Day 8: Salt Lake City - Temple Square - Utah Capitol - Antelope Island.  Today, we visit the impressive Mormon Temple Square, central hub for Mormonism. We will hear the world famous Tabernacle Choir, and visit Utah's capitol building. The afternoon and evening we spend on Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake, a wonderful place for viewing wildlife including buffalo and waterfowl. Take a swim in waters much saltier than ocean water, and hike up to fantastic viewpoints over the largest salt lake in the western hemisphere, at 1,700 sq. miles.

Utah State Capitol

Antelope Island

Day 9: Olympic Park - Fossil Butte National Monument - City of Alpine.   Leaving Salt Lake City we stop at the 2002 Winter Olympics park featuring the Alf Engem Ski Museum. Superb outlet mall shopping is nearby. Then we drive to Fossil Butte National Monument and explore the unique fossil displays and landscape. We enjoy a peaceful picnic with BBQ and an hours' hike through pronghorn antelope territory. Night in Alpine, Wyoming, close to winding Snake River and the city of Jackson.

2002 Winter Olympics

Fossil Butte N.M.

Day 10: Jackson - Grand Teton National Park - Yellowstone National Park.  Explore at your own pace the wild west town of Jackson with its many galleries and cowboy stores. Optional activities include a scenic river float trip or white water rafting on beautiful Snake River. In the afternoon we walk along Jenny Lake with breathtaking views of the Grand Tetons, which includes a short boat ride. Drive to Yellowstone National Park. 3 nights in the rustic town of West Yellowstone, Montana.

Grand Teton picnic

Bison at Yellowstone

Day 11: Yellowstone N.P. Today we explore the most active colorful mineral hot pool areas at Norris Geyser Basin. We stop for picnic at fascinating basalt cliffs and then on to world famous Mammoth Hot Springs with its unique travertine terrace formations and the historic Fort Yellowstone. In the afternoon we walk by the tower falls and drive over Dunraven Pass through scenic wildlife areas. Expect to spot wild buffalo, elk, prairie dogs, and sometimes bears, moose, and porcupines.

Norris Geyser Basin

Mammoth Hot Springs

Day 12: Yellowstone N.P.  This day's highlights include: travel to viewpoints of Yellowstone's own chasm, the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, hike along the canyon rim, with impressive views of nearby Lower & Upper Falls near colorful, sulfur stained cliffs. Next, experience famous Old Faithful lodge and geyser on foot, walking along thermal pools, boiling streams, roaring gas vents, and splendidly-colored algal mats.

Yellowstone Lower Falls

Old Faithful Lodge

Day 13: Yellowstone N.P - Cody - Buffalo Bill Historical Center.  First we drive along Yellowstone Lake and stop at the thermal area of West Thumb. Onward the road winds over a scenic pass, we stop for lunch at Buffalo Bill's hunting lodge, with optional horse ride into the rugged outback. On to Cody, home of Buffalo Bill, we visit Buffalo Bill Historical Center, with a colossal display of Native American artifacts and Wild West artwork with descriptions of the surrounding natural history. Realize the settlement of Western America, and the interesting natural wonders present here. Good-bye dinner at a historic restaurant. Night in Cody. 

Buffalo Bill Center

 
Downtown Cody  

Day 14: Continue travel on your own, or journey home. We will gladly assist you in booking further travel!