wrap up and photos

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Sorry for the delay, but uploading 3000 photos can take some time. No, don't worry, I'm not going to post them all here, I'm limiting shots (sorry for the duplicate, i can't figure out how to delete it), if you want to see more, let me know.

A couple of things I wanted to comment on now that the trip is over is the hotels and the food. For the most part, the hotels were fine. A couple of Holiday Inn's, a couple of Radisson's, the Snow Lodge at Old Faithful (which I liked very much, even is some of our group were disappointed to not stay at the Old Faithful Inn). The thing I didn't like was that a few of the hotels were "lodges" which meant that the rooms were in separate buildings from the main lobby and dining room/restaurant and in a couple of cases, it was a bit of a hike to get to and from dinner.

The best dinner that was included in the trip was the buffet in Salt Lake City. The food was great and the view of Temple Square was impressive. But the best view from a dining room was at the Thunderbird Lodge at the Grand Canyon. Also fun was eating dinner at the Mammoth Inn at Yellowstone watching elk in the parking lot.

Touring is not for everyone, but I enjoy the convenience of it and the fact that I can have my privacy, but there is still someone kind of looking out for me if something goes awry. On that note, I want to mention our tour guide, Jack, who was very knowledgeable and a good leader. He asked us for 3 things when the tour started; to pay attention, to be on time and to be nice to each other. I'm happy to say that everyone did that. We had only a couple of oopses regarding time, but they were minor, everyone was where they were supposed to be and followed instructions and we all got along.

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Comments

[Pat]

Wonderful photos!
Your photos are wonderful. Thank you for taking us along on your great trip.

[Haviva]

Pretty!
Nice pictures . . . glad you are home. Hope you had a good time!