Friday, June 26, 2009

Itinerary

Pendleton Cross Country Adventure

Wed July 1

Fly from Hartford to Chicago

Thurs July 2

Board train at 3 pm to Kansas City.

Hotel in Kansas City

Fri July 3

All day in Kansas City

Lunch at LC’s BBQ-

Depart by train 11 pm – first SLEEPING CAR

Sat July 4

Arrive in Lamy, NM

Bus Transfer to Santa Fe

Sun July 5

Morning in Santa Fe, Bus to Lamy

Board train from Lamy

Arrive 9:30 pm in Williams, AZ

Stay at Grand Canyon Railway Hotel

Mon July 6

Williams to Grand Canyon by steam train

Stay at Maswik Lodge

Tues July 7

Depart Grand Canyon for Williams

Dinner at Grand Canyon Railway Hotel

Depart 9 pm by train

SLEEPING CAR

Wed July 8

Arrive Los Angeles 8:15 am

Thurs July 9

Add day in L.A.

Fri July 10

Depart L.A. to travel up California West Coast

Arrive Salinas at stay night in Monterey

Sat July 11

10 am Monterey Bay Aquarium- 3 hour marine biology sail

Visit Pebble Beach

Sun July 12

Drive to Yosemite National Park

Mon July 13

Yosemite

Tues July 14

Yosemite

Whitewater Rafting on the Merced River

Wed July15

Leave Yosemite for house in Napa Valley in town

of St. Helena, CA

One week in Napa

Tuesday July 21

Dinner at Chez Panise, Berkley

Depart San Francisco (Emeryville)

SLEEPER CAR

Wed July 22

Arrive Portland, Oregon 3:40 pm

July 23

All day Portland

July 24

Depart Portland all night train ride

July 25

Arrive East Glacier Park, Montana 10 am

July 26

Glacier National Park

July 27

Glacier

July 28

Glacier

July 29

Depart 10 am

ALL DAY in train

SLEEPER CAR

July 30

Arrive Minneapolis 7:05 am

Stay at Mall of America Radisson

July 31

Fly from Minneapolis direct to Hartford

Arrive in Hartford 5 pm