-- Alpine Diversity:
Adapted to the Peaks -- July 31-August 5, 2004 -- Snowbird Resort
-- Salt Lake City -- Utah--
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Local/Companion Tour Descriptions |
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LT-1 Mormon Tabernacle Choir Broadcast & Brunch at LaCaille
Begin Sunday
morning in Utah, experiencing one of the most unique opportunities Salt Lake
City has to offer.
The world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs its weekly broadcast in the Tabernacle on historic Temple Square every Sunday morning. This broadcast is open to the public and is a “must see” while in Salt Lake City. VIP seating will be arranged for conference guests and the tour will arrive early enough to hear the pre-broadcast rehearsal of this famous choir.Following the broadcast, guests will travel to LaCaille, nestled in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. This is “down time” at its best. The French style chateau is surrounded by 22 acres of immaculate gardens, vineyards, and a collection of exotic animals. After a delightful brunch, there will be time to stroll the garden paths and enjoy the peace and beauty.5 hour tour includes round-trip transportation, uniformed guide and narration, VIP seating at the broadcast and light brunch at LaCaille.
LT- 2 Red Butte Garden
Sitting on the edge of the desert
and next to the glorious Wasatch Mountains, Salt Lake City is unique in its
terrain and flora.
For a desert, the valley is very green and resplendent with lovely gardens. Delight your sense of sight and smell with a guided tour of Red Butte Garden. Red Butte Garden is the largest botanical and ecological center in the Great Basin. Discover the many pathways and mountain trails that lead you through colorful floral gardens and more than 100 acres of native plant communities. 4 Hour tour includes round trip transportation, admission to Red Butte Garden, and uniformed guide and narration.Tour will be repeated as LT-6 on Tuesday.
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LT- 3 Up, Up and Away
Ballooning in the Rockies is definitely something to write home about!
You will be served a continental breakfast as the balloon is inflated. Then,
imagine yourself floating gracefully in the cool, quiet of the morning. Ride
high above some of the world’s most beautiful landscape for 1/2 hour
of exhilarating adventure. Ballooning is remarkably comfortable, even in winter,
and is one of the safest forms of flight known to man. No special clothing
is necessary. Your ride will conclude with a toast of champagne and the presentation
of your 1st Flyer’s Certificate. 4 1/2 hour trip includes a 1/2 hour
balloon ride, uniformed guide and narration, continental breakfast and flying
certificate and round trip transportation.Tour will be repeated as LT-9 Thursday
LT-4 Sample Salt Lake
Celebrate Salt Lake City on a tour
that includes some of the city’s
most famous sites and buildings.
The tour includes a drive past the State Capitol Building, the city’s
crowning jewel, and the elegant mansions on South Temple. Many of these homes
were built with wealth derived from the Park City mining boom of the late 1800’s.
Drive past Rice/Eccles Stadium, site of the opening and closing ceremonies
for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, and Old Fort Douglas, the 2002 Olympic Athlete’s
Village. Visit This-Is-The-Place Monument at the mouth of Emigration Canyon.
This monument stands as a tribute to the men, women and children who were instrumental
in settling this area.Next stop will be a tour the Beehive House, beautiful
historic home of Brigham Young, founding father of Salt Lake City. After touring
the Beehive House, guests will walk through the magnificent Plaza Gardens,
and learn the secrets of how plants bloom year round – even in January!
Before returning to Snowbird, guests will stop at Trolley Square for lunch
on their own, and shopping in the upscale shops. Trolley Square is a unique
shopping center built in trolley barns from the early 1900’s.6 Hour tour
includes round trip transportation, uniformed guide and narration.
LT- 5 “Victorian Silver to Olympic Gold” Park
City & Olympic Sports Park
Visit the Utah Winter Sports Park, site of the
bobsleigh, luge, ski jumping, and Nordic combined events of the 2002 Winter
Olympics.
This 387-acre facility was opened in 1993. The bobsleigh/luge track with five start areas is one of only 12 competition-certified refrigerated tracks in the world. Ski jumps for 90- and 120-meter Nordic events are used for training and competition year-round. Your park guide will take you on an up close tour of park venues. Often, training sessions allow visitors to watch as jumpers-in-training fly off training jumps into a huge pool of water. The next stop is Park City, which had its beginnings in the mining boom of the late 19th century. Learn about its colorful history as it changed from a mining town to a world famous ski resort area and sight of downhill ski and snowboarding events for the 2002 Winter Olympics. An easy 2 block walk down historic Main Street will allow plenty of time to browse the unique shops and galleries. Stop at the jailhouse museum and learn more about the history of this unique town. Be sure to take time to relax and enjoy lunch, or a snack at one of the many fine eateries in town. 6 Hour tour includes round trip transportation, uniformed guide and narration and admission to Olympic Sports Park with guided tour.
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LT-6 Red Butte Garden
LT-7 Gardner Village Shopping and Lunch at Archibald’s
Visit
Utah’s original gristmill for dinner and stroll through the village
shops.
LT- 8 Salt ‘n Copper “Our Most Famous Sites”
Visit
the classics - the most famous sites associated with Salt Lake City.
The Great Salt Lake is the largest salt-water body of its kind in the world. At 20% salinity, compared to the oceans 2 – 3%, swimmers can bob and float like corks. Guests will learn about the lake’s turbulent Ice Age history, its romantic past as the “Coney Island of the West,” and its present-day significance regarding weather, industry, recreation, and as a migratory bird habitat. After stopping at the lake’s marina for an up-close view, it’s on to the copper mine. Kennecott Copper Mine is the largest open pit copper mine in the world. This mine is so enormous that shuttle astronauts can identify it from space! Since mining operations began in 1906, five billion tons of ore have been extracted. Guests will have the opportunity to stand at the rim of this fantastic mine, browse the visitor’s center, and shop for copper items at the gift shop. 5 Hour tour includes round trip transportation, uniformed guide and narration, stop at the Great Salt Lake Marina and admission to the copper mine.
LT-9 Up, Up and Away (Repeat of LT-3)
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LT-10 Fly Fishing
The Provo River meanders through the
middle of Heber Valley and is well known for its blue-ribbon fishing.
Originating in the high Uinta Mountains, the Provo River is primarily a fly-fishing stream in the Heber Valley vicinity, and is one of the most popular in the state. The combination of water quality, abundant insect life and habitat make the Provo one of the most prolific brown trout fisheries in the western United States. The fishing is great 12 months a year using nymphs and streamers, but from February to October the dry-fly fishing can be fantastic. The Provo is a great classroom that offers a mix of insect hatches and water types for the novice and advanced fly-fisher alike. Long stretches of flatwater give anglers an excellent chance of catching good-sized brown, rainbow, and cutthroat trout. Enjoy a relaxing, guided half-day (3 – 3.5 hours on the water) of fly-fishing. Your guide will be an experienced fly-fisherman, familiar with the Provo as well as the Weber and other rivers in northern Utah. You will be grouped by experience, approximately 3 people per guide. A form will be mailed to you in advance requesting the information needed to reserve all needed equipment and obtain your fishing license. After fishing, enjoy a delicious box lunch before returning to Salt Lake City. 7 hour tour Includes a professional fly-fishing guide, round trip transportation, all needed fly-fishing equipment, fishing license, and box lunch.
Questions about the Meeting program should be directed to
the
BSA Meetings Manager:
Johanne Stogran
Botanical Society of America Meetings Office
2813 Blossom Ave
Columbus, OH 43231
Tele: (614) 899-9356
Fax: (614) 895-7866
E-mail: johanne@botany.org
Or Contact the Program
Officers
Or the Conference Plannning
Team