Western US Itinerary Help
Hi all, Planning a months long trip out west from NH starting in March next year. Looking to visit Yellowstone and Grand Tetons and giving that at least two weeks. Also we'd like to visit Custer St...
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That sounds like a fun trip. Just a warning though that winter goes very late into the year in Wyoming. My kids went to university there and it snowed every year during finals week. We got completely snowed in with closed highways when we were there for graduation in May. It was already in the 90s at home, but Wyoming didn't care. I'm convinced that somehow I made Wyoming mad and the state is trying to kill me (kidding). Last fall we got caught in some heavy wind and it blew a window out of our bedroom. We had to finish the trip with plastic duct taped where the window used to be. It's a gorgeous state, but full of surprises.
It wouldn't hurt to have a strong Plan B in case the weather doesn't cooperate at all. I don't know if you've spent much time in the west, but I highly recommend visiting the Indian country based in the Four Corners area. There's so much to see and most Americans don't know much at all about our ancient civilizations. Between Mesa Verde, Taos, Chaco, Monument Valley, and Canyon De Chelly, there's more than enough to keep yourself busy and fascinated on a trip like that. The weather will be more forgiving further south too.
I don't know if you're a reader or if you listen to audiobooks, but we've always loved reading stories set in areas before/while we visit. If you're going to Wyoming, check out C.J. Box's Joe Picket detective series. Picket is a Wyoming game warden and the stories are pretty good.
Likewise, if you're visiting the Southwest, check out Tony Hillerman's old detective stories. It's fun to picture the stories set in the towns and POIs that you're driving through.
It wouldn't hurt to have a strong Plan B in case the weather doesn't cooperate at all. I don't know if you've spent much time in the west, but I highly recommend visiting the Indian country based in the Four Corners area. There's so much to see and most Americans don't know much at all about our ancient civilizations. Between Mesa Verde, Taos, Chaco, Monument Valley, and Canyon De Chelly, there's more than enough to keep yourself busy and fascinated on a trip like that. The weather will be more forgiving further south too.
I don't know if you're a reader or if you listen to audiobooks, but we've always loved reading stories set in areas before/while we visit. If you're going to Wyoming, check out C.J. Box's Joe Picket detective series. Picket is a Wyoming game warden and the stories are pretty good.
Likewise, if you're visiting the Southwest, check out Tony Hillerman's old detective stories. It's fun to picture the stories set in the towns and POIs that you're driving through.
