This afternoon is devoted to magnificent Yosemite National Park. Here we see the enormous rock formations of El Capitan and Half Dome, Bridalveil Falls and Yosemite Falls. During the summer, our coach climbs the granite summit of Tioga Pass to the village of Mammoth Lakes. When Tioga Pass is closed due to weather conditions, we'll stay in Fresno at the Sheraton Four Points. We leave the mountain country as we cross the desert of Southern California en route to Las Vegas.
Tonight perhaps join a tour of the 'Strip' to enjoy the dazzling lights.
We leave the glitz of Las Vegas behind as we follow the Virgin River upstream into Utah. We visit Zion National Park with its spectacular red sandstone formations. Then to Bryce Canyon where we see finger-like spires the size of office buildings, called 'hoodoos'. Tonight there's the chance to enjoy the enthusiastic hospitality of the 'Old West' at an optional 'cowboy cookout and hoedown'. This morning we drive through the colorful, ever-changing landscape of southern Utah and into the state of Arizona.