Tour Name:	Death Valley (Bill)
Departure:	02/09/09
Return:	02/14/09
Price:	$1375 Single - $1095 Double

Description

We return to Death Valley this year because one of our favorite step-on guides - Death Valley Phil - maybe retiring after the 2009 season. Phil will bring the valley to life as we visit the most spectacular highlights of the largest National Park in the contiguous United States. Stay the first night next to the roaring Kern River above the town of Kernville in the very southern tip of the Sierra's. Stay three nights at the historic Furnace Creek Ranch Resort, an oasis in the center of the valley. You'll discover historic borax mining sites, Ubehebe Crater plus Scotty's Castle, one of the most popular and historical sites in Death Valley. Tour the southern valley from Zabriskie Point to Badwater at 282 feet below sea level and the Devil's Golf Course - a vast expanse of knobby salt formations rising from the earth. Enjoy "Under The Stars BBQ" and wagon rides and Dinner at the Furnace Creek Inn. Experience Manzanar (Japanese Interment camp) as we travel up highway 395 (weather permitting) for our final night in the Carson Valley. "You can travel greater distances - but no place will take you further away."

Itinerary
Day # 1, Monday, February 9, 2009
08:00am	Depart: Daytripping		Santa Rosa, CA
08:30am	Depart: Petaluma Fairground		Petaluma, CA
09:00am	Depart: Rowland Park-N-Ride		Novato, CA
05:00pm	Hotel Arrival & Check In	Kernville Inn	Kernville, CA
05:30pm	Hotel Arrival & Check In	Golden Trout		Website
	Kern River Golden Trout Resort is on the Wild & Scenic Kern River. The resort is unique, in that it is totally surrounded by national forest. Miles from other habitation, the resort offers a most pristine and secluded setting for guests. At a comfortable elevation of 3100', Kern River Golden Trout Resort has spectacular 360° views of the 9000' mountains surrounding the Kern River. The weather is beautiful year 'round with occasional snow in the winter, but most days are mild while the mountains are snow-capped. All in all, very serene.
06:30pm	Dinner	McNally's
Day # 2, Tuesday, February 10, 2009
04:00pm	Hotel Check In Furnace Creek	Furnace Creek Ranch	Death Valley, CA
06:30pm	Dinner	Furnace Creek Ranch	Death Valley, CA
Day # 3, Wednesday, February 11, 2009
10:40am	Scotty's Castle Tour	Furnace Creek Ranch	Death Valley, CA
10:40am	Bus Entrance Fee	Furnace Creek Ranch	Death Valley, CA
10:40am	Tour	Scotty's Castle
05:30pm	Under the Stars BBQ	Furnace Creek Ranch	Death Valley, CA
Day # 4, Thursday, February 12, 2009
09:00am	Guided Tour / Step On Guide	Furnace Creek Ranch	Death Valley, CA
07:00pm	Farewell Dinner	Furnace Creek Ranch	Death Valley, CA
Day # 5, Friday, February 13, 2009
03:00pm	Hotel Arrival & Check In	Carson Valley Inn	Minden, NV	Website
	The Carson Valley Inn opened in August of 1984 and was designed as a first-class resort facility to serve the Carson Valley. The Inn features over 750 slots, 11 table games, a Sports Book, three restaurants, three lounges, 230 rooms, and nightly entertainment in the cabaret lounge.
Day # 6, Saturday, February 14, 2009
05:00pm	Return: Rowland Park-N-Ride		Novato, CA
05:30pm	Return: Petaluma Fairground		Petaluma, CA
06:00pm	Return: Daytripping		Santa Rosa, CA