Take the family on an authentic re-creation of a pioneer covered wagon train. Wagons West Wyoming is a company that specializes in covered wagon treks in the Wyoming wilderness where you can experience the life of the pioneers who traveled across the country in the 1800s to settle the west.
You can ride the wagon or jump in the saddle of a gentle riding horse. Sleeping is also in the covered wagon or you can choose a tent or out under the stars. You will eat chuckwagon style meals cooked over an open fire using dutch ovens.
If you enjoy horseback riding there are special guided trail rides during the trip. The covered wagon trek takes place in the Bridger-Teton National Forest and Mount Leidy Highlands along along unused roads.
Unique Vacation Ideas #2:
If you love photography and outdoor adventure, Outdoor River Specialists ( O.A.R.S. ) may have the vacation you are looking for. O.A.R.S. has been arranging great vacations since 1969 and among their many offerings are their Photography Trips. You will head out into the scenic American western landscape with naturalist guides and a professional photographer.
The goal is to assist you in achieving the best possible nature photography images. At the same time you will be kayaking, hiking and camping in some of the most beautiful areas of the country such as the Wild and Scenic Tuolumne River in California, Bearpaw and Leigh Lakes in Yellowstone National Park or the protected wilderness of the Main Salmon in Idaho.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to both work with and learn from a successful professional photographer and also challenge your outdoor adventure skills.
Unique Vacation Ideas #3:
A Llama trekking adventure vacation is a fun and different idea. Deli Llama Wilderness Adventures is one outfitter that offers these trips on the coast of Washington Sate. The friendly llamas are great trail companions and are happy to carry all your gear for you.
Most of the treks go into the high country like you find in North Cascades National Park or Olympic National Park. The sure-footed llamas are right at home here and you will be too. They take you up into the high country of the North Cascades National Park, the Northeastern Cascade Pasayten Wilderness, and Olympic National Park.
Unique Vacation Ideas #4:
If you are looking for something unusual to do on your next vacation, how about attending the World Championship Rotary Tiller Race. Every year the town of Emerson, in southwestern Arkansas, holds the PurpleHull Pea Festival at the end of June. The dirt flies at the main event where contestants race to see who has the fastest rototiller. The "world record" is a blazing 24 miles per hour. It's a little wacky but a lot of fun. While you are there you can also enjoy the pea-shelling contest, fireworks, the PurpleHull Pageant and the Million Tiller Parade.
Unique Vacation Ideas #5:
At Crow Canyon Archeological Center, in the Mesa Verde region of southwestern Colorado, is an internationally renowned institution which provides families with the opportunity to spend their vacation time helping to uncover the mysteries of the American Indian past.
On a Crow Canyon archaeology adventure vacation your family will be working along side archeologists on various research projects such as excavating and reconstructing a large Pueblo Indian village dating from the A.D. 1200s. Help study and analyze the thousands of samples and artifacts that are unearthed during a dig. You don’t need any experience, just the desire to learn and have fun learning something new and interesting. Your lodging during this unusual family vacation idea will be comfortable log cabins built in the style of Navajo hogans.
