If you do any of the optional activities in the United States, do this one...This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience... oh yeah - helicopters are pretty cool too ;-).

Angie Article on Helicopter Flight, Grand Canyon

Take a cruise on the canals in St Petersburg. It is a great way to see the city - and maybe even have some champanski as well!

Mike Contiki Article on St Petersburg

For a different take on Bass Lake history, read Hells Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs by Hunter S. Thompson. A good read on the Wild Western.

ankopsu Article on Bass Lake