Starting in San Fran, fly to next in USA
Mar 6, 2020, 1:16 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 6
Starting in San Fran, fly to next in USA
Hello All
We do a yearly trip to San Fran. After a week, we spend two weeks travelling on the West Coast. We hire a car and have had a lot of fun in the box of Crescent City, Salt Lake City, Glen Canyon, Vegas, Bakersfield.
I am looking for a "where next". Ideas so far have been:
Bounce onto Hawaii ( I think that means we will need to get to LAX)
Drive to Pheonix
Where else ?
Trip is in Jan/Feb - Dont care about temp, but don't fancy wet.We enjoy walking around and exploring be it cities or countryside.
We normally fly BA / AA / Oneworld...
thanks for all the ideas
cheers
ian
We do a yearly trip to San Fran. After a week, we spend two weeks travelling on the West Coast. We hire a car and have had a lot of fun in the box of Crescent City, Salt Lake City, Glen Canyon, Vegas, Bakersfield.
I am looking for a "where next". Ideas so far have been:
Bounce onto Hawaii ( I think that means we will need to get to LAX)
Drive to Pheonix
Where else ?
Trip is in Jan/Feb - Dont care about temp, but don't fancy wet.We enjoy walking around and exploring be it cities or countryside.
We normally fly BA / AA / Oneworld...
thanks for all the ideas
cheers
ian
Mar 6, 2020, 7:53 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Back to Florida...... bye London
Programs: Hilton, AA,, Delta
Posts: 5,149
Hello All
We do a yearly trip to San Fran. After a week, we spend two weeks travelling on the West Coast. We hire a car and have had a lot of fun in the box of Crescent City, Salt Lake City, Glen Canyon, Vegas, Bakersfield.
I am looking for a "where next". Ideas so far have been:
Bounce onto Hawaii ( I think that means we will need to get to LAX)
Drive to Pheonix
Where else ?
Trip is in Jan/Feb - Dont care about temp, but don't fancy wet.We enjoy walking around and exploring be it cities or countryside.
We normally fly BA / AA / Oneworld...
thanks for all the ideas
cheers
ian
We do a yearly trip to San Fran. After a week, we spend two weeks travelling on the West Coast. We hire a car and have had a lot of fun in the box of Crescent City, Salt Lake City, Glen Canyon, Vegas, Bakersfield.
I am looking for a "where next". Ideas so far have been:
Bounce onto Hawaii ( I think that means we will need to get to LAX)
Drive to Pheonix
Where else ?
Trip is in Jan/Feb - Dont care about temp, but don't fancy wet.We enjoy walking around and exploring be it cities or countryside.
We normally fly BA / AA / Oneworld...
thanks for all the ideas
cheers
ian
Have you done Sedona/Flagstaff? Lots of Native American ruins all over. Very interesting if you haven't seen them.
Mar 7, 2020, 10:18 pm
#3
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: San Jose, California
Programs: UA Premier Platinum
Posts: 129
You don't need to get to LAX to fly to Hawaii. There are many flight to Hawaii from bay area airports. And if you want to stick to BA partners, AS (Alaska Airlines) flies to several Hawaiian destinations from SFO, OAK, and SJC.
Mar 7, 2020, 10:36 pm
#4
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Slightly to the left of center
Posts: 3,475
Sacramento (midtown/old town)
Then drive up I-80 east toward Nevada
-Auburn - lovely town, also the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foresthill_Bridge
-Reno
-Virginia City - stunning scenery, history, museums
https://visitvirginiacitynv.com/
Then drive up I-80 east toward Nevada
-Auburn - lovely town, also the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foresthill_Bridge
-Reno
-Virginia City - stunning scenery, history, museums
https://visitvirginiacitynv.com/
Mar 8, 2020, 7:23 pm
#5
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SFO
Posts: 1,754
Joshua Tree National Park, Salton Sea, us-50 from Sacramento to Big Basin National park. Death Valley. Grand Canyon. Monument Valley. Canyonlands. St George, Utah. Vegas. Mount Charelston. Red Rock Canyon.
All of that is drivable, maybe not in that order. Check out Fresno and Bakersfield, because why not. Check put California City.
If you want to hop a plane, Texas and New Mexico.
El Paso, White Sands. Cloudcroft. Carelsbad Canyon. Marfa. Big Bend National Park. Drive Texas FM-170.
Skip Hawaii
Also, this being January- remember Snow in the mountains can be unpredictable.
All of that is drivable, maybe not in that order. Check out Fresno and Bakersfield, because why not. Check put California City.
If you want to hop a plane, Texas and New Mexico.
El Paso, White Sands. Cloudcroft. Carelsbad Canyon. Marfa. Big Bend National Park. Drive Texas FM-170.
Skip Hawaii
Also, this being January- remember Snow in the mountains can be unpredictable.
Mar 9, 2020, 2:17 pm
#7
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 6
Why do you say that ? Hassle of getting there or disappointment when we get there?
thanks
ian
Mar 9, 2020, 6:17 pm
#10
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SFO
Posts: 1,754
More of what we were thinking - trying to tie it into the LHR - SFO flight, but think it might be cheaper to buy seperate tickets.
Why do you say that ? Hassle of getting there or disappointment when we get there?
Thats certainly true - and if not snow, heavy rain...
thanks
ian
Why do you say that ? Hassle of getting there or disappointment when we get there?
Thats certainly true - and if not snow, heavy rain...
thanks
ian
Why spend 5 hours on a plane, when California has so much.
Mar 9, 2020, 6:18 pm
#11
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SFO
Posts: 1,754
More of what we were thinking - trying to tie it into the LHR - SFO flight, but think it might be cheaper to buy seperate tickets.
Why do you say that ? Hassle of getting there or disappointment when we get there?
Thats certainly true - and if not snow, heavy rain...
thanks
ian
Why do you say that ? Hassle of getting there or disappointment when we get there?
Thats certainly true - and if not snow, heavy rain...
thanks
ian
Why spend 5 hours on a plane, when California has so much.