Cross Country Itinerary Feedback/Advice
My wife and I are planning to take our 3 girls on a 7ish week cross country trip during the summer of 2018. It sounds like for Yellowstone and Grand Teton Campgrounds I should plan to be calling this...
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You'll find that people here are divided into North Rim vs South Rim groups. I'm in the North Rim group which has 1/10th the crowds and nice flat trails to hike.
I'd leave Colorado Springs and run south to US Hwy 160, take that west. You'll pass by Great Sand Dunes NM which is a big kid favorite. 2-4 hours there is fine, continue west thru Durango and you be passing Mesa Verde NP which deserves a stop. Stay on 160 and then turn off on Hwy 89 which will run you to Jacob Lake, go south there to the North Rim. Or you can turn south on 89 and get to the south rim.
We always find Arches very hot in the summer, there is no shade on the trails. Get up very early and be on the trails at 7 AM and off at 11 AM. Take a lot of water, 2 Liters each.
I'd leave Colorado Springs and run south to US Hwy 160, take that west. You'll pass by Great Sand Dunes NM which is a big kid favorite. 2-4 hours there is fine, continue west thru Durango and you be passing Mesa Verde NP which deserves a stop. Stay on 160 and then turn off on Hwy 89 which will run you to Jacob Lake, go south there to the North Rim. Or you can turn south on 89 and get to the south rim.
We always find Arches very hot in the summer, there is no shade on the trails. Get up very early and be on the trails at 7 AM and off at 11 AM. Take a lot of water, 2 Liters each.
