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Since Politesse is here, I thought it would be worth pulling in him on some travel plans I am making.
I was planning on traveling, in my own minivan, from here in Cascadia, to Salt Lake City and then south to Moab.
I had planned to spend up to three or four weeks making a loop through the region, with the objective being natural wonder and cultural enlightenment.
My list:
Canyonlands National Park - Dead Horse Point State Park, Grand View Point, Island in the Sky visitor center
Arches National Park - Park Avenue Viewpoint
Mesa Verde Visitor Center, Spruce Tree House
Durango & Silverton Railroad
Chaco Culture National Historic Park
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Petrified Forest National Park
Meteor Crater
Grand Canyon, by rail, I guess
Bryce Canyon
I am a lazy old fart white guy. I'm not going to be 'hiking in' to much of anything. Think "tourista with Bermudas and Android camera". Traveling 'No Tell Motel'.
Are there things there which are likely to be disappointing? I'm getting the impression that the Chaco Culture destination is 'challenging'.
Are there things not there which I might well appreciate knowing they were reachable and of possible interest?
Knowing interest points within larger known destinations would be helpful. I do tend to go to visitor center information centers and spend time acquainting myself.
Best time of year? I've been thinking May, as being from the wet side of Cascadia , and being of pasty Anglo-Celtic heritage to begin with, I'm averse to stultifying heat and sun, which the region gets in all too generous an abundance.
Earliest this will happen is 2019, so we can discuss this at a leisurely and protracted pace.
I was planning on traveling, in my own minivan, from here in Cascadia, to Salt Lake City and then south to Moab.
I had planned to spend up to three or four weeks making a loop through the region, with the objective being natural wonder and cultural enlightenment.
My list:
Canyonlands National Park - Dead Horse Point State Park, Grand View Point, Island in the Sky visitor center
Arches National Park - Park Avenue Viewpoint
Mesa Verde Visitor Center, Spruce Tree House
Durango & Silverton Railroad
Chaco Culture National Historic Park
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Petrified Forest National Park
Meteor Crater
Grand Canyon, by rail, I guess
Bryce Canyon
I am a lazy old fart white guy. I'm not going to be 'hiking in' to much of anything. Think "tourista with Bermudas and Android camera". Traveling 'No Tell Motel'.
Are there things there which are likely to be disappointing? I'm getting the impression that the Chaco Culture destination is 'challenging'.
Are there things not there which I might well appreciate knowing they were reachable and of possible interest?
Knowing interest points within larger known destinations would be helpful. I do tend to go to visitor center information centers and spend time acquainting myself.
Best time of year? I've been thinking May, as being from the wet side of Cascadia , and being of pasty Anglo-Celtic heritage to begin with, I'm averse to stultifying heat and sun, which the region gets in all too generous an abundance.
Earliest this will happen is 2019, so we can discuss this at a leisurely and protracted pace.