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trailertraveler
Jan 09, 2017Explorer
thankdog wrote:As mentioned a route through Page, Monument Valley and Chinle could add some great destinations including Monument Valley, UT-261 the Moki Dugway, Goosenecks State Park, Hovenweep National Monument, Natural Bridges National Monument, Bluff Fort, South Fork of Mule Canyon and House on Fire, The Valley of The Gods, Sand Island Petroglyphs, and Canyon de Chelly National Monument.
Las vegas to Grand Canyon on to Sante Fe
I-40 follows much of Old Route 66. On the way to Flagstaff from the Grand Canyon along I-40 are Petrified Forest National Park, Meteor Crater and Homolovi Ruins State Park. You can stand on the corner in Winslow Arizona.
In the Flagstaff area are Sunset Crater National Monument, Wupatki National Monument, and Walnut Canyon National Monument. Sedona/Camp Verde/Cottonwood are about an hour South of Flagstaff with Montezuma Castle and Montezuma Well National Monuments, Tuzigoot National Monument, Palatki and Honaki Ruins, V-Bar-V Heritage Site, Verde Canyon Railroad, Fort Verde State Park, Cathedral Rock, Gold King Mine, Jerome State Historic Park in the area.
In and near Grants are the Mining Museum, El Malpais National Monument, El Malpais National Conservation Area, El Moro National Monument and the Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano. Acoma Sky City is between Grants and Gallup. It is said to be the longest occupied location in the U.S. They give tours of the pueblo and there is an RV park next to the casino.
In Albuquerque there is Petroglyph National Monument, the Pueblo Cultural Center, the Turquoise Trail and the Sandia Crest Highway.
In the Sante Fe area check out the Galleries on Canyon Road. Take a drive up Hyde Park Road (NM-475) to the Ski Basin. We enjoyed Pecos National Historic Park not far Northwest of Santa Fe on I-25.
Drive the Turquoise Trail(NM-14) and visit the shops in Madrid where the movie "Wild Hogs" was made. Not far South of Santa Fe is Tent Rocks National Monument. Take the drive up to the veterans memorial for a view down on the tents.
Likely a lot more to see and do in the area than you will have time for and you may have to watch the weather for some of the higher elevation locations.
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