Reunion Dates:
Wednesday, August 21, 2002 to Sunday, August 24, 2002.

Hotel: Hilton Denver Tech South, 7801 East Orchard Road, Englewood, CO 80111-2508.

Tours: It is planned to have all tours leave from the Hilton Denver Tech South Hotel. Reservations for the tours should be made with your Reunion Registration to guarantee your choices. Requests made after July 10, 2002 will be attempted. Book early. Tickets can be sold onsite based on seating availability. All tours are planned to be with Gray Lines of Colorado. Again, if you want to be on a tour, book with your reunion registration. Book Early.

All tours leave from the Hilton Denver Tech South Hotel.

Wednesday, August 21, (8:00 AM – 6:15 PM) “Tour A” on your Reunion Registration Form

Pike’s Peak, the Air Force Academy, and Garden of the Gods. Depart the Hotel at 8:00 AM.

Tour enters the United States Air Force Academy via the North Gate with the first stop at the B-52, “Diamond Lil”. Here we exit the coach for a walk around this plane that was the workhorse of the Air Force until it was replaced by the B-1 Bomber. Then it is on to a scenic view pullover to visit the Academy Sports fields and campus proper. Next the tour will include a visit to the Barry Goldwater Visitor Center for restrooms and official Academy gifts. We will then tour the Air Force Academy Chapel, the most visited manmade tourist attraction in Colorado. Lunch planned at the Academy Club or Arnold Hall. Departing the Academy, we next visit the 1400 acre Garden of the Gods Park with beautiful spectacular sandstone formations. If we did not have lunch at the Academy, we can have a lovely lunch at the Garden of the Gods Trading Post. We’ll use the restrooms and then off to catch the 1:20 PM train up the Pike’s Peak Cog Railway for a journey to the top of the mountain at an elevation of 14,100 ft above sea level. Bring a sweater/jacket and water to drink on this exciting adventure. The train returns to Manitou Springs at 4:30 PM for a Bus ride back to the Hilton Hotel in Denver. Lunch at the Air Force Academy is not included.

Price: $63 per adult. Includes tour guide, lunch at the Trading Post and ticket on the Pike’s Peak Cog Railway.

Thursday, August 22 (8:00 AM- 6:00 PM) “Tour B” on your Reunion Registration Form -

Rocky Mountain National Park Tour. Depart the Hilton Hotel at 8:00 AM. Heading west towards the mountains, through Idaho Springs before climbing the Berthoud Pass. One of our first stops is at the summit of Berthoud Pass for restroom and pictures. Then we drive through Winter Park and Granby before stopping for lunch  (Lunch is on your own) in one of Grand Lake’s restaurants. After lunch, we enter the Rocky Mountain National Park for the awe inspiring trip over Trail Ridge Drive. . Highest point on this tour is on Trail Ridge Road at an elevation of 12,138 ft above sea level. The motor coach makes several stops in the park for pictures and comfort stops before arriving in Estes Park for shopping. Then we head back to town via Lyons and Boulder and back to the Hilton in Denver by 6:00 PM.

Price: $50.00 per adult, includes tour guide and admission to the Rocky Mountain National Park.

Friday, August 23 (1:00 PM to 5:30 PM) “Tour C” on your reunion registration form.
 
Denver Mountain Parks. Depart the Hilton Hotel at 1:00 PM. Travel to the Red Rocks City Park with stops at the Amphitheater and Trading Post. The Amphitheater is a popular venue for performers and audiences due to its nearly perfect acoustics and beautiful mountain scenery. (No performances are known to be scheduled at the time of our tours.) Time is allowed for picture taking and getting refreshments. We will go west up Bear Creek Canyon along the route of pioneer stagecoaches to the town of Evergreen for shopping and restrooms. Next we will visit Lookout Mountain with entrance to the Buffalo Bill Museum and inspection of the last resting pace of Buffalo Bill Cody. We depart Lookout Mountain via the Lariat Trail emptying into Golden before returning to the Hilton Hotel by 5:30 PM. Tour Guide and Admission to the museum is included in the tour cost.

Price: $25 per adult, includes tour guide and admission to museum.

Friday, August 23 Evening: No Host Cocktail Hour 6:00 PM, followed by a Buffet dinner at 7:00 PM.

Featuring the “Wild West Buffet.” Country Potato Salad; Creamy Cole Slaw; Barbecue Chicken, Barbecue Pork Ribs; Texas style chili; Sweet Molasses Baked Beans; Corn on the Cob; Cornbread Muffins: Peach Pie for dessert. Coffee and Tea drink selections.

Saturday, August, 24: Reunion Association Business Meeting at 9:00 AM, followed by group pictures.

On your own the rest of the day.

For the evening: No Host Cocktail hour at 6PM, followed by sit down dinner banquet and a short program at 7:00 PM.

Dinner menu includes choices of Prime Rib, Salmon, or vegetarian plate (chef’s choice). Salad; Baked potato with sour cream & chives; Chef’s choice of vegetable; Butter and rolls; Cheesecake w/ strawberries; coffee and tea drink selection.  Wine will be served; the wine choices are White Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Please come to the 2002 Denver Reunion and have a good time with your shipmates and long term friends.