Touring holiday to Nevada, California & Arizona

My_Fathers_Daughter

Sheel wrote: »

Is Sedona more beautiful than Yosemite? Yosemite is in my top 5 most beautiful places , but if Sedona is even better I will put it on my list of must see places for future hols.

That's a tough question Sheel - I haven't done Yosemite and it does look beautiful. But I have done New England, loads around California, Nevada, Utah etc and Maui and it is still at the top of my list (or very, very near the top at least).

I will try to master this photo on t'internet thingy and see if I can post a piccie for you...I know I have a photobucket account somewhere...

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OMG - they're massive! I will leave them up for a while then remove before I get shouted at by the mods!

Unless anyone can tell me how to make them smaller???



Edit: Thanks to Magyar - they were making the screen go all funny!

magyar

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

OMG - they're massive! I will leave them up for a while then remove before I get shouted at by the mods!

Unless anyone can tell me how to make them smaller???

If you're using Photobucket, it has an option to 'resize' them - I use the one which is sized for forums&messageboards. and because they're linked, you don't need to edit the links again

wdyw

For us Yosemite and Bryce Canyon are the top two places for jaw dropping scenery. Bryce for the instantaneous B***** H***!!!!!!, Yosemite for the hiking....but Bryce is not on the itinary so thats something to pencil in for next time!

Calico???? Come on folks, MTC's inlaws are down around Mesa/Phoenix. What are the chances they are driving 400+ miles to Calico - only over 100 miles from LA! unless they plan to drop you off in SD on the way home as its less than 200 miles from calico to SD. There isn't a Calico mark 2 down Az way that i don't know about is there??

and if they are planning that sort of trip, they might be plannning on going by Palm Springs so might need a re-think on your trip inland from San Diego, so I think you need to get a rough idea of which direction they plan on taking you.

wdyw

blindman wrote: »

Meteor crater doesn't get that good a review.

I decided not to visit last time we were there

Are we relying on review sites now to advise people where might be worth visiting or not rather than first hand experience?

The main gripe people have with Meteor crator is the cost, which granted, is a lot compared to the limitless visits available in he region using the "cheap" National Parks pass system.

We are on a money saving site, but occasionally you have ot pay to see things you will never see elsewhere.

Similarily, the cost to visit Antelope Canyon, outside Page, just about the most famous slot canyon in the world is out of character to the rest of the SW. Again, it is under private ownership (native Indians) and hence the cost.

With Page not on the agenda, pop into either the Venetian or Caesars and go to the Peter Lik gallery. Ask to see "Ghost" in one of the private viewing rooms! Wow! (as are a lot of his other works)

Sheel

wdyw wrote: »

Calico???? Come on folks, MTC's inlaws are down around Mesa/Phoenix. What are the chances they are driving 400+ miles to Calico - only over 100 miles from LA! unless they plan to drop you off in SD on the way home as its less than 200 miles from calico to SD. There isn't a Calico mark 2 down Az way that i don't know about is there??

and if they are planning that sort of trip, they might be plannning on going by Palm Springs so might need a re-think on your trip inland from San Diego, so I think you need to get a rough idea of which direction they plan on taking you.

Erm... MTC has Palm Springs in his schedule . that's why I mentioned Calico

OK

things have changed in a positive way and the itinerary is becoming firmer.
This is the latest version.

Flying AA from Man - Ord - Las Vegas for two nights. Pick up hire car
Las Vegas via Hoover Dam - Flagstaff (2 nights)
Scottsdale (3 nights)
then driving to Tuscon for 4 nights.
Dropping the hire car at Tuscon airport and flying to San Diego with Southwest.
Pick up next hire car and staying in a hotel in San Diego for 4 nights.
Driving to Palm Springs (3 nights)
Driving up to Santa Barabara (2 nights.)
Mrs Cat & MTK may take the Amtrak whilst MTK2 and I drive
Driving to San Luis Obispo (3 nights)
Driving the Big Sur, stopping at Monterey fro the aquirium, before ending up at Morgan Hill for one night.
Fly from San Jose - Ord - Man

Sheel

wdyw wrote: »

Similarily, the cost to visit Antelope Canyon, outside Page, just about the most famous slot canyon in the world is out of character to the rest of the SW. Again, it is under private ownership (native Indians) and hence the cost.

With Page not on the agenda, pop into either the Venetian or Caesars and go to the Peter Lik gallery. Ask to see "Ghost" in one of the private viewing rooms! Wow! (as are a lot of his other works)

We visited Antelope Canyon as part of a tour. Well worth a visit :T



We also love visiting Peter Lik galleries too :cool:

wdyw

Sheel wrote: »

Erm... MTC has Palm Springs in his schedule . that's why I mentioned Calico

It was a good suggestion, I was more sort of pointing out that he mentioned his in-laws were planning on taking the familly to a Ghost town and the chances of it being Calico are very slim given their location, but by some chance it is Calico then a re-think of the days after SD may be in order as the in-laws could quite possibly be plannig on going via Palm springs