PetitFrereArmada
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I have a summer road trip planned from July 4th to July 31st. I plan to drive some parts of Route 66 and also plan on attending an offroad meeting in Ouray, CO. I am posting my itinerary. If someone has any suggestions for what cool places to visit on my itinerary, I would love to hear some suggestions.
I would love suggestions of what to do in Sedona for a day to enjoy the best they offer in the short time I have to spend there.
I would also love a suggestion of what to do in day to maximize my one day visit at the Grand Canyon.
If anybody sees me on my trip and wishes to say hello, feel free to honk. I think it would be cool if I could meet any expo member on my road trip.
My tentative plan so far is like this.
Monday, July 4: Houston, TX to Carlsbad, NM. 12 hours drive. Go to sleep after such a long journey.
Tuesday, July 5: Go to Calrsbad Caverns National Park. Then drive to Roswell to see alien museum. Return to Carslbad and spend the nght.
Wednesday, July 6: Check out from hotel and drive to Alamogordo, NM. Visit white sands in the evening and enjoy stunning sunset at the white sands. Sleep at hotel here.
Thursday, July 7: Check out of hotel and take long route to Albuquerque, NM. Go through the town called Truth or Consequences, NM. Then drive to Albuquerque, NM. Sleep in Albuquerque 7th and 8th. If get to town early, go and visit Sandria Peak Tramway.
Friday, July 8: Visit other attractions. Or drive to Santa Fe to visit.
Saturday, July 9: Check out of hotel, drive to Flagstaff, AZ. On the way, stop at Petrified Park and all Route 66 cities and attractions. Sleep in Flagstaff, AZ 9th, 10th and 11th.
Sunday, July 10: Take the whole day and go do as much as possible in Sedona, AZ.
Monday, July 11: Take the whole day and do as much as possible in Grand Canyon.
Tuesday, July 12: Day fully dedicated to ROUTE 66. Drive to Seligman, AZ. Drive to Peach Springs, AZ. Drive to Kingman, AZ. Drive to Oatman, AZ. Stop as often as possible on the road. When done, drive to Bullhead, AZ to spend the night.
Wednesday, July 13: Checkout of hotel. Drive to Hoover Dam. Drive to Las Vegas. Sleep in Las Vegas 13th, 14th.
Thursday, July 14: Do Las Vegas.
Friday, July 15: Check out of hotel and drive to Mighty 5 parks in UT. Sleep when I get tired. Do Zion NP, Bryce Canyon NP and sleep in city where Capitol Reef NP is located. Torrey, UT.
Saturday, July 16: Do Capitol Reef NP, Arches NP, and maybe Canyonlands NP. Drive to Moab, UT. Sleep in Moab, UT 16th, 17th, 18th.
Sunday, July 17: Do Moab. Do Canyonlands NP, if not yet done. Do AM whitewater rafting. Then going offroading. Pick a tough trail and tackle it!
Monday, July 18: Do Moab. Going offroading and getting the QX really dirty.
Tuesday, July 19: Do Moab. Drive to Ouray. Sleep in Ouray 19th, 20th, 21th. This night, do Yankee Boy night run in Ouray with Toyota FJs
Wednesday, July 20: Do Ouray. Going offroading in the San Juan mountains. Suggested trail... Ouray-Ophir Pass-Telluride-Imogene Pass-Ouray. Do Yankee Boy Basin, if there is still time left in the day.
Thursday, July 21: Do Ouray. Going offroading in the San Juan mountains. Suggested trail... Alpine Loop. Black Bear Pass to the top, then make a uturn.
Friday, July 22: Check out of hotel. Drive to Colorado Springs. Sleep in Colorado Springs. Sleep in Colorado Springs.
Saturday, July 23: Do Pikes Peak. Visit Garden of the Gods. May visit Cheyenne Zoo. Drive to Denver, CO. Sleep in Colorado Springs, CO.
Sunday, July 24: Do Denver. Drive to Mt Evans. Visit other attractions. Sleep in Denver, CO.
Monday, July 25: Do Denver again. Sleep in Denver, CO.
Tuesday, July 26: Drive from Denver, CO to Spearfield, SD. Sleep. Along the way, try to stop at some or all these attractions; Crazy Horse Monument, Sylvan Lake, Needles Eye Tunnel, Custer, State Park, Mt Rushmore, Bear Country and Reptiles Garden in Rapid City, Sturgis to see bike rally area and burnt full throttle saloon, Deadwood to see Saloon 10 where Wild Bill Hickok was killed.
Wednesday, July 27: Spearfield, SD to Fargo, ND. Sleep in Fargo. Stop at some statues on the way to see them.
Thursday, July 28: Fargo, ND to Omaha, NE. Sleep in Omaha. Stop at some attractions along the way.
Friday, July 29: Omaha, NE to Oklahoma City, OK. Sleep in Oklahoma City. Go to POPS on route 66.
Saturday, July 30: Oklahoma City, OK to Dallas, TX. Sleep at cousin's house in Dallas.
Sunday, July 31: Final lap and get home very exhausted. Park QX for it to rest and in 4 days when I am off, take it out for an oil change, get free balance rotation of all 4 tires from discount tires and then go get my free 4 wheel alignment. Wash and detail car and park it again to rest!
Till the next major trip...
I would love suggestions of what to do in Sedona for a day to enjoy the best they offer in the short time I have to spend there.
I would also love a suggestion of what to do in day to maximize my one day visit at the Grand Canyon.
If anybody sees me on my trip and wishes to say hello, feel free to honk. I think it would be cool if I could meet any expo member on my road trip.
My tentative plan so far is like this.
Monday, July 4: Houston, TX to Carlsbad, NM. 12 hours drive. Go to sleep after such a long journey.
Tuesday, July 5: Go to Calrsbad Caverns National Park. Then drive to Roswell to see alien museum. Return to Carslbad and spend the nght.
Wednesday, July 6: Check out from hotel and drive to Alamogordo, NM. Visit white sands in the evening and enjoy stunning sunset at the white sands. Sleep at hotel here.
Thursday, July 7: Check out of hotel and take long route to Albuquerque, NM. Go through the town called Truth or Consequences, NM. Then drive to Albuquerque, NM. Sleep in Albuquerque 7th and 8th. If get to town early, go and visit Sandria Peak Tramway.
Friday, July 8: Visit other attractions. Or drive to Santa Fe to visit.
Saturday, July 9: Check out of hotel, drive to Flagstaff, AZ. On the way, stop at Petrified Park and all Route 66 cities and attractions. Sleep in Flagstaff, AZ 9th, 10th and 11th.
Sunday, July 10: Take the whole day and go do as much as possible in Sedona, AZ.
Monday, July 11: Take the whole day and do as much as possible in Grand Canyon.
Tuesday, July 12: Day fully dedicated to ROUTE 66. Drive to Seligman, AZ. Drive to Peach Springs, AZ. Drive to Kingman, AZ. Drive to Oatman, AZ. Stop as often as possible on the road. When done, drive to Bullhead, AZ to spend the night.
Wednesday, July 13: Checkout of hotel. Drive to Hoover Dam. Drive to Las Vegas. Sleep in Las Vegas 13th, 14th.
Thursday, July 14: Do Las Vegas.
Friday, July 15: Check out of hotel and drive to Mighty 5 parks in UT. Sleep when I get tired. Do Zion NP, Bryce Canyon NP and sleep in city where Capitol Reef NP is located. Torrey, UT.
Saturday, July 16: Do Capitol Reef NP, Arches NP, and maybe Canyonlands NP. Drive to Moab, UT. Sleep in Moab, UT 16th, 17th, 18th.
Sunday, July 17: Do Moab. Do Canyonlands NP, if not yet done. Do AM whitewater rafting. Then going offroading. Pick a tough trail and tackle it!
Monday, July 18: Do Moab. Going offroading and getting the QX really dirty.
Tuesday, July 19: Do Moab. Drive to Ouray. Sleep in Ouray 19th, 20th, 21th. This night, do Yankee Boy night run in Ouray with Toyota FJs
Wednesday, July 20: Do Ouray. Going offroading in the San Juan mountains. Suggested trail... Ouray-Ophir Pass-Telluride-Imogene Pass-Ouray. Do Yankee Boy Basin, if there is still time left in the day.
Thursday, July 21: Do Ouray. Going offroading in the San Juan mountains. Suggested trail... Alpine Loop. Black Bear Pass to the top, then make a uturn.
Friday, July 22: Check out of hotel. Drive to Colorado Springs. Sleep in Colorado Springs. Sleep in Colorado Springs.
Saturday, July 23: Do Pikes Peak. Visit Garden of the Gods. May visit Cheyenne Zoo. Drive to Denver, CO. Sleep in Colorado Springs, CO.
Sunday, July 24: Do Denver. Drive to Mt Evans. Visit other attractions. Sleep in Denver, CO.
Monday, July 25: Do Denver again. Sleep in Denver, CO.
Tuesday, July 26: Drive from Denver, CO to Spearfield, SD. Sleep. Along the way, try to stop at some or all these attractions; Crazy Horse Monument, Sylvan Lake, Needles Eye Tunnel, Custer, State Park, Mt Rushmore, Bear Country and Reptiles Garden in Rapid City, Sturgis to see bike rally area and burnt full throttle saloon, Deadwood to see Saloon 10 where Wild Bill Hickok was killed.
Wednesday, July 27: Spearfield, SD to Fargo, ND. Sleep in Fargo. Stop at some statues on the way to see them.
Thursday, July 28: Fargo, ND to Omaha, NE. Sleep in Omaha. Stop at some attractions along the way.
Friday, July 29: Omaha, NE to Oklahoma City, OK. Sleep in Oklahoma City. Go to POPS on route 66.
Saturday, July 30: Oklahoma City, OK to Dallas, TX. Sleep at cousin's house in Dallas.
Sunday, July 31: Final lap and get home very exhausted. Park QX for it to rest and in 4 days when I am off, take it out for an oil change, get free balance rotation of all 4 tires from discount tires and then go get my free 4 wheel alignment. Wash and detail car and park it again to rest!
Till the next major trip...
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