NEW YORK, May 1, 2001 — Saddle up and ride into special savings this summer with a Wild West vacation from active travel Web site GORPtravel.com. Starting today, GORPtravel is offering a 50 percent companion fare discount for couples, families and groups on selected Dude Ranch and horseback riding trips.

Plus, if vacationers book their travel by May 15th, GORPtravel will throw in 1,000 free American Airlines. AAdvantage. Miles per party. This special promotion is limited to selected trip dates and must be booked by June 30, 2001. Airfare and taxes are additional and certain restrictions apply.

The promotion, which includes eight dude ranch or horseback riding trips with multiple departure dates, is available at www.gorptravel.com or by calling toll-free 877-440-GORP (4677).

Grapevine Canyon Ranch - Arizona: 3-nights (minimum stay) starting at $405 per adult or $608 for two, available June through August. This intimate guest ranch is located in a secluded canyon in the Dragoon Mountains at an elevation of 5,000 feet, some 85 miles southeast of Tucson.
• Price includes: accommodations, meals, trail riding and Sunday cook-out ride.
• Trip Code: GRPV

Whistling Acres Ranch - Colorado: 3-nights (minimum stay) for $730 per adult or $1,095 for two, available through October 6. Located at an altitude of 6,200 feet in scenic southwest Colorado, this ranch is adjacent to Gunnison National Forest and just outside Paonia.
• Price includes: accommodations, meals, horseback riding, evening entertainment, hot tub, games, cookouts, breakfast rides, mountain bikes, fishing, and overnight pack trips.
• Trip Code: WACR

Lake Upsata Ranch - Montana: 4-nights (minimum stay) starting at $880 per adult or $1,320 for two through September 3; $680 per adult or $1,020 for two from September 11 through October 31. Lake Upsata Guest Ranch is set at an elevation of 4,100 feet on a beautiful lake nestled near mountains on the southern edge of the Bob Marshall Wilderness, just an hour from Missoula.
• Price includes: accommodations, meals, horseback riding, fly fishing instruction and guided wade trips, swimming, boating, mountain biking, guided hiking, and daily maid service.
• Trip Code: LUPS

Dripping Springs Ranch & Spa - New Mexico: 6-nights (minimum stay) for $1,080 per adult or $1,620 for two from June through August; $972 per person or $1,458 from September 1-30. Set in the geographical heart of New Mexico, one hour south of the Albuquerque International Airport, this 7,000-acre ranch overlooks the Los Pinos Mountains to the west and the Manzano Mountains to the north.
• Price includes: accommodations, meals, horseback riding, guided hiking, wagon rides, ranch tours and all ranch activities and facilities.
• Trip Code: DRIP

Double Diamond X Ranch - Wyoming: 3-nights (minimum stay) for $550 per adult or $825 for two, available through October 13. Surrounded by the Shoshone National Forest, Double Diamond X, just 34 miles southwest of historical Cody, Wyoming, is on the south fork of the Shoshone River and bordering the Washakie Wilderness.
• Price includes: accommodations, three meals a day, all ranch activities, airport pickup and maid service. Peak season stays (June through August) also include admission to Cody attractions, the Cody Rodeo and nightly entertainment.
• Trip Code: DBDX

The following trips include accommodations, meals, ground transportation, daily guided horseback riding or hiking, water bottles, saddle bags and quality tack. A guitarist and interpretive specialist well-versed in canyonlands history accompanies the trips.

San Rafael Swell Wilderness Trailride - Utah: 6-day deluxe basecamp trip, $925 per adult or $1,388 for two, available August 27-September 1, September 3-8, October 21-26. Explore intricate trails, established by native Americans, herdsmen and outlaws, in the uninhabited 28,000 square-mile San Rafael Swell wilderness, full of deep multi-hued canyons pierced by mesas, buttes and pinnacles.
• Price includes: complete basecamp outfitting with cooking and dining tents, showers, chairs, canvas sleep tent, sleeping bag and foam sleeping pad or cot.
• Trip Code: HRSR

High Plateaus Trailride - Utah: 6-day deluxe basecamp trip, $925 per adult or $1,388 for two, available June 22-27, July 2-7, 21-26, August 1-6, September 26-October 1. Ride deep into an alpine wilderness of wildflowers, elk, deer and other wildlife, while exploring plateau tops, canyons and spectacular vistas of the San Rafael Swell, Capitol Reef National Park and Grand Staircase/Escalante National Monument.
• Price includes: complete basecamp outfitting with cooking and dining tents, showers, chairs and canvas sleep tent, sleeping bag and foam sleeping pad or cot.
• Trip Code: HRHP

Capitol Reef National Park and Escalante Canyons National Monument - Utah: 6-day inn-based trip, $1,475 per adult or $2,213 for two, available June 14-19, July 11-16, August 19-24, October 3-8. The last explored region of the continental United States, this area consist of slickrock mountains pierced by deep, narrow canyons. Explore trails - originally established by Native Americans, pioneering herdsmen and outlaws - and capture panoramas of the Land of the Sleeping Rainbow and the lush, alpine plateaus that loom high above.
• Trip Code: HRII

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