TOURS, ETC. : RAILWAY TO OFFER DELUXE SERVICE.Byline: Daily News Travelers taking the train between Williams, Ariz., and Grand Canyon National Park can soon opt for deluxe service in two newly refurbished train cars. The Grand Canyon Railway's Coconino car is a classic 1954 dome coach with the main area featuring recliner swivel chairs and the dome area featuring an upper-level observation deck. In the Chief car, travelers will find a 1954 passenger coach outfitted with overstuffed o·ver·stuff tr.v. o·ver·stuffed, o·ver·stuff·ing, over·stuffs 1. To stuff too much into: overstuff a suitcase. 2. To upholster (an armchair, for example) deeply and thickly. armchairs and divans, oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. windows and an open-air platform. Both cars feature continental breakfast on the morning journey and appetizers with champagne on the return. The train leaves the Williams depot at 9:30 a.m. daily; after a 3-1/2-hour layover lay·o·ver n. A short stop or break in a journey, usually imposed by scheduling requirements. Noun 1. layover - a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" stopover, stop at the Grand Canyon, it starts the return trip at 3:15 p.m. Cost is $99 round-trip for adults, $69 for children under 16 on the Coconino Main; and $114 adults and $84 children for the Coconino Dome and Chief. Round-trip coach class tickets are $49.50 for adults, $19.50 for children. Prices do not include tax or $6-per-person National Park service fee. Both cars should be on line by the end of March. Information: (800) 843-8724. Exploring Peru The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County opened in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1913 as the Museum of History, Science, and Art. The moving force behind it was a museum association founded in 1910. will sponsor a two-week trip to Peru focusing on the country's ancient cultures. The trip, from May 3-17, will include four days of exploring sites of the Moche and Chimu cultures that preceded the Inca civilization; Cuzco and the ruins of Machu Picchu; and the royal tombs of Sipan. Cost is $3,990, per person double occupancy (single supplement is an extra $830), which includes accommodations, most meals and air fare within Peru. Air fare to and from Lima, Peru, is not included. Information: (213) 744-3350. Women in the outdoors: California State Parks This is a list of state parks and reserves in the California state park system. Jump to: External links A : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Any flowering plant that grows without intentional human aid. Wildflowers are the source of all cultivated garden varieties of flowers. A wildflower growing where it is unwanted is considered a weed. identification, canoeing and wilderness survival. The first program will be held May 16-18 at Mendocino Woodlands, just east of the town of Mendocino on California's northern coast. Participants will stay in rustic cabins and dine in a lodge. The second program is scheduled Oct. 3-5 in Big Basin Redwoods State Park Big Basin Redwoods State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of California, located in Santa Cruz County about 36 km (23 miles) northwest of Santa Cruz. The park contains almost all of the Waddell Creek watershed, which was formed by the seismic uplift of its rim and the near Santa Cruz. The cost for four classes, meals and lodging on either weekend is $238. Participants must provide their own transportation, bedding and towels. Reservations can be made through Destinet at (800) 401-4775. Hoop tour: Sports Tours Inc. offers two tours to the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four basketball contest in Indianapolis, Ind., March 28-April 1. The value package includes upper-level tickets to the games at the RCA Dome, three nights' accommodations, daily continental breakfast, a midsize rental car with unlimited mileage and transfers between the games and the hotel. Cost is $1,478 for a single room, $1,197, double, and $1,155, triple or quad. The deluxe package includes upper-level tickets to the games, four nights' accommodations, daily full breakfast, full-size rental car with unlimited mileage, transfers between the games and the hotel and a commemorative program. Cost is $2,281 single, $1,895 double and $1,792 triple or quad. Air fare to Indianapolis is not included. Information: (800) 722-7701. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: The Grand Canyon Railway The Grand Canyon Railway (AAR reporting marks GCRX), is a passenger railroad and heritage railway which operates between Williams, Arizona, and the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. , which runs between Williams, Ariz., and the Grand Canyon, will add deluxe service in refurbished cars this month. T. Watson/Grand Canyon Railway |
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