Whitewater Family Adventure in the Pacific Northwest
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Bring your family to the Pacific Northwest for an unforgettable whitewater adventure on the famous Rogue River. This spectacular river flows from the Cascade Range to the Pacific Ocean through mostly national forest and is one of the eight origonal “Wild and Scenic” rivers designated in 1968. Spend 7 days/6 nights on an outdoor journey that will include hiking to Crater Lake, rafting the Rouge River while camping along it’s shores, sleeping in an authentice tree-house and exploring the Oregon Caves National Monument.
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.
Bring your family to explore Oregon’s rivers, caves and tree houses this summer on a vacation they’ll never forget. For more information on this unique family adventure in the Pacific Northwest, call Rhonda or Linda at TMI Tours at 1-800-975-7775 or email us at info@tmitours.com.
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.
motocoaches; lovingly restored 1930 buses with roll-back canvas tops. Day two travel is sightseeing the Two Medicine Valley with a classic wood boat cruise, viewing of Running Eagle Falls and a Blackfeet Tribe Cultural tour. That evening will be spent at the stately Prince of Wales Hotel in southern Alberta, Canada and overlooking sparkling Waterton Lake. The next day is free to explore the village of Waterton with a special Afternoon Tea served at the hotel before you depart for the Many Glacier Valley. The next two evenings are spent at the picturesque Many Glacier Hotel on the shores of Swiftcurrent Lake and the base of Mt. Grinnell. Enjoy evening entertainment with singer/songwriter 
David Walburn as well as a boat cruise of Swiftcurrent Lake, unsurpassed mountain vistas and sunsets from the lakefront verandah. Day five is devoted to the famous Going-to-the-Sun Road ending at West Glacier, overnight at Lake McDonald Lodge and a farewell dinner.
Enjoy a romantic stay at the Bonneville Hot Springs Resort located just 35 miles from the Portland, Oregon airport. Portland is a bustling city on the west coast, easily accessible from anywhere in the world. The Bonneville Hot Springs Resort and Spa offers guests lush accomodations with private patios or balconies, nestled among the towering waterfalls of the Columbia River Gorge. Private hot tubs invite you to relax in their natural mineral spring water, perfect after a day of wine tasting or sightseeing. 
Valley route or the Eastern Washington Gorge route, exclusive cellar tours and vineyard tours as well as knowledgeable drivers and guides. You can choose from such wineries as Pheasant Valley Vineyards, Cathedral Ridge, Mt Hood Vineyards, Maryhill Winery, Cascade Cliffs and Wind River Cellars.
Passengers are also encouraged to participate in a jet-boat trip into Hell’s Canyon on the Snake River or to explore the shoreline via kayak or zodiaks and enjoy the pristine beauty of these rivers up close.
Seattle, Washington is a beautiful city to begin any vacation from and it is easily accessible from anywhere in the world. Known as the Emerald City because of it’s lush green landscape, this lumber-town turned metropolis is famous for the Space Needle and Pike’s Place Market (home of the flying fish). After a day to explore Vancouver, British Columbia, the cruise takes passengers through the British Columbia Sunshine Coast and Desolation Sound Provincial Marine Park. Surrounded by lush evergreen forests and snowcapped peaks, this 60 miles of breathtaking coastline has enought bays, coves, nooks and crannies to delight even the most demanding of adventurers. Returning with a stop in Nanaimo where passengers are greeted by traditionally dressed Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the afternoon will
be via the remote waterways and quiet coves of the Gulf Islands. You won’t want to miss High Tea served in the Palm Room at the historic Empress Hotel located waterfront in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia. Known as the “Garden City” for it’s famous 55-acre landmark, Buchart Gardens, this quaint capitol offers delightful shopping and browsing opportunities. The last two stops take in Friday Harbor of the San Juan Islands where you can explore Puget Sound up close, and then Port Townsend known for it’s late 19th-century architecture.
With tempting discounts on 2010 cruises purchased by December 11, 2009, TMI Tours invities you to escape to the Pacific Northwest Coast. This is truly a voyage of contrasts–rich in wildlife, culture and scenery. Contact Rhonda or Linda at TMI Tours for cruise dates and availability. 1-800-975-7775 or info@tmiours.com
Home of Big Mountain Ski Resort, this beautiful resort town is the perfect place to begin exploration of the Flathead Valley by snowmobile. Extending from Whitefish to the west entrance of Glacier National Park, down to the north shore of Flathead Lake, this area offers over 200 miles of groomed trails and 2,000 miles of forest service roads. Riders will enjoy great hill climbs, powder play areas, wildlife viewing and spectacular ridgetop views of Glacier National Park and the Canadian Rockies. Trails lead through fir forests, snow-dusted canyons and wide bowls rimmed with icy ridges. Elevation of groomed trails begins just shy of 3,000 feet and reaches 7,000 feet in some areas.
Island Park sits in a vast caldera created by an ancient volcanic eruption, possibly the largest symmetrical caldera in the world. Located 30 short miles from the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park, Island Park is one of Idaho’s least restricted snowmobile areas. With an average annual snowfall of 229 inches and over 500 miles of groomed snowmobile trails, Island Park offers riding conditions for every level of snowmobile enthusiast. Horizons of snow-capped peaks beckon, powder blanketed valleys of white entice you off the groomed trails and the breathtaking scenery will stop you in your tracks.
downtown where you can start your trip with a hearty breakfast and continue out to the over 250 miles of groomed trails along the Idaho/Montana border. Sandpoint is a quick 45 minute drive north and has many well groomed trails higher than 7,000 feet in the Selkirk, Purcell and Cabinet Mountains Ranges. Also the home to Schweitzer Ski Resort, it offers great family entertainment and back country guided snowmobile tours. 75 miles north of Coeur dAlene lies pristine Priest Lake with an additional 700 miles of groomed trail, mostly forest service roads ranging in elevation from 2,500 to 6,500 feet. From this area you can ride to the Idaho/Canada border by back country.
music, culture, cuisine and local history into a total travel experience. The small-ships that cruise the Columbia and Snake Rivers are intimate and family oriented, creating memories that will last a life time.
Cruisewest vessel. Adventures beckon daily with jet boats trips up Hells Canyon to view 7,000 year-old Indian petroglyphs or tours beneath wild and wooly Pendleton, Oregon where Chinese emigrants once carried out their daily lives underground. Visits to fascinating museums or Lewis & Clark landmarks like Fort Clatsop will bring American history alive for adults and children alike. You’ll find the past and present coexist here, from Oregon Trail wagon ruts to the engineering marvel of the eight locks and dams that tame this mighty river.
This delightful group of user-friendly, primitive hot springs awaits you at the end of a short 1 mile hike through beautiful forest along the east bank of Warm Springs Creek. The trailhead is located off U.S. 12 at Warm Springs Park and the 1 mile hike is easy on a 2 person-wide path. Hot water tumbles into several creekside rock pools and further up the path is a meadow with groups of shallow soaking pools. 
pools reached by a short, steep path. Parking is off U.S. 12 at mile marker 142 at a deep turnout on the inland side of the highway. The unmarked, unmaintained path follows the west side of the creek closely.
You are going to have to do some hiking to reach this one-a series of delightful rock and log soaking pools in Huckleberry Creek canyon at the end of a rugged 5.5 mile trail in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. Natural mineral water flows out of a canyon bank, tumbling through a series of log and rock pools. There are spacious campsites for backpackers near the springs and a drive-in campground located at the trailhead. Turn off U.S. 12 at the Wilderness Gateway Campgound, through the campground to the trailhead sign for Trail 211 near the bridge. Follow Trail 211 for 4.5 miles and then Trail 221 for another mile to a large open meadow containing the hot springs pools.