accsys wrote:
If it were me, instead of taking I-15/70 to CO from Zion, I would go south and east to go through Page, Monument Valley and then north through Canyonlands and Moab before getting to I-70. There is a lot to see in that area if you haven't been there and the Moab area is Jeepers paradise.
Thanks for the suggestions. We've done each of those several times, and will go back again - they're beautiful, and some of our favorites. And Moab is the Jeep Mecca - we try to get there every couple years over Spring Break; have done the summer a couple times, and it's just too hot.
For this trip we're looking to do something different, so I'm currently looking for things we haven't done before, which makes this loop around Wyoming more interesting. But as we've not done 70% of this loop, I'm doing a lot of research.
We've done Yellowstone, so we're only going to spend a few days there to hit a few favorite spots, and catch a couple things we missed before. And then we'll move on to new places we've never been to (and some that I saw as a kid).
So what I'm really looking for is help with Flaming Gorge, campgrounds near Dinosaur, CO, and comments on the route from Dinosaur, CO to Zion NP.
Also, input about campgrounds in South Dakota would be helpful...
And lastly, the route from Red Lodge, MT to Rapid City, SD. The one in the map I posted above was the default route provided by Google Maps, but I'm considering I-90 instead of 212 - I-90 is only about 55 miles longer. And then I was toying with the idea of re-routing a bit to combine a trip through the Big Horn Mountains, a stop at Thermopolis, and Devil's Tower.
