Fall/Winter destinations in SouthWest
So, we may be the oddballs in that we prefer to travel when the weather is mild or cool and not when it's hot. It's just not pleasant when it's so hot that you have to sit in the RV with the A/C goin...
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Thanks for the suggestions. I'll add a little more background just to help narrow down (or eliminate) ideas. :D
Met my wife in Phoenix, married in Sedona, and lived in Prescott and Show Low and we currently have family that we visit at least once a year who live in Prescott and Paulde. The "problem" is we never really camped or RV'd around these places nor have we traveled to Utah.
We love trees and unique yet beautiful places, so I think Sedona is also on the list.
We've never been to Canyon de Chelly and I don't know if there's any place to camp nearby.
We're not so much interested in being "tourists" as we are in just enjoying the journey as well as the destination so where we park needs to be part of the allure. :) That's also why we're not even sure we want to mess with a toad as it would really only be to get supplies and such, but if we plan ahead then we can just stock up between destinations.
Been a while since I've actually thought about planning a trip anywhere that didn't have a specific destination, I forgot how enjoyable just planning the trip was. :D
We'll likely keep things north of Phoenix and as much out of the plain desert as much as possible. We've made the drive out I-10 too many times to count, time for something different.
As far as SoCal/NV goes, we've made the drive up 395 at least a couple of times so that's why it's on the list. Lots of cool little towns along the way and it's a very pretty drive. One winter while towing a TT we did end up having to take the long way around Mammoth to get to Carson City and Bishop itself tends to be right below the heavy snow line so we'd at least be close to snow if we wanted to play in it.
Wife has yet to visit Yosemite and it's been ages since I've been, that's also not a super far drive.
Then there's always Hwy 1 up the coast to Big Sur, etc.
Lots of options for sure. I also have no real idea about what kind of RV parks and campgrounds are along the way or at each destination. Dry camping is an option as well but we'd prefer hookups.
Hooray fall! :)
Met my wife in Phoenix, married in Sedona, and lived in Prescott and Show Low and we currently have family that we visit at least once a year who live in Prescott and Paulde. The "problem" is we never really camped or RV'd around these places nor have we traveled to Utah.
We love trees and unique yet beautiful places, so I think Sedona is also on the list.
We've never been to Canyon de Chelly and I don't know if there's any place to camp nearby.
We're not so much interested in being "tourists" as we are in just enjoying the journey as well as the destination so where we park needs to be part of the allure. :) That's also why we're not even sure we want to mess with a toad as it would really only be to get supplies and such, but if we plan ahead then we can just stock up between destinations.
Been a while since I've actually thought about planning a trip anywhere that didn't have a specific destination, I forgot how enjoyable just planning the trip was. :D
We'll likely keep things north of Phoenix and as much out of the plain desert as much as possible. We've made the drive out I-10 too many times to count, time for something different.
As far as SoCal/NV goes, we've made the drive up 395 at least a couple of times so that's why it's on the list. Lots of cool little towns along the way and it's a very pretty drive. One winter while towing a TT we did end up having to take the long way around Mammoth to get to Carson City and Bishop itself tends to be right below the heavy snow line so we'd at least be close to snow if we wanted to play in it.
Wife has yet to visit Yosemite and it's been ages since I've been, that's also not a super far drive.
Then there's always Hwy 1 up the coast to Big Sur, etc.
Lots of options for sure. I also have no real idea about what kind of RV parks and campgrounds are along the way or at each destination. Dry camping is an option as well but we'd prefer hookups.
Hooray fall! :)
