Southwest USA 2003

out trip in details

Intro

... As mentioned before I could die for red rocks! But there is even more to die for. So we made this roundtrip to have the optimal balance between the numbers of attractions and the time to stay there.

Our trip:


1. Vegas-Red Rock Canyon-Death Valley-Kingman-Route66-Flagstaff/Sedona-Homolovi Ruins-Canyon de Chelly-I13-Farmington-Bisti Badlands-De Na Zin Wilderness-Chaco Culture-Angel Peak-Shiprock Peak-Valley of Gods-closed ferry-Burr Trail-Boulder-Escalante-Kodachrome Parc-Cottonwood Canyon-Skutumpah Road-Lick Wash (Slot Canyon)-Johnson Canyon-Kanab-Zion-Valley of Fire-Lake Mead-Vegas


Links to the most spectacular places on earth:
Red Rock Canyon bei Vegas:
http://www.americansouthwest.net/nevada/red_rock_canyon/nca.html

Death Valley:
http://www.americansouthwest.net/california/death_valley/national_park.html
Rhyolite Ghosttown

Sedona:
http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/sedona/index.html


Canyon de Chelly:
http://www.nps.gov/cach/index.htm
http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/canyon_de_chelly/national_monument.html

Bisti Badlands:
http://www.americansouthwest.net/new_mexico/bisti_badlands/index.html
our page
http://www.bistibadlands.com

Chaco Culture:
http://www.nps.gov/chcu/index.htm
http://www.americansouthwest.net/new_mexico/chaco_culture/national_historical_park.html

Valley of Gods:
http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/mexican_hat/valley_of_the_gods.html

Grand Staircase - Escalante:
http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/grand_staircase_escalante/national_monument.html

Kodachrome basin:
http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/kodachrome_basin/state_park.html

Grand Canyon
http://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm
http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/grand_canyon/national_park.html

Zion:
http://www.nps.gov/zion/index.htm
http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/zion/national_park.html

Valley of fire:
http://www.americansouthwest.net/nevada/valley_of_fire/state_park.html

Lake Mead:
http://www.nps.gov/lame/index.htm
http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/lake_mead/nra.html


What else to see in this region (we visited most of them in 2002):
Arches NP:
http://www.nps.gov/arch/index.htm
http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/arches/national_park.html

Canyonlands:
http://www.nps.gov/cany/index.htm
http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/canyonlands/national_park.html
http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/canyonlands/photographs2.html

Bryce Canyon:
http://www.nps.gov/brca/index.htm
http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/bryce_canyon/national_park.html

Capitol Reef:
http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/capitol_reef/national_park.html

Cedar Breaks:
http://www.nps.gov/cebr/index.htm

Monument Valley:
http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/monument_valley/index.html

Lassen volcanic Park:
http://www.nps.gov/lavo/index.htm

Montezuma Castle:
http://www.nps.gov/moca/index.htm

Natural bridges:
http://www.nps.gov/nabr/index.htm
http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/natural_bridges/national_monument.html

Tuzigot:
http://www.nps.gov/tuzi/index.htm

Walnut Canyon: http://www.nps.gov/waca/index.htm


Useful additions to the LONELY PLANET Southwest


"Rough Guide Southwest" tells everything what's not mentioned in the L.P. (i.e. parc descriptions)
Motels: Vouchers - you can print them or find them in several books to get lower rates
Kingman: Oldtown Coffeehouse at Beale 618 homely atmosphere!
Farmington: several hotels have unencrypted WiFi (WLAN) so you can surf along. Super8 (ooposite from Motel 6) has WiFi as well as a laundromat (but no jacuzzi!)
Farmington: ZIA SPORTINGGOODS has everything including Maps (i.e. BLM TOADLENA useful for Bisti Badlands)
Chaco Culture NM: awful 16 Mile gravel road to get to the park, need to bring in firewood if you want to have a fire, NO BACKCOUNTRY CAMPING ANY LONGER!
Kanab: Willow Canyon Outfitters have Maps and a huge selection of useful hiking guides, climbing guides etc.
Sedona: Cathedral Rock trail (short but with spectacular vistas), lovely downtown, need red rock pass to park your car at trailheads ($5/day; $15/week)
Jerome: cool town with flair and funny events, nearby ghost town with lots of retired cars
I 13 Buffalo Pass: new winding road with beautiful outlooks & some canyons
Death Valley Racetrack: The only way to get there was a utterly shaky offroad trail through an entirely empty nothing for about 25 miles. This would have taken up to 3 hours oneway.
Death Valley Stvepipie Wells: There is a pool with showers (2$) and shop only a few miles from the sand dunes!
Flagstaff: The "Mogollan" is quite a relaxed micro brewery with lots of live acts - woth a visit!
Buy the National Park Pass (50$)!

Any additions welcome. Please send me an e-mail!


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