4434      
Sun, May 12 Cin’ti     Cin’ti /home CGT - Lv CVG for Ff/M 18:55