First Trip - Houston to Los Angeles
Starting the planning process for first long distance in our new rig: Houston to LA to visit family. Since this will be our first trip, I'm looking for route/camping/diesel/ANY advice I can get! ...
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I would assume all of Texas would be local for you. And there is nothing much to see in New Mexico along 10, so your sightseeing would begin in Arizona.
Tucson has a pretty good military aircraft museum and down south of town in Green Valley there is a Cold War Titan Missile Silo you can visit.
Head north out of Phoenix up 17 to Flagstaff to get out of the heat. You will be at 7,000 feet. Pine Trees, etc. Nearby is the Grand Canyon.
Along the way up to Flagstaff maybe make a detour over to Sedona. Local route 89 north out of Sedona is a bit of a winding steep grade so check it out before using it.
I'm sure you'll get lots of other ideas but this gives you something to consider.
Have made that San Diego / Houston run dozens of times over the years. When I leave here I have to be about 50 miles east of El Paso before being half way to Houston. Texas is a big state!
Edit: In the spirit of a brain storming session and if you do decide to head up to Flagstaff and the GC, you also might consider heading east of Flagstaff on I-40 over to Meteor Crater. It's quite an experience to see that blasted out hole in the ground and they have a really nice quiet campground there. Just a place to park but real nice. Exit 233 on I-40.
http://www.meteorcrater.com/
http://www.meteorcrater.com/RV-Park-Overview
And top off your diesel in Arizona. Much less expensive than in Calif.
Tucson has a pretty good military aircraft museum and down south of town in Green Valley there is a Cold War Titan Missile Silo you can visit.
Head north out of Phoenix up 17 to Flagstaff to get out of the heat. You will be at 7,000 feet. Pine Trees, etc. Nearby is the Grand Canyon.
Along the way up to Flagstaff maybe make a detour over to Sedona. Local route 89 north out of Sedona is a bit of a winding steep grade so check it out before using it.
I'm sure you'll get lots of other ideas but this gives you something to consider.
Have made that San Diego / Houston run dozens of times over the years. When I leave here I have to be about 50 miles east of El Paso before being half way to Houston. Texas is a big state!
Edit: In the spirit of a brain storming session and if you do decide to head up to Flagstaff and the GC, you also might consider heading east of Flagstaff on I-40 over to Meteor Crater. It's quite an experience to see that blasted out hole in the ground and they have a really nice quiet campground there. Just a place to park but real nice. Exit 233 on I-40.
http://www.meteorcrater.com/
http://www.meteorcrater.com/RV-Park-Overview
And top off your diesel in Arizona. Much less expensive than in Calif.
