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Dates:
July 31 - August 7, 2003
Length: 8 days/ 7 nights
Arrive/Depart: Grand Junction, Colorado /
Grand Junction, Colorado
Journey Price: $2,650/person (adult or child)/double
occupancy
$300/single supplement
$2,350/ 3rd or 4th child sharing room with two adults
Includes all accommodations, meals, camping equipment,
ground transportation, site fees, and professional
guide service. Does not include airfare, alcoholic
beverages, or guide gratuities.
Group Size: 16 Travelers
Activity
Level:
Low-Moderate
 
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Your
Daily Itinerary |
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Day
1 |
Day
1 -- Grand Junction, Colorado
Schedule your flight to arrive in Grand
Junction by mid-afternoon today. You'll
be
met by your experienced guides for a trip
orientation and a first-night's dinner in
historic, downtown Grand Junction.
Accommodations: Hawthorn Suites
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2 |
Day
2 -- Fruita, Colorado / Vernal,
Utah
This morning, walk through a working
quarry site, where archeologists are busy
excavating dinosaur bones and other
prehistoric fossils. Then head to the
Dinosaur Journey museum, where hands-on
robotics of Dilophosaures, Utahraptor and
T-rex help us understand how dinosaurs moved
and we tour a paleontology laboratory where
scientists are uncovering their latest finds.
After lunch in charming Fruita, head north
to
Vernal, Utah, stopping en route to view the
famous rock art of Canyon Pintado and muse
on
the meanings of these drawings etched in
stone. Arrive in Vernal, Utah and settle into
hotel accom...
Accommodations: Best Western Dinosaur
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3 |
Day
3 -- Dinosaur Nat'l Monument
Venture to nearby Dinosaur National
Monument today for an enjoyable mixture of
hiking and archeological discovery. Learn
route-finding skills in the desert, hike to
a
view of the river you'll float tomorrow and
talk with a ranger about on-going
excavations. This evening, we meet our river
guides and learn how to pack our gear in
waterproof bags.
Accommodations: Best Western Dinosaur
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4-6 |
Days
4-6 -- Lodore Canyon of the Green
River
After a scenic drive to the river put-in
and a thorough safety talk, we're off on our
river adventure. Our first day we pass
through the 'gates' and enter the upper
section of the Canyon of Lodore, the first
major canyon encountered by Major John Wesley
Powell and his men on their famous expedition
of 1869. On day two, we run Harp Falls, Triplet
Falls and the largest rapid, Hell's
Half Mile. We may even walk in Powell's
footsteps at Rippling Brook. On day three,
the river widens as the Yampa River joins
and
we enter Whirlpool Canyon. Petroglyphs,
waterfalls and narrowing canyon walls
highlight...
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7 |
Day
7 -- Vernal, Utah
On our final river day we start with a
peaceful float through Rainbow Park before
the scenery and the water intensifies as we
enter Split Mountain Canyon. Notable rapids
such as Moonshine, Schoolboy and Inglesby
thrust us through the Green's steepest
sections - a wild and wet ending for our
Lodore river trip! A short ride brings us
back to Vernal for a final night's dinner
and
celebration.
Accommodations: Best Western Dinosaur
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8 |
Day
8 -- Depart from Grand Junction
After breakfast, a three-hour drive brings
us back to Grand Junction to meet afternoon
flights home.
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