Finally, it was time to hit the road! We had waited soo long for this trip and it was finally here! We traveled to Topeka, Kansas and stayed the night.
I would suggest starting your trip at the Desert Watch Tower and then continuing west. We entered the park around 10:00 am at the lesser known entrance and felt like we had the overlooks to ourself. We had a great lunch at the Bright Angel Lodge also. I would have loved to have hiked while we were there but we just didn't have time. I hope this helps! Have a great trip!
How great the trip was. I'm from Indonesia. We had almost the same itinerary with yours in the 1st - 9th day. it's a amazing trip. We did it twice. By reading your travel, we really want to it again, but maybe start from Denver, go to Salt Lake City, Wyoming...etc.. Thanks for all the photos that reminds us the uniqe & the beautiful scene of America... One of the best place that we visited was Lake Powell... it's amazing place, not far from Monument Valley. Don't miss it.
Your pictures were all great, a few were absolutely stunning. Me and my 18 year old are going from Texas to Grand Canyon and short side to Monument Valley this November.
We're heading out there in August and these pix make me even more psyched!! Thanks!