Some questions about a trip out West
I am retiring early next summer, and to kick off my retirement, my husband, who has already retired, and I are thinking about taking a trip out West. We live in Pennsylvania. We would probably visit T...
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cruising spud wrote:
...#2-I was thinking that about two months would be a good time frame for a trip like this. Yes? No?
Thoughts? Thank you.
if it were me I'd consider delaying the trip until mid-august or even post Labor Day. the crowds will be smaller, the weather cooler. of course many of the 'ranger programs' at the parks stop or go to a reduced schedule after Labor Day and you may run into a spot of snow at the higher elevations but we think it's worth it. we used to save up our vacation time and take the entire month of September and now that we're retired we travel 3-mos in the spring and 3-mos in the fall, both times when kids are in school. we leave the summer months to families who don't have other options.
