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Highlights of The Canyonlands Tour:
There will be great open road riding on this tour,
plus
unique sites like the London Bridge and
Tuzigoot National Monument - and Jerome, AZ.
We get breathtaking views from curving mountain roads,
and
from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Shop
for Indian jewelry in Sedona and Flagstaff,
and enjoy the splendid natural beauty of Monument Valley,
Natural
Bridges, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park.
From southwest Utah we then blast
back
through the desert to Las Vegas, the end of
our one-week visual
spectacle in Arizona, Utah and Nevada.
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Saturday –
Arrival in Las Vegas, NV
The
riders will get together in the evening with our Ride America tour
guide to discuss the exciting week ahead.
Day 1 – Sunday - Las Vegas to
Lake Havasu City, AZ - 186 miles
Off
we go, south out of Las Vegas to Laughlin, home of the famous River
Run. This afternoon we'll cruise through the Fort Mojave Indian
Reservation to Lake Havasu City, now home to the London Bridge.
Day
2 – Monday
– Lake Havasu City to Prescott, AZ - 208 miles
We'll
ride out this morning through the desert flatlands to
Wickenburg. Turning north, we head into the beautiful Weaver
Mountains and miles of switchbacks on our way to Prescott.
Day
3 –
Tuesday – Prescott to Grand Canyon Village, AZ - 167 miles
More
mountain riding this morning, through the old mining town of Jerome to Tuzigoot National
Monument. On into Red Rocks country and a stop at Sedona.
North we ride through Oak Creek
Canyon, listed as one of the "ten most beautiful rides in the
USA" to Flagstaff. We continue north through Kaibab National
Forest to Grand Canyon
Village.
Day
4 –
Wednesday – Grand Canyon Village to Bluff, UT - 235 miles
We'll
spend some time enjoying the Grand Canyon this morning, then cruise
along the south rim to the Painted Desert and into the Navajo
Nation. We'll ride from Tuba City to Kayenta, an area made
famous by Tony Hillerman. Up through Monument Valley we go, past
Mexican Hat to Bluff.
Day
5 –
Thursday – Bluff to Boulder, UT - 233 miles
Cruising
through incredible open country today, our first stop is at Natural Bridges National
Monument. We'll ride down through Cataract Canyon as we cross
over the Colorado River, then pass by the Henry Mountains and along
the Freemont River, finally through magnificent Capitol Reef National Park and
on into Boulder.
Day
6 – Friday
– Boulder to Springdale, UT - 232 miles
Out
we ride into more spectacular country today, beautiful back roads take
us first to magnificent
Bryce Canyon National Park. We will ride the full length of the
park, stopping at several incredible view points. Following this we ride through even
more
beautiful Zion National Park on our way to St. George, with a stop at
Zion Harley-Davidson.
Day
7 –
Saturday – Springdale to Las Vegas, NV - 159 miles
All
good rides must come to an end, so we ride south out of Utah through the Moapa River Indian
Reservation and the Valley of Fire, back to Las
Vegas.
If you are flying out, plan your flight departure for after 2:00pm.
Ride
America may from time to time make changes to this
tour itinerary, as circumstances require.
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