West Region -

Airplane and Van Tour of the West!

Stop 1: Lolo Pass, Montana

Here we cross paths with the famous explorers, Lewis and Clark!

Visit the Lewis and Clark Website

Stop 2: Yellowstone National Park

Old Faithful geyser was the highlight of this national park.

View the Old Faithful Webcam!

Stop 3: Leadville, Colorado

Leaville is a mining town. Silver and lead have been two of the most popular metals mined here. Perhaps that is where its name originated?

Learn more about Leadville's history

Disneyland Park, California

We made a second stop to a Disney park, but this time it was in California.

Visit Disneyland's Website

Columbia River Gorge

Here is learned that the massive Columbia River cuts through the Cascade Mountain Range. The result is a 3,000 ft. deep gorge that streches for 100 miles!

Alaska

Wow! Alaska is some of the most expansive, ruggedly beautiful countryside in the USA! We learned about the Iditarod here and it reminded us of "Stone Fox."

Follow the Path of the Iditarod!

Hawaii

What a beautiful place to end our tour of the United States! Here we learned about the many unique islands of Hawaii. Everyone even got to sample some pineapple.