Grand Canyon or Yellowstone for 2015?

rexlion wrote:
Do you have a road atlas? If so, have a look at the page for California. You'll see where some of the national parks and things are located in relation to the N. AZ - GC area.

Yosemite, of course, is fabulous. I was there in 2013 for a week. While reservations in the valley are a challenge, I snagged 2 nights (Fri and Sat) when other people cancelled. But the first-come, first serve CGs are pretty easy to get into if you show up by early afternoon on a Sunday or early in the week. I stayed most of the time at Bridalveil Creek CG, about 15 minutes from Glacier Point. Glacier Point is amazing; you can look straight down at the valley floor 3000' below you and at Half Dome across the way. I spent several evenings up there around sunset, taking pictures. Then there are places nearby like the Devil's Postpile and Mono Lake. Plenty of places to boondock (dry camp for free) in the national forest near Mammoth Lakes and Mono Lake.

The Pacific coastline is supposed to be really scenic also. I want to get there someday and go from San Francisco area all the way into Oregon along the coast.