rolltider11 wrote:
Hey guys,
I'm in Birmingham, Al.
First off - no problem. Birmingham to Vegas - just you so the 1800 miles in three days (Use Wal*Mart to get there then Dump) so you leave after work on Tuesday - get a good jump on the trip - no stops - just nose down get to Vegas get a site pick up DW at the airport -Southwest one way flight. Suggest Oasis , close easy will allow you to do Vegas for the night or two. So Friday in Vegas - Saturday get the HeliCopter to the Grand Canyon and Lake Mead and the Dam - saves a lot of driving and is FUN. Gets a lot off the list right away.
I'm trying to plan a trip out west for the last week of June 2017 through the first 3 weeks in July.
4th might require a reservation - so where would you need to be? Likely Zion 160 miles on Sunday (2nd) night - do you hike? - Angels Landings (3rd) - all day - Narrows (4th) - all Day - Zion (5th) to Bryce - Bryce hike down into the Hoo Doo's (6th) Drive through Rt 12 Hog Back by Escalante and Kodachrome on to Capitol Reef. END OF FIRST WEEK...
I am off for 4 weeks,
28 days
my wife is off 3.
23 days
I'm going to to try and get out west and have wife fly in when she gets off on Friday.(30TH)
Vegas will likely be the consensus location to start.
Would like to see Grand canyon, Las Vegas, Hoover Dam,
Suggest the Helicopter, fun and easy out of Vegas see if you can catch the last one out - see the sunset over the City
Bryce,Zion,
First week
Beginning of WEEK TWO - Arches - RT 128 (7th & 8th)- Dinosaur NM - Flaming Gorge - Alpine - Jackson (9th) - Tetons (10th & 11th) - Yellowstone (12 - 15th) - Beartooth Hwy - Chief Joseph to Cody (16th) - Wind River Canyon (17th) - to Steamboat - to Lake Granby and Catch RMNP (18th-20th) to Denver Get a reservation in Golden Clear Creek RV Park Relax a few days - maybe do Peak to Peak - Coors - Denver - Rt 6 - Central City.
Run wife to airport for Noon Flight on Sunday on Southwest - you again put your nose down and head for home, 1300 miles with the jump you get on Sunday afternoon you will easily arrive home on Tuesday fresh and ready for work on Wednesday.
No idea if this is possible or not.
EASY
Never been out there so please advise on a good route with days at each place,
This is what would work for me ---- so.
where to meet wife to technically start the trip,
VEGAS - Cheap air fare easy pick up.
and what I need to see.
Put a lot on your plate but what you don't have time to get out and touch will at least not just be something in a book and will allow you to plan your next trip to Colorado and the Southwest.
Do I need reservations or can I just wing it?
Holidays and weekends will likely require reservations.
Thanks!
Might be a lot more than you wanted - but we have Snow Ice today so ........you got a lot of my time.
Hope this helps out - we have done all of the suggestions, and one year (just before Christmas) flew the boys out for the week to Vegas, going to the top of Angles Landings in shorts only to have the most Beautiful 10"'s of snow in Bryce the next day.
Best of Luck,