Southwest USA & The West Coast (California, Arizona etc) - General Thread

Gloomendoom

It's over 400 miles. It's doable in a day but you would be best breaking the journey. We stopped in Las Vegas.

blindman

northwest1965 wrote: »

Ok so we're looking to book for 2013. I really need some help though please.
We will fly into Vegas, stay 1 night and then go to Grand Canyon for 2 nights. I think I also want to do Monument Valley. We will end up at Death Valley. Question is, what should we do in between these places?

Look at my Day 8-Day 14 on a trip a did a while back.

Canyonlands is part of the Grand Circle and has some awesome scenery

I'm off again this June :T

Doing a 21 days itin
LAX-LAS-Kanab-Moab-Monument Valley-Williams-Yosemite-SFO.

How long have you got?

elantan

northwest1965 wrote: »

Ok so we're looking to book for 2013. I really need some help though please.
We will fly into Vegas, stay 1 night and then go to Grand Canyon for 2 nights. I think I also want to do Monument Valley. We will end up at Death Valley. Question is, what should we do in between these places?

how long are you going for?

is there not a sequoia /kings park near death valley? would you not maybe think of going to yosemite as well ? ( its a bit further than death valley though)

northwest1965

elantan wrote: »

were staying at the best western frontier motel lone pine, couldnt get into the furnace ranch do you know roughly how long the drive is from grand canyon south rim to the death valley?

i wanted to do zambriske point dantes peak and artist drive as well as stove pipe and scotts castle ... dont think we will get all that done now though

8 hrs??? Have a look at google maps, you'll get a btter idea of mileage:)

elantan

Gloomendoom wrote: »

It's over 400 miles. It's doable in a day but you would be best breaking the journey. We stopped in Las Vegas.

mmmmm this puts a diff spin on it all then, driving down to south rim staying there for a night driving back to vegas there for a night then onto death valley there for a night before yosemite ... that might be too much driving tbh ...mmmm will need to really think this through ... i do fancy grand canyon ( tbh much more than vegas ...although i am sure i will enjoy that as well) but i really dont want to put alot of pressure on my husband for driving as he is still recovering from his breakdown

elantan

your right it is a 400 ( nearly) mile drive over 8 hours ( nearly ) that would be too much for hubby to drive in the one day ...

northwest1965

blindman wrote: »

Look at my Day 8-Day 14 on a trip a did a while back.

Canyonlands is part of the Grand Circle and has some awesome scenery

I'm off again this June :T

Doing a 21 days itin
LAX-LAS-Kanab-Moab-Monument Valley-Williams-Yosemite-SFO.
How long have you got?

Will take a look, thanks. Only have 14 days.
Have done GC but loved it, same with Death Valley. These are a must.
Did Yosemite/Monterey and SF. Dont want to do any of these again:)

northwest1965

elantan wrote: »

how long are you going for?

is there not a sequoia /kings park near death valley? would you not maybe think of going to yosemite as well ? ( its a bit further than death valley though)

Been to Yosemite, enjoyed it, but dont want to do it again. Went to the Sequoias, stunning!

elantan

is that the sequoias on the way from death valley to yosemite? i am thinking of doing them on the way

blindman

northwest1965 wrote: »

Will take a look, thanks. Only have 14 days.
Have done GC but loved it, same with Death Valley. These are a must.
Did Yosemite/Monterey and SF. Dont want to do any of these again:)

Then Canyonlands is possibly a good trip. You could do the North Rim of GC for a change.

Take a look at Dead Horse State Point

Jaw dropping :cool: