Originally Posted by
nancypants
My boss is in my ear about using up some holiday time
Thus I am considering a 4 week road trip- initially started looking at just Arizona but with a decent bit of time proposing to open it up to Nevada/Utah/probably New Mexico as well (we lived in Albuquerque for a bit as a child so I wouldn’t mind checking out white sands and the Sandias again
lonely planet used to do really good road trip itineraries but that seems to be out, and googling I couldn’t find anything equivalent- so here I am, opening to the floor for suggestions to make the most of this
i’m probably looking at March 2023 (hopefully won’t be too cold?) and initial planning had me flying into phoenix but of course Las Vegas or other places may work better
thanks in advance for any help!
One month holiday is a fair amount of time to tour a bunch of national parks in the Southwest US.
Be careful about March, the winter weather in high elevation usually would have ice and snow. Be sure to check that out at each of the NP web site.
Open jaw sounds good: ie Land at PHX, and fly home from Las Vegas (or vice versa).
Car rental drop-off to a different location will incur surcharges. DO check before pulling trigger.
For years, domestic US and international road trips, I use google maps and google Earth to plan all my trips. I find them very helpful. You can digital print in PDF, and send map & driving instructions to you phone.
Last year I did a few NPs in UT and CA. I have uploaded my own Travel Journals onto my private web site (not a blog, no Ad no Spam). I did 7 NPs in 17 days in a circle road trip (SFO-SFO).
If you want, your are welcome to use the link below to check it out. Hope it may assist you in your planning.
https://stefanofoto.smugmug.com/Trav...National-Parks
If your boss is flexible, the month of May would be more ideal.
Happy planning.