2023 TOURS & events

AZ and NM thru the Ages
An eclectic, whirlwind tour of natural and historic sites in the American Southwest,  with historian Neil Mangum. 
Phoenix, ​March 28-April 2, 2023
Walk the Wilderness & Spotsylvania 
Gordon Rhea, the preeminent chronicler of the 1864 Overland Campaign, will conduct a walking tour of every foot (or very nearly so) of designated Park Service trails on the Wilderness and Spotsylvania battlefields. May 16-20, 2023
Jeb Stuart — Brandy Station to Gettysburg 
Follow the route of J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry from the Battle of Brandy Station, to the fighting at Gettysburg's East Cavalry Field. Bus tour with Licensed Battlefield Guide Chris Army. Leesburg, Virginia. July 19-23, 2023. 
The Modoc War of 1872-73
150th Anniversary. We'll visit key sites in the Modoc War, including Fort Klamath, where Kientpoos (Captain Jack) was executed and is buried, extant Lost River sites, and the many Modoc War locales found inside the Lava Beds National Monument (Captain Jack's Stronghold, the Canby Site, and the Thomas-Wright Battlefield, among others).
Klamath Falls, Oregon. August 11-14, 2023.
Little Bighorn Symposium and Tours
The Battle of the Little Bighorn Symposium will bring together many of the leading authors and historians working on the battle today for a series of talks highlighting updated scholarship on the Little Bighorn—from new perspectives advancing our understanding of that consequential event, to fresh analysis that reinforces time-tested interpretations. 
Billings, Montana. September 28-October 1, 2023
Bad to the Bone: Outlaws & Gunmen
Beginning and ending in El Paso, retired National Park Service historian Neil Mangum will lead an adventure in the tracks of John Wesley Hardin, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Elfego Baca, Pancho Villa, Johnny Ringo, and the legends of Tombstone. 
​El Paso, Texas. October 11-17, 2023. 
The Campaign for Vicksburg 
Terry Winschel, former Chief Historian of Vicksburg National Military Park, will guide us on a comprehensive tour of the complicated campaign culminating in the fall of Vicksburg, the "Gibraltar of the Confederacy.
​Vicksburg, Mississippi. November 2-5, 2023. 

2024 TOURS & events

1864: The Tide Turns
Hotel Conference on the pivotal year 1864, with Gary Gallagher, Harold Holzer, Gorden Rhea, Richard McMurry, Joan Waugh. Headquartered in Monterey, on the beautiful California Central Coast of California. February 16-18, 2024. 
The Battle of the Little Bighorn
A custom, small-group van tour with historian Jim Hessler. Visit rarely-visited sites, including Deer Medicine Rocks and the Crow's Nest, before making a comprehensive exploration of the battlefield. Billings, Montana. August 2-4, 2024. 
For over two decades, we have been tailoring comprehensive bus and walking tours to the hallowed sites where American history unfolded. By laying eyes upon the scene, and walking the ground in conversation with the most authoritative and passionate guides, we gain a fuller understanding of the events that transpired there.

McClellan and Lee
The Seven Days Battles 
June 10–12, 2022
​with Robert E. L. Krick​
(Richmond, Virginia)

One evening event and two full days of bus tours covering the Seven Days. "The thirty thousand men killed and wounded in the Seven Days’ equaled the number of casualties in all the battles in the western theater—including Shiloh—during the first half of 1862 (James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom).
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Grant and Lee
The 1864 ​Overland Campaign
June 14–18, 2022, with Gordon Rhea
(Richmond, Virginia)

After an opening night reception and orientation at our Richmond Airport hotel, enjoy four full days of battlefield tours with the preeminent historian of the monumental Overland Campaign. Our bus and walking expeditions will explore the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, and Cold Harbor battlefields on successive days.  

Billy the Kid and
​the Lincoln County War
August 4–8, 2022
​with Neil Mangum
(Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Ride along for a deep dive into the life & legend of Billy the Kid, and the Lincoln County War, with historian-guided tours of the sites and scenes of Billy’s life, and death.  We'll range from Mesilla and Blazer's Mill  to the Tunstall murder site and historic Lincoln, ultimately making our way to Fort Sumner, where the Kid was gunned down, and where he was buried.   

"From where the sun now stands,
​I will fight no more forever"
Chief Joseph, & the Flight of the Nez Percé
Aug. 28–Sept. 5, 2022 
​with historian Neil Mangum
​(from Spokane, WA to Great Falls, MT)
9 nights and 8 days following the Nez Percé Trail, with one full day in Yellowstone National Park, and a visit to the acclaimed Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. The Nez Percé fought off and eluded pursuing U.S. cavalry for 1,170 miles over 128 days. We'll trace the route (in a luxury motor coach) through some of the most beautiful landscapes of the American West, with scheduled stops and comfortable lodging along the way (included in your registration). 

​two hundred and one years on​
The Santa Fe Trail
October 3–11, 2022
​with Neil Mangum
(from Kansas City to Albuquerque)
Ride along with the former Southwest Regional Historian for the National Park Service as we commemorate 201 years of history on the Santa Fe Trail. We'll visit museums, extant wagon ruts, forts, Pueblos, battlefields and more on the Great Prairie Highway. Registration and Full Itinerary