Saturday 12.6.1999

The original trip was the following : Geneva - Munich - Chicago - Denver.
Because the plane to Munich was 1:30 hour to late, i get the following new route :

Outward flight : Geneva (GVA) - London Heathrow (LHR) with British Airways (BA725) in B757
Departure 12:15
Arrival 12:40
I was on seat 17F. Quiet flight.

Next flight : London Heathrow (LHR) - Chicago (ORD) with United Airlines (UA959) in B777.
I got an upgrade to Business Class, because there wasn't enough free space in the Economy Class.
Departure 13:55
Arrival 16:15
I was on seat 8E. Very good flight.

Chicago (ORD) - Denver (DEN) with United Airlines (UA941) in B777.
I got an upgrade to Business Class, because there wasn't enough free space in the Economy Class.
Departure 19:15
Arrival .....
I was on seat 13F. Very good flight.

Tranfert to Dollar to take my rented cart.
A .... h a Dodge Neon, model 1999 waits for me.

My hotel is the Best Western University Inn in Fort Collins, CO.


Sunday 13.6.1999

Today, i visit the Mt. Rushmore National Mountain

My hotel is the Best Western Buffalo Ridge Inn in Custer, SD.


Monday 14.6.1999

Today, i visit the Devil's Tower National Mountain (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Steven Spielberg, 1977).
While my 2 weeks holidays, i will visit a lot of National Parks. So i buy a "Golden Eagle Passport".
For 50$, I can access all the National Parks (N.P.) for 1 year.

My hotel is the Best Western Settlers Inn in Worland, WY.


Tuesday 15.6.1999

Today, i visit the Yellowstone National Park. I will stay here 2 days.
On the way there, i make a stop at the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody (WY).
I enter the Yellowstone N.P. through the east gate and start the visit with the north circuit.

My hotel is the Best Western Weston Inn in West Yellowstone, MO.


Wednesday 16.6.1999

Tooday, i visit the Yellowstone N.P. with the south circuit. Here are all the geysers (Old Faithful and so on).

My hotel is the Best Western Weston Inn in West Yellowstone, MO.


Thursday 17.6.1999

On the way to Provo, i stop at the Philatelic Center in Salt Lake City (UT). I will buy some special stamps.

My hotel is the Best Western Columbian Inn in Provo, UT.


Friday 18.6.1999

Today, i visit the Bryce Canyon National Park

My hotel is the Best Western At Lake Powell in Page, AZ.


Saturday 19.6.1999

Today, i visit the Petrified Forest National Park
On the way there, i visit the Meteor Crater. He's 35 miles east from Flagstaff (AZ) on the I-40.

My hotel is the Best Western Apache Gold in Globe, AZ.


Sunday 20.6.1999

Today, i visit the White Sands National Monument

My hotel is the Best Western Desert Aire Motor Inn in Alamogordo, NM.


Monday 21.6.1999

My hotel is the Best Western Royal Holiday in Gallup, NM.


Tuesday 22.6.1999

Today, i visit the Monument Valley National Park

My hotel is the Best Western Greenwell Inn in Moab, UT.


Wednesday 23.6.1999

Today, i visit the Arches National Park

My hotel is the Best Western Twin Peaks Motel in Ouray, CO.


Thursday 24.6.1999

My hotel is the Best Western Lake Dillon Lodge in Frisco, CO.


Friday 25.6.1999


Today, i go to the Philatelic Center in Denver (CO).
I will buy some stamps who wasn't available last week.
On the way back to Frisco, i visit the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden (CO) near the I-70.

My hotel is the Best Western Lake Dillon Lodge in Frisco, CO.


Saturday 26.6.1999

I return my car to Dollar. Transfert to the airport.
Return flight : Denver (DEN) - Chicago (ORD) with United Airlines (UA256) in DC-10
Departure 12:30
Arrival 15:48
I was on seat 19C. Quiet flight.

Suite du vol : Chicago (ORD) - Frankfurt (FRA) with Lufthansa (LH431) in B747-200
Departure 16:45
Arrival on sunday 27.6.1999 7:55
I was on seat 30K. Quiet flight.

Frankfurt (FRA) - Geneva (GVA) with Lufthansa (LH3678) in B737-300
Departure 8:55
Arrival 10:00
I was on seat 22D. Quiet flight.

The 4 presidents at Mt. Rushmore (SD)

The Devil's Tower (WY)

The Buffalo Bill statue in Cody (WY)

The "Old Faithful" geyser at Yellowstone N.P. (WY)

Some buffalos along the Madison River at Yellowstone N.P. (WY)

The Bryce Canyon N.P. (UT)

The Rainbow Point at Bryce Canyon N.P. (UT)

The Sunset Point at Bryce Canyon N.P. (UT)

The Meteor Crater (AZ)

Some petrified trees at Petrified Forest N.P. (AZ)

White Sands Desert N.P. (NM)

The Double O Arch in the Devil's Garden at Arches N.P. (UT)

The Navajo Arch in the Devil's Garden at Arches N.P. (UT)

The Double Arch in the Windows Section at Arches N.P. (UT)