Really thankful for the people on this forum. Always great tips.
I am working on convincing my wife that a tour of the Lake Powell Dam would be just as interesting as Hoover itself, but she incorporates Hoover into her school lessons and I can understand actually going there would be very significant, so I'm trying to work it in.
However you've just about convinced me that 4 corners isn't quite worth it, and if I cut that out then the route suggested by 2gypsies to "backtrack" from Zion to Page may net about the same overall. And Busskipper you're right, getting into some water I think will be great for them, so I don't want to cut out the Lake Powell experience. In fact I hadn't thought much about it at all but I have read in multiple places that Powell was a great family experience for many and the more I considered it I really wanted to include it.
Busskipper you are good to remind me my original post. I should clarify that I'm building a list of "nice to see" with a few "must see" and adjust on the fly. Some places will require reservations, but hopefully I can keep it loose enough for whatever happens otherwise.
Summarizing (for my own benefit when I come back to this thread):
- Skip 4 corners
- Add Page,AZ after Zion by backtracking from Springdale to Hurricane and avoiding the tunnel
- Skip VoG and drive-by Goosenecks SP
- Check out 128 in Moab
- See Window Rock and Canyon de Chelly on the way to GC south rim
- Leave right after work Friday (was on the fence about this but you convinced me)
Still working on an exit plan - will look at the Salida / Colorado Springs route.
Thanks!
