Ky. To Grand Canyon on route I-40
Heading out west in Sept. by route I-40. Plan on grand canyon, zion,bryce, canyonland, arches. Not going up to Tetons or Yellowstone this time. What other attractions along the way, would you suggest?...
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I recommend Jacob Lake Arizona as a base camp. It sits at 8K altitude and is much cooler and nice than Kanab at 5K altitude. That place is hot as are most of the sights you want to see. Jacob Lake is only 44 miles from the North Rim and you can do most of the sights you want as day trips from there. And the inn used to have pretty good food and nice Indian blankets etc. Very nice. I'm figuratively sitting on one I bought there in 2006 at about 1400 bucks and is now worth about 5K (Wide Ruins).
This (below) from Wikipedia describes Kanab which is the breakout point for the sights if you use Jacob Lake as a base camp. And the drive from Jacob Lake down to Kanab is fun and beautiful itself. A surprising thing to go see if you like Animals is the "Best Friends" sanctuary. They own a canyon and were the animal sanctuary that took in most of the animals from Katrina. We, coincidentally, knew someone who quit their life as a genetics counselor to be an animal trainer there.
"Kanab is situated in the "Grand Circle" area, centrally located among Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Bryce Canyon National Park, the Grand Canyon (North Rim), Zion National Park, and Lake Powell. Other nearby attractions include Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, the privately owned Moqui Cave, and the largest animal sanctuary in the United States, Best Friends Animal Society."
This (below) from Wikipedia describes Kanab which is the breakout point for the sights if you use Jacob Lake as a base camp. And the drive from Jacob Lake down to Kanab is fun and beautiful itself. A surprising thing to go see if you like Animals is the "Best Friends" sanctuary. They own a canyon and were the animal sanctuary that took in most of the animals from Katrina. We, coincidentally, knew someone who quit their life as a genetics counselor to be an animal trainer there.
"Kanab is situated in the "Grand Circle" area, centrally located among Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Bryce Canyon National Park, the Grand Canyon (North Rim), Zion National Park, and Lake Powell. Other nearby attractions include Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, the privately owned Moqui Cave, and the largest animal sanctuary in the United States, Best Friends Animal Society."
