Escapees March-April 2024

Alaska Cruise & Land Adventure HOP Richmond, B.C. May 2024

The Best of Scotland HOP Glasgow, Scotland May 2024

Maine Leaves& Lobster HOP Trenton, ME September 2024

North to AlaskaHOP • Northern Lights • Fairbanks, AK #1Feb, #2 March 2024

Voyage of the Vikings CruiseHOP Boston,MA July 2024

Christmas in Branson HOP Branson, MO November 2024

Rose ParadeHOP Pasadena, CA December 2024

Flaming GorgeHOP Rock Springs, WY June 2024

TheBest of Nashville HOP Nashville, TN April 2024

Alaska Outdoor Adventure Bears and Glacier HOP! July 11–19, 2025 • Final payment due July 2024 Big, bold and breathtaking. No journey stays with you like one to Alaska! Seeing Grizzly Bears in Alaska is on most people’s bucket lists, and the most exciting way to see these magni fi cent creatures is in person! July is the best time to visit since the rivers are teeming with king and sockeye salmon, the grizzly’s favorite food! Another bucket-list item is dog sledding! Fly to a glacier, meet Alaskan mushers and their dogs and enjoy a sled ride across the glacier! Alaska has the most spectacular glaciers that can often be seen calving (dropping vast chunks of ice into the sea), which sounds like a clap of

thunder! Catching this process in action makes for extraordinary pictures! View wildlife such as orcas, whales, puf fi ns, sea otters, sea lions, porpoises and America’s national bird, the bald eagle! You may even catch a glimpse of hump back whales breaching the water! Visit Homer, the halibut fi shing capital of the world, and enjoy picturesque Seward, a fi shing village called the “Gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park.” Alaska is one of the most fascinating places on earth. Tour guides will give you an inside perspective, explain ing the area’s history and culture, and highlighting its vast natural wonders. Escapees will handle all the planning, transportation, buses, planes, helicopters, lodging, meals and fully escorted, multi-day tours! Please, do not wait, or you will miss out on this HOP! Even though it’s not until July 2025, the fi nal payment is due by July 2024. Sign up, relax and enjoy!

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ESCAPEES Magazine March/April 2024