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SPIRIT OF THE DESERT: The NaTioNal Parks of The souThwesT

Las Vegas

Bryce Canyon National Park(8,500 ft.)

Springdale

Grand Canyon National Park

(8,250 ft.)

UTAH

ARIZONA

Moab (4,300 ft.)

Grand Junction

Arches National Park Colorado

River

Canyonlands National Park

Dead Horse PointState Park

Capitol ReefNational Park

Zion National Park(4,200 ft.)

Jacob Lake

NEW MEXICO

COLORADO

Maximum Elevation: 8,500 ft.

NEVADA

Marble Canyon

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SPIRIT OF THE DESERT: The NaTioNal Parks of The souThwesT

DayToN DuNcaN PersPeCtives

When Ken Burns and I set out to make “The National Parks:

America’s Best Idea” for PBS, we were not interested in making a

travelogue or a nature film. We wanted to tell the story of an idea –

a uniquely American idea – that a nation’s most special and sacred

sites should be set aside, not for royalty or the rich alone, but for

everyone and for all time.

In our partnership with Tauck, we chose to craft our first tour

around six national parks in the Southwest that evoke the haunting

spirit of the desert:

• To help you experience the inspiring natural beauty of the desert – a unique American landscape we find particularly compelling

• To tell the stories of the spirit of the individual people throughout the centuries who have worked tirelessly to save these landscapes from destruction

• To relate the deep significance that the parks have to everyone who encounters them – from Native Americans to newcomers – and discover a deeply personal, often spiritual connection to the land we inhabit

We’ll take you behind-the-scenes to tell some stories of our days

filming in the national parks of the Southwest, and you’ll meet

some of the people who helped us along the way. Through them,

you’ll hear rich stories and learn about the characters and events

that shaped the parks – and you’ll come away with much more

than a gallery of scenic pictures. We hope this trip will lead you to a

deeper appreciation of the parks, create a lasting memory, and help

you feel for yourself the spirit of these special places and people.

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SPIRIT OF THE DESERT: The NaTioNal Parks of The souThwesT

1. arrive GraND JuNcTioNTour begins: Red Cliffs Lodge, 6:00 PM. A transfer is included from Grand Junction Regional Airport to Red Cliffs Lodge in Moab, Utah. The “Spirit of the Desert” defies just one single definition. It’s the spirit of the moment, a mood, a feeling harmonious with nature yet transcendent of earth and sky. It moves the senses to create, the mind and soul to soar, adventurers to be bold. And, starting tonight, you will become part of its amazing story. Learn about the days ahead through filmed vignettes by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, who explains:

“If you really want to witness the national parks when they’re

most beautiful, you want to see them at sunrise and sunset –

the times when we typically shot most of the footage for our

film. Nothing quite compares to those parts of the day. From

10 am to 3 pm, standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon is

certainly awe-inspiring; but standing on the rim as the first rays

of light hit the canyon, or when the last rays of a sinking sun

move through it, is an experience beyond words.”Dayton introduces the “Dawn Patrol” and “Sunset Scouts,” explorations that take place at these optimum times of the day; mostly optional, they create a deeper emotional connection to the parks that will forever strengthen your appreciation of them. Following a cocktail reception featuring hot and cold canapés, join us for dinner at the lodge. Meals D

Tauck Value Includes:• EXCLUSIVE TO TAUCK! Filmed vignettes by Ken Burns and

Dayton Duncan share their own personal stories and tell the stories of those who shaped the creation & preservation of the national parks

• SIX NATIONAL PARKS! On the ground and by air, explore Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, Zion and Grand Canyon national parks – more than any other Tauck trip

• TWO FLIGHTSEEING ADVENTURES! Fly over the extraordinary remote reaches of Capitol Reef National Park; and witness stunning panoramas on a flight from the Grand Canyon to Las Vegas

• TWO NIGHTS ON THE NORTH RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON provide a fresh, “new” perspective of the park; you’ll enjoy a privileged, less conventional national park experience that is enjoyed by few visitors (less than 10% of all park visitors)

• LOCAL EXPERTS associated with Ken Burns’s documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea give special talks and lectures

• DAWN PATROL & SUNSET SCOUTS provide sunrise and sunset spirit-of-the-moment experiences in the national parks, taking place at the best times of the day – a connection that is rich and emotional

• Insights and perspectives by a member of the Navajo Nation

• Mild-to-moderate whitewater rafting on the Colorado River

• Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted; 23 meals (9 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 9 dinners), service charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and porterage

Longtime collaborators Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan crafted Spirit of the Desert: The National Parks of the Southwest

Ryan Paul, Curator of Frontier Homestead State Park Museum Ryan is knowledgeable, warm, engaging – and funny – as he relays stories and tales from the early days of the national parks.

Ken Burns, Documentary Filmmaker Hailed as one of the most influential documentary makers of all time, Ken has spent 30 years chronicling the history of America in film masterpieces that “inform, astonish, entertain, invite joy, tears, pride and an occasional goose bump.”

Alfred Runte, Environmental Historian and Author An internationally recognized expert on national parks and railroads, he was on the team advising Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan during the production of The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, and appeared in every episode.

John Cook, National Park Service As the third generation in his family to choose the National Park Service as a career, John sheds some light on the mystique of the park ranger and contemporary issues facing the national parks today.

Dayton Duncan, Writer, Filmmaker He is the author of ten books, many written to accompany films he wrote and produced. His work alongside Ken Burns has garnered award-winning acclaim for the duo, whose films are among the most-watched in PBS history.

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2. 2,000 NaTural saNDsToNe archesThe Dawn Patrol has an early start this morning to witness the sun rise in the Windows section of Arches National Park; the first light of day on Turret Arch and Double Arch creates picture-postcard photography. You won’t believe your eyes – over 2,000 arches comprise the world’s largest concentration of natural sandstone arches. National park status didn’t come easily... first declared a national monument in 1929, it took 40+ years to achieve. You’re sure to recognize Delicate Arch, the amazing Balanced Rock, and a variety of sensational geological formations during guided sightseeing before returning to the lodge for lunch. Get set for adventure this afternoon when you depart on a mild-to-moderate whitewater rafting adventure on the Colorado River (class 1 and 2)* – rock towers, colors and light reflect upon the water like mirror images. There is an optional Sunset Patrol, then the evening is spent at the lodge, where you are steeped in the authenticity of an architectural style that defines the West. Meals BLD

3. a NavaJo PersPecTive & caNyoNlaNDsOutdoor adventure as you please this morning, including horseback riding, with optional activities such as hiking, bicycle riding, or just immersing at the lodge in the great outdoors, surrounded by 2,000-ft. sheer red-rock cliffs. A lecture by a local Navajo connects you to the sacredness of the desert, to the ancient spiritual life that transcends today’s world. Depart Moab for Canyonlands National Park, whose countless canyons, mesas and buttes shadow the Colorado River and the Green

TWO INCLUDED FLIGHTSEEING ADVENTURES Chart a course for adventure aboard private flightseeing planes where you’ll enjoy personal commentary about the landscapes below on two included flights. On Day 4, get an aerial overview of the colorful sandstone sculptures of Capitol Reef National Park when you take off from Moab bound for Bryce Canyon National Park, viewing the 100-mile Waterpocket Fold from a vantage point not all travelers see. John Wesley Powell once said that you cannot see the Grand Canyon in one view, but that you would have to “toil from month to month through its labyrinths.” He no doubt would have been awe-struck by its magnificence from the air, as you will be when you fly over “the most sublime spectacle on Earth, multifarious and exceedingly diverse” en route to Las Vegas for your trip home.

Ken and Dayton have a gift for identifying and drawing out local experts who share their knowledge, their experiences, and their passions with guests, many of whom brought unique insights and perspectives to their films. We are proud to introduce...

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River. These rivers divide the park into four districts – today you’ll explore the northern section, Island in the Sky, where among other formations you’ll see a famed pothole arch, Mesa Arch, overlooking Buck Canyon. There is no better way to experience Canyonlands than at sunset – and the setting sun, during a picnic dinner at Dead Horse Point overlooking the U-turn in the Colorado River, is nothing short of inspirational. Meals BLD

4. caPiTol reef NaTioNal Park, aerial viewAn optional Dawn Patrol this morning precedes a lecture by a local film historian who discusses the multitude of films made in Moab over the past 70 years; get more insights when you visit the Film Museum. Vignettes today include Dayton Duncan’s insights on the best way to access the major sights in the national parks; some are available at a turnout, while others are inaccessible and require back-country hiking or an aerial overview – and that is exactly how you’ll tour Capitol Reef National Park today. Get amazing views of the Waterpocket Fold (sort of a “warp” in the Earth’s crust) that runs nearly 100 miles, with colorful cliffs, twisting canyons, soaring spires, the free-standing monoliths of Cathedral Valley and elegant arches around it. Arrive at Bryce Canyon National Park, home to some of Earth’s more whimsical geologic formations, for the evening. Meals BD

5. favoriTe MeMories of ZioNThe Dawn Patrol hikes along the rim of Bryce Canyon to catch the shocking array of colors illuminated by the first rays of light on the hoodoos below. More of a series of horseshoe “amphitheatres” than a canyon, morning walks reveal millions of pinnacles positively glowing... This afternoon, depart for Zion National Park; en route you’ll learn about the park’s complicated creation via a film vignette by Ken Burns, who shares his favorite memories of the park. Upon arrival, Ryan Paul, Curator of Frontier Homestead State

Park Museum (formerly Iron Mission State Park), entertains with a lecture on “singaways” and the contribution of the Union Pacific Railroad to the story of the national parks. Meals BLD

6. ZioN – “yoseMiTe PaiNTeD iN oils”“I was so impressed by the red cliffs and wilderness surroundings of Zion Canyon that I determined we should... have it made a national park.” The words of conservationist Horace Albright set the stage for the expansion of national park designations in the Southwest, and the creation of Zion National Park in 1919. Zion’s most striking images are its unique sandstone cliffs that range from towering monoliths to narrow canyons, changing in color from light cream to pink to red. Tour the park, with walks to Weeping Rock and the Court of the Patriarchs. This afternoon you have free time to further explore Zion (there are some fantastic extended hikes) or travel with us to nearby Springdale and an honest-to-goodness ghost town – it was the setting for the famous bicycle scene from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Sunset Scouts visit the Virgin River this evening. Meals BD

7. NorTh riM, The GraND caNyoNA film vignette by Dayton Duncan tells the story of the Grand Canyon, and how it exemplified the struggle that often occurred when creating a new national park. Drive to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, a place infinitely more intimate and less crowded than the South Rim, with only 10% of the park’s total annual visitors making their way there. Following lunch, explore the rim, including the vistas from Point Imperial. Late afternoon attend a lecture by John Cook, third generation in the service of the national park; he’ll speak about the mystique of the park ranger, the importance of “place,” and the sacredness of the parks today in the eyes of Native Americans. Dinner tonight is at your North Rim lodge. Meals BLD

GRAND CANYON BRYCE CANYON ARCHES“Until you stand on the rim of the

Grand Canyon, no photograph, however spectacular, really does justice to the

moment.” Ken Burns

Ebenezer Bryce, for whom the canyon was named, said of its labyrinth of pink cliffs and whimsical hoodoos, “it’s a hell of a

place to lose a cow...”

“If Delicate Arch has any significance... it lies in the power of the odd and unexpected to startle the senses... with a reawakened

awareness of the wonderful.” Edward Abbey

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10 Days froM $4,390 Plus airfare(9 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches & 9 Dinners)

BeGiNs GraND JuNcTioN

May 11, 25 Jun 3, 15, 24 Jul 6, 27 Aug 5, 29 Sep 8, 21 Oct 5

Go to www.tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability; additional departure dates may become available as these sell out.

Price Per PersoN

Double $4390 Single $5254 Triple $4156(double with rollaway)

Airfare is additional. Tauck can book your air, to Grand Junction and from Las Vegas, for travel originating in the U.S., subject to availability; inquire upon booking for special airfares that may be available.

Please ask at time of booking about additional hotel nights before or after your tour and about our comprehensive Guest Protection Product.

*For activities marked with an asterisk (*) in day-by-day descriptions, participation is at your own risk and a signed liability waiver will be required.

fiNe hoTels / GreaT locaTioNs

Night 1,2,3 Red Cliffs Lodge Moab, UTNight 4 The Lodge at Bryce Canyon Bryce Canyon National Park, UT Night 5,6 Zion Lodge Zion National Park, UTNight 7,8 Grand Canyon Lodge – North Rim Grand Canyon National Park, AZ Night 9 The Venetian Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV

Exclusive Video Preview! Go to the Tauck Video Library at www.tauck.com to for a preview of Stories by Ken Burns, our on-tour vignettes.

ZION CANYONLANDS CAPITOL REEFIts natural beauty and “towering rock walls,

splashed with brilliant hues of tans and reds interspersed with whites” earned Zion

designation as a national park in 1919.

“The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” film editor Paul Barnes said “Canyonlands is spectacularly beautiful, peaceful and mysterious... and no one goes there.”

Dayton Duncan likes showing people “what we saw when making our film.” Flightseeing over rugged Capitol Reef National Park opens

up vistas that elude the everyday traveler.

8. GraND caNyoN “GraND GeoloGic liBrary”Dawn Patrol takes in the fantastic North Rim; naturalist John Muir referred to the Grand Canyon as “a gigantic statement for even Nature to make”; he also remarked: “The dawn, as in all the pure, dry desert country is ineffably beautiful; and when the first level sunbeams sting the domes and spires, with what a burst of power the big, wild days begin.” The morning is spent sightseeing within the park, with remarkable views from Cape Royal and Walhalla Overlook. Proposals to make the Grand Canyon a national park became well-orchestrated efforts by the railroads, politicians and conservationists, whose diverse motivations utilized just about every means to reach the public, until Congress passed a bill for its creation in 1919. The afternoon is free to explore “your park” as you please; optional activities include mule rides and guided hikes. Meals BD

9. “for The BeNefiT of The PeoPle...”A final Dawn Patrol takes in the spectacular sunrise this morning from the North Rim of the canyon. The last of our vignettes features Ken Burns’s reflections about our private memories of the national parks – they are not about the “views,” but instead they are the memories of those you shared these views with. Dayton Duncan’s vignette explains how the parks belong to all of us, and how we need to continue to help protect them for future generations. The most fitting farewell to these treasures of the Southwest is a scenic flightseeing trip from Marble Canyon Airport over the Grand Canyon to Las Vegas for your return home. Join us tonight for a final farewell cocktail party and dinner. Meals BLD

10. JourNey hoMeTour ends: Las Vegas. Fly home anytime. A transfer is included from The Venetian Las Vegas to Las Vegas McCarran Int’l Airport. Checkout time is 11:00 AM; allow two hours for flight check-in. Meals B