New Tour Trail of the Ancients

Our May 17th Trail of the Ancients Tour is now available for everyone.  Hike among the ancient ruins of the Ancestral Puebloens in the beautiful red rock settings of the Four Corner's Region. Explore Chaco, Mesa Verde, Canyon de Chelly, Monument Valley and Bandelier. Also spend a day exploring Durango, CO. Kayak the Animas River or take the Durango-Silverton Train. This tour departs and returns to Albuquerque, NM.   View the complete itinerary here.  Email info@adventurebus.com or call 909-633-7225 for more info. 

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Happy Spring

I'm not a very religious person, but I always seem to be inspired by the lyrics of this song, especially in the Spring. I hope you enjoy them too.

Morning has broken like the first morning

Blackbird has spoken like the first bird

Praise for the singing, praise for the morning

Praise for them springing fresh from the world

Sweet the rains new fall, sunlit from heaven

Like the first dewfall, on the first grass

Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden

Sprung in completeness where his feet pass

Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning

Born of the one light, eden saw play

Praise with elation, praise every morning

God's recreation of the new day

Morning has broken like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for them springing fresh from the world

Day 5 Oatman, AZ

We spent our morning wandering around the old mining town of Oatman, AZ. It is still home to about 100 people and a few dozen burros. On our way back to Las Vegas, we'll make a stop near Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, before we return to the Luxor Hotel and say good bye to our new friends. It has been a great trip. We had 5 returning guest and folks from as far away as Florida, Vancouver,BC, Minnesota and Maryland.  Thanks all for a great trip!

Day 4 Joshua Tree National Park

After breaking camp, we hiked a shorter trail near our campground, Black Rock before heading into the main section of the park. First we hiked a short but beautiful trail called Hidden Valley, and then we split up into two groups. Some folks hiked Ryan's Peak for a stunning bird's eye view of the park, while others hiked to Barker Dam and Skull rock.  We saw lots of wild flowers, desert hares, and lizards. We'll head over to camp in Needles, CA tonight along RT 66.

Day 3 Mojave National Preserve

We departed Tecopa Hot Springs this morning, refreshed from our lovely soaks in the hot spring fed baths. Our first stop in Mojave Preserve was  the historic Kelso Depot and then on to the Kelso Dunes.  We then continued our journey to the Hole in the Wall area of the Preserve where we hiked a short but very fun trail, saw some petroglyphs and ate a delicious dinner. We'll drive to Joshua Tree tonight along Rt 66, and sleep under the Joshua Trees! 

Adventure Bus Friend Competing in 1/2 Ironman!

Long time Adventure Bus guest and friend Mark C. from Sunbury, PA has been training for the New Orleans 1/2 Ironman scheduled for April 5th, 2009. He will bike 56 miles, swim 1.2 miles in Lake Ponchetrain, and run 13.1 miles. Wow! Previously, he has run 9 marathons and competed in countless other road bike and running races including 7 short triathlons. He'll spend about 15 1/2 hours training this week, with various combinations of riding, swimming and running, oh, and going to work! 

Check out more of this exciting event at http://www.ironmanneworleans.com. 

Good Luck Mark! We wish you the best!