National Park Whirlwind Tour

A trip from August 04, 2006 to August 20, 2006, travelling to North Rim, Kayenta, Moab, Fruita, Tower …

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Grand tour of the west starting in Las Vegas and visiting the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Canyonlands, Arches, Capitol Reef, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Bozeman Montana, Crater Lake, Redwoods, Yosemite, and Death Valley. Seems exhausting but it honestly never seemed that way. We rented a convertible and took alot of back roads, mixing camping with hotels and relatives. 4200 mile total trip in 17 days. 2000 plus pictures, probably cost 1500$ total.

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Fri 08/04/06 (day 1) - North Rim

Grand Canyon

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North Rim, AZ

Fri Aug 4 6:00am - Fri Aug 4 11:00pm

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Camping on the south rim started off our trip

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Sat 08/05/06 (day 2) - Kayenta

Monument Valley Horseback ride

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Kayenta, AZ

Sat Aug 5 12:00pm - Sat Aug 5 6:00pm

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Mid afternoon will offer a quick drivethrough of Zion, if possible, with an evening drive to the C/G at the grand canyon. If too much time is spent at Bryce, then we will skip Zion.

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Sun 08/06/06 (day 3) - Moab

Canyonlands National Park

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Moab, Ut

Sun Aug 6 11:00pm - Sun Aug 13 12:00pm

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Mon 08/07/06 (day 4) - Moab

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Arches National Park

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The world's largest concentration of natural stone arches is found at Arches National Park, a 73,000 acre area …

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Moab, UT 84532
United States
435-719-2299

Mon Aug 7 12:00pm - Mon Aug 7 6:00pm

Tue Aug 8 6:00am - Tue Aug 8 12:00pm

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Tue 08/08/06 (day 5) - Fruita

Capitol Reef

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Fruita, UT

Tue Aug 8 6:00pm - Wed Aug 9 12:00am

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Wed 08/09/06 (day 6) - Tower Junction

Yellowstone/Tetons

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Tower Junction, Wy

Wed Aug 9 6:00pm - Thu Aug 10 12:00am

Thu Aug 10 6:00am - Thu Aug 10 11:00pm

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Thu 08/10/06 (day 7) - Bozeman

Family

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bozeman, mt

Fri Aug 11 6:00am - Fri Aug 11 11:00pm

Sat Aug 12 6:00am - Sat Aug 12 11:00pm

Sun Aug 13 6:00am - Sun Aug 13 11:00pm

Thu Aug 10 6:00pm - Fri Aug 11 12:00am

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Mon 08/14/06 (day 11) - Bend

Long Drive 2

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bend, or

Mon Aug 14 6:00pm - Tue Aug 15 12:00am

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Tue 08/15/06 (day 12) - Crater Lake

Crater Lake

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crater lake, or

Tue Aug 15 6:00am - Tue Aug 15 12:00pm

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Wed 08/16/06 (day 13) - Medford

Grandparents

Shopping

Medford, Or

Wed Aug 16 6:00am - Wed Aug 16 11:00pm

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Thu 08/17/06 (day 14) - Medosa

Redwoods

Other

Medosa, CA

Thu Aug 17 10:00am - Fri Aug 18 10:00am

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Fri 08/18/06 (day 15) - Yosemite National Park

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Valley Visitor Center

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Make this your first stop to discover all the park has to offer. In addition to information about Ranger Programs, b …

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Yosemite Lodge Dr
Yosemite National Park, CA 95389
United States
+1 209 372 0200

Fri Aug 18 6:00am - Fri Aug 18 11:00pm

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Sat 08/19/06 (day 16) - Death Valley, Las Vegas

Death Valley National Park

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death valley, ca

Sat Aug 19 12:00pm - Sat Aug 19 6:00pm

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Las Vegas

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Las Vegas, Nevada

Sat Aug 19 6:00pm - Sun Aug 20 12:00am

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No Answer (View No Answer's trips)

4200 miles in 18 days may seem like a lot but it never was a bother. Just rent a convertible and cruise the backroads and the drive is part of the fun...just be willing to stop a lot to take in the view.

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Yvonne (View Yvonne's trips)

In late July first of August family and I made a 4690 mile journey from Houston Texas to Yellowstone National Park and back in 11 days. It was wonderfull, the driveing was hard and long but the views were well worth it

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You're spending more time in the car than you are in the parks. Come on! Do you think you can really get to know Crater Lake or Yosemite in a day? No way! To quote Edward Abbey, "A man on foot, on horseback or on a bicycle will see more, feel more, enjoy more in one mile than the motorized tourists can in a hundred miles. Better to idle through one park in two weeks than try to race through a dozen in the same amount of time."

Pick a park. Go there. Live there. Be there.

Brian K (View Brian K's trips)

Why bother? Spend an hour for each park watching the Travle Channel documentaries.
If you are truly fortunate enough to visit any of these parks, spend the time to get to know what's there. A weekin Arches, or a lifetime at Yellowstone. Even that's not enough.

BobR (View BobR's trips)

tend to agree with the previous comments above. too much car and way too little park!! park the car pull on a good pair of day-hikers and get out on the trails!! then you'll "see" thepark!

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kids_in_tow! (View kids_in_tow!'s trips)

I think that they probably got a great overview and can go back and focus on what they really would be interested in. Making reservations at times can be difficult, It would be nice to know in advance what to focus your energy on and plan longer more indepth trips knowing ahead of time where best suits your needs. At least they did it! So many of us only wish we could.

Chris_in_California (View Chris_in_California's trips)

take eight weeks to take the trip and enjoy it.

Donny (View Donny's trips)

You missed Zion and Brice Canyons. These are a must.

Cat (View Cat's trips)

We spend a week camping out at Olympic National Park and barely scratched the surface of what there is to see and do there. The worst part was the driving from place to place; much better was the camping and hiking!

Dana (View Dana's trips)

Not everyone has eight weeks of time or eight weeks of money. I'd rather spend a few days at each than spend all my time at one place. How many views can you actually see of the Grand Canyon before they all start to look alike?

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