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GRAND TETONS AND
YELLOWSTONE RAIL JOURNEY
National Parks Visited: Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park
Train Route: California Zephyr
What You’ll See and Experience: Explore two of America’s grandest national parks on this fabulous rail vacation. Travel through the wide-open landscape of the Heartland of America by rail before reaching Salt Lake City. Continue to Jackson Hole for an exploration of Grand Teton National Park and its spectacular wildlife. From there, the journey north continues to Yellowstone National Park, where you can take in the amazing scenery that has made this destination a must-see for decades.
ROCKY MOUNTAINS TO ARCHES &
CANYONLANDS
National Parks Visited: Rocky Mountain National Park, Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park Train Route: California Zephyr
What You’ll See and Experience: This five-day vacation features breathtaking scenery of some of America’s most unforgettable settings – the great Rocky Mountains and Arches
and Canyonlands National Parks. First, explore the city of Denver and discover the wonders of Rocky Mountain National Park. Then board Amtrak’s California Zephyr for a scenic ride from Denver to Grand Junction, Colorado (your base for exploring the red-orange sandstone and desert
blue skies of Arches and
Canyonlands National Parks). It’s no surprise the U.S. Postal Service chose to depict Arches on one of its commemorative Park Service centennial stamps. The thousands of sandstone arches at Arches National Park are a must-see and Canyonlands National Park provides a wealth of scenery, from vast mesas to soaring rock columns and even examples of Native American cave painting. Your tour also includes a stop at Dead Horse Point State Park to take in the breathtaking view over Canyonlands and the Colorado River.
THE CALIFORNIAN
National Park Visited: Yosemite National Park Train Route: Coast Starlight and Pacific Surfliner
What You’ll See and Experience: Discover all the Golden State has to offer on this nine-day scenic journey from San Francisco to San Diego, with stops in wine country’s Napa and Sonoma valleys, Yosemite National Park and Los Angeles. Enjoy an entertaining day of sightseeing in San Francisco. Tour the award-winning wineries of Napa and Sonoma valleys. Spend a full day exploring the iconic
Yosemite National Park. Get to know Los Angeles on a narrated tour and learn why so many stars
call this fabulous city home. And, last, but certainly not least, explore the scenic coastal
landscape of San Diego.
Learn more about these incredible Amtrak Vacations by Rail itineraries.
Contact your AAA Hudson Valley Travel Agent today. Call
518-426-1000 or email booktravel@aaahv.com
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