Advice needed-Western US summer trip
Hello all, We are planning our first big RV road trip and I need some help. We will be leaving from Central Florida in June, and have about 28-30 days total. We have traveled quite a bit in the pas...
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Ok I'm about 3 weeks till we leave and the truck mods are going well. Lots of things done, most of which I like so far. I won't go into everything since I covered it on the other thread.
Anyway, all reservations are made for campgrounds. Now I just need wisdom for what to do/where to go in the following areas:
Austin TX
Albuqurque NM
Santa Fe NM
Durango CO
Keep in mind we have two boys, ages 8 and 10, and are more interested in outdoors type stuff. So, nothing too strenuous, but also we're not going to be going to museums or too many historical sites, to keep the kids from getting too bored.
The few things I know I want to do are Mountain biking (looking for good flowy single track and tech stuff as opposed to long hard climbs lol)
I understand the train from Durango to Silverton is a must, so we'll do that. Any special tips for that trip? Things to see/do in Silverton? Also I was thinking of doing the train/bus combo. Is that the way to go? I figured the kids aren't going to be that interested in the train, and this way we get different scenery.
I'd like to do a Jeep rental in Durango also. But a real 4x4 Wrangler trip, not boulders but not dirt fire roads either. We are planning to buy a new Wrangler when we get home, so this is big on my list...I may also want to rent a dirt bike by myself for just a few hours one day. Is that practical? Any good routes that I could do in only a few hours? Again, not too hard but not a dirt road either...
Planning on doing Tent Rocks. Better to do that from Alb or Santa Fe? We have 3 full days each in Alb and Santa Fe, 2 in Austin, and 6 in Durango. The rest of the month will be 1 or 2 night stops out and back.
Thanks in advance!
Anyway, all reservations are made for campgrounds. Now I just need wisdom for what to do/where to go in the following areas:
Austin TX
Albuqurque NM
Santa Fe NM
Durango CO
Keep in mind we have two boys, ages 8 and 10, and are more interested in outdoors type stuff. So, nothing too strenuous, but also we're not going to be going to museums or too many historical sites, to keep the kids from getting too bored.
The few things I know I want to do are Mountain biking (looking for good flowy single track and tech stuff as opposed to long hard climbs lol)
I understand the train from Durango to Silverton is a must, so we'll do that. Any special tips for that trip? Things to see/do in Silverton? Also I was thinking of doing the train/bus combo. Is that the way to go? I figured the kids aren't going to be that interested in the train, and this way we get different scenery.
I'd like to do a Jeep rental in Durango also. But a real 4x4 Wrangler trip, not boulders but not dirt fire roads either. We are planning to buy a new Wrangler when we get home, so this is big on my list...I may also want to rent a dirt bike by myself for just a few hours one day. Is that practical? Any good routes that I could do in only a few hours? Again, not too hard but not a dirt road either...
Planning on doing Tent Rocks. Better to do that from Alb or Santa Fe? We have 3 full days each in Alb and Santa Fe, 2 in Austin, and 6 in Durango. The rest of the month will be 1 or 2 night stops out and back.
Thanks in advance!
