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(Day One)
Depart from either Phoenix
or Flagstaff. Travel through the largest known stand of Ponderosa
Pine forest en route to Meteor Crater. View the most perfectly
preserved meteor impact site in the world where astronauts trained
for the first Apollo mission. Continue on to the north entrance of
the Petrified Forest National Park. Enjoy a gourmet picnic lunch
overlooking the Spectacular Painted Desert and Petrified Forest
National Park. Visit the prehistoric Puerco Pueblo Ruins and the
famous Newspaper Rock Pictographs. Journey through each forest
section where fossilized tree trunks have existed for millions of
years. At the south entrance museum, view a vast range of
informative and interesting exhibits and displays. Depart the
Petrified Forest and travel to Winslow Arizona for Dinner and
Lodging at the recently restored and Famous La Posada Hotel.
(Day Two)
Have an elegant breakfast
followed by a tour of the La Posada Hotel. Journey to the south
through Long Valley and learn about Arizona’s cattleman and
sheepherder’s war. Continue below the Mogollon Rim into Zane Grey
Country and the town of Payson. Have a hearty lunch at Kole’s Ranch
near the famous author’s cabin. Visit Showlow, Pinetop and the
spectacular White Mountains region of Arizona. Travel to Fort Apache
and learn about Geronimo and his legacy. Continue to either Phoenix
or Flagstaff by way of Salt River Canyon or the Verde Valley. Both
routes provide an opportunity for a beautiful sunset at the end of a
magnificent day.
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