Glacier National Park Summer Vacation 2010
Friday, May 28th, 2010
If you have attempted to make reservations to stay within Glacier National Park this summer, you know that almost every lodge is sold out for the summer 2010. Glacier National Park is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary and with a limited number of hotel rooms located within the Park, availability is a scattered few dates here and there. It is
still possible to enjoy a vacation to Glacier this summer and experience the history and ambiance of the great lodges of Glacier National Park with all inclusive, escorted tours operating throughout the summer 2010.
These 5 night/6 day tours include overnight stays at the Glacier Park Lodge, The Prince of Wales Hotel, the Many Glacier Hotel and Lake Mc Donald Lodge. This tour is fully escorted and all transportation within the park will be aboard the vintage Red Buses. Highlights
include boat cruises of Two Medicine Lake & Swiftcurrent Lake, a Blackfeet Cultural History Tour, escorted sightseeing hikes, afternoon tea at the Prince of Wales Hotel, a musical evening with singer/songwriter David Walburn, an authentic western cowboy cookout and well as two other dinners and breakfast each morning.
Space is very limited for June, August and September departure dates. Call or email Linda Bruno or Rhonda Sand at TMI Tours for detailed itineraries and current availability. Bring your family and explore Glacier National Park during the 100th anniversary this summer, staying at the historic, beautiful lodges within the park. Contact TMI Tours of Coeur dAlene, Idaho at 1-800-975-7775 or info@tmitours.com. We are your Glacier National Park specialists.


Imagine the exhilaration of hiking high in the mountains, cresting the ridgetop and looking down on a sparkling mountain lake nestled into a alpine meadow. The rugged Selkirk Mountains in the Idaho Panhandle offer a chance to hike in the native habitat of moose, elk, bear and eagles. Hiking trails wind through old growth forest, over cascading streams, through huckleberry patches and along mountain tops where the views go on forever. Local guides will enchant you with stories of early fur trappers and traders, mountain men and native americans that lived and walked these same trails.
great family outing join a 19 mile downhill bike run from the top of the mountain to a private 6-acre ranch located on pristine Priest River. Spend the day enjoying a leisurely ride through spectacular scenery complete with a support vechicle, lunch at the ranch, swimming and playing in the river and van transportation back to your point of departure.
available on beautiful Priest River using stable, inflateable kayaks and include just the right amount of fast and slow water to keep it fun.

life while taking in fresh mountain air and scenery. For the more adventurous, saddle up a horse and take a guided trail ride across the meadows and streams that lace our backyard.
Already coming to Coeur d’Alene with a group or event? Let TMI Tours arrange activities for after-hours adventures or corporate team building. We offer a wide array of outdoor activities such as white water rafting, guided mountain bike or hiking adventures, fishing excursions, golfing, river floats and day-trips to Glacier National Park. 



shoreline and 40 intimate bays, Lake Coeur d’Alene is the Pacific Northwests most famous summer playground and resort destination. The surrounding area offers camping, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, whitewater rafting, watersports, beaches, parks and just about kind of outdoor activity you can think of.
Of course the best way to explore Lake Coeur d’Alene is from the water. Local companies will deliver a boat fully loaded with ski equiptment, lifevests, tubes and wakeboards. Rentals can run anywhere from 1/2 day to weekly, delivered to the lake for your convienience. Public docks are located at Coeur d’Alene, Harrison, Post Falls and at the great restaurants dotted around Lake Coeur d’Alene as well as State Parks and major points of interest.
Any vacation in North Idaho wouldn’t be complete without a day or two at our famous theme-park, Silverwood. Located between the resort town of Sandpoint, Idaho and Coeur d’Alene, this is an attraction that will keep the whole family busily entertained. Silverwood offers over 65 rides, shows and attractions from raging roller coasters plunging at 65 mph to carnival rides perfect for the little ones. Boulder Beach Water Park will keep you cool with wavepools, high velocity tubes and slides, toddlers attractions with fountains and geysers as well as a family-fun raft ride down a twisting mountain.
Guided fishing packages include your choice of 2, 3 or 4 nights accomodations in river-front log cabins. Local guides, well versed in the waters of the Upper Columbia, will meet you at the private dock to board your boat for an exciting day of fishing and fun. Non- fishermen and women can enjoy access to mountain bike trails, hiking, boating, swimming or shopping at local artisan studios.
After meeting our guide in Medford, the group will head to Crater Lake National Park, enjoying an evening at the historic Crater Lake Lodge and a boat cruise on this crystal-blue lake cupped in a giant volcanic caldera. Your family will be able to enjoy some light hiking around the park before the group heads to Ashland, Oregon where we will spend the night at the Ashland Springs Hotel while enjoying this quaint town, home of the Shakespeare Festival. Then we are off for a 2 night/3 day adventure on the Rogue with backcountry camping, whitewater fun, hiking and plenty of discovery! The rugged beauty of this river as it
winds through narrow canyons and old-growth forest, will dazzle and delight you. The next two evenings will be spent at a truly magical rustic tree-house resort set on 36 acres next to the Siskiyou National Forest. With a river-fed swimming pool, tree forts, swinging bridges, zip-lines and ladders, children of all ages will the enchanted. Our final day is spent exploring the marble caves of the Oregon Caves National Monument with its stalatites, stalagmites, fossils and human history.
Departing Seattle, Washington with a small group of 12 passengers and 8 crew members, this 130-foot yacht will visit some of the most quaint ports as well as secluded bays, inlets and sounds along the Alaska Inside Passage. The MV Island Spirit offers luxurious staterooms with private facilities, beautiful public rooms and lounges as well as deck space for wildlife watching, enjoying the stunning scenery and just relaxing.
You’ll cruise the San Juan Islands, the Georgia Straits and Desolation Sound. From Port Hardy to Prince Rupert you’ll encounter wilderness, waterfalls and wildlife. Once we reach Alaska you’ll be treated to
rarely visited fjords, bays and glaciers as well as traditional villages and communities. We’ll finish it off with a visit to Baranof Warm Springs for soaking in hot springs and pools before we reach our final destination, Sitka, Alaska.
coast known as the Great Bear Rainforest and it is home to hundreds of species of wildlife as well as a very rare species of bear. Rich salmon streams weave through the valley bottoms and provide food for magnificent creatures such as orcas, eagles, wolves, black and grizzly bears. This is the sole habitat of the white Kermode Bear or “Spirit” bear which is a unique species of black bear with a white coat.
This is also home to the First Nations tribes: Heiltsuk, Kitasoo Xai’xais, Haisla, Gitga’at and Henaaksiala. Everywhere along this coast is evidence of their civilization. Fish traps, bark-stripped trees, longhouses and totems all remain giving testimony to a way of life tuned to nature. Visits to their modern villages, talking with tribal elders and local residents and enjoying their ancient art traditions are all culturally enriching.
restored between 1980-1986 and offers all modern conveiniences while still maintaining her old-world charm. Sailing with a crew of 5, a guest list of 8 and a fabulous chef, this vacation will feel like you are aboard your own private yacht. Entertainment will be provided by local scientists, naturalists and of course, the inhabitants of this precious piece of land and ocean.
Kootenai-Salish communities in the U.S. and Canada. Along the way you’ll attend a powwow, visit historical tipi encampments, sun dance sites, pishkuns and the World Heritage Site of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. The Rocky Mountain landscape shaped the Blackfeet communication about travel, natural resources, creating and moral direction. You’ll create your own impressions as you walk, river raft and explore the magnificent land that has influenced human culture across time.