Almost cross country
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Almost cross country
Hello everybody.
i am in Philly and my BF is in NJ.
As it happens that he doesn’t mind driving and we were talking about taking a road trip.
We just want to see beautiful USA scenery.
Any advice will be appreciated.
i am in Philly and my BF is in NJ.
As it happens that he doesn’t mind driving and we were talking about taking a road trip.
We just want to see beautiful USA scenery.
Any advice will be appreciated.
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How long? Sticking to the East Coast, New England and the Hudson Valley come to mind, or the Blue Ridge Parkway to the Smoky Mountains National Park.
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All I want is not to drive for hours trough places where there is nothing to see.
and we enjoying beautiful scenery.
so I think I just don’t have anymore info. Sorry.
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The west is out, as it will take more than a day to get there crossing the flat Midwest and Plains states.
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I wish I liked parks.
ok. Please bare with me because this idea was just born and it seemed exciting yesterday. And today it doesn’t seem so exciting anymore.
I am hoping someone will give me something that I’ll say...EXACTLY! 👍
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Much of the most breathtaking, beautiful scenery is IN the national parks, or along the coastline. So if you want that scenery, then some of our great parks is a good place to start.
The US is a big country with mountains and coastline on the east, mountains and coastline on the west, and a whole lotta flat land out there in the middle. Some of my favorite parks or natural scenery are out west, and include this list:
AZ: Grand Canyon
UT: Zion Canyon, Bryce Canyon
WY: Yellowstone & Grand Teton
CO: Rocky Mtn park
MT: Glacier Park
CA: Yosemite, the coastline between Santa Barbara and Monterey.
Seeing all of those in one road trip, with just you + one other person, on a limited budget is not feasibile.
If you tell us how much time and $ you have to spend we can help craft an itinerary for you.
If you tell us you have 1 week and $1000 total - then we're likely to recommend something from Michael's list.
If it's 1mo and $10,000, then it opens up your options.
It takes time and $ to get somewhere as well, so that needs to be factored in.
To get from Philly to somewhere out west will by air burn a whole day each way, and cost somewhere around $500 each person. Then you'd need a way to get around out there.
To get from Philly to somewhere out west by car will take a mininmum of 3-4 days, and may not cost that much less when you include gas, hotels & food. - but then you'd have a car to use at your destination.
The US is a big country with mountains and coastline on the east, mountains and coastline on the west, and a whole lotta flat land out there in the middle. Some of my favorite parks or natural scenery are out west, and include this list:
AZ: Grand Canyon
UT: Zion Canyon, Bryce Canyon
WY: Yellowstone & Grand Teton
CO: Rocky Mtn park
MT: Glacier Park
CA: Yosemite, the coastline between Santa Barbara and Monterey.
Seeing all of those in one road trip, with just you + one other person, on a limited budget is not feasibile.
If you tell us how much time and $ you have to spend we can help craft an itinerary for you.
If you tell us you have 1 week and $1000 total - then we're likely to recommend something from Michael's list.
If it's 1mo and $10,000, then it opens up your options.
It takes time and $ to get somewhere as well, so that needs to be factored in.
To get from Philly to somewhere out west will by air burn a whole day each way, and cost somewhere around $500 each person. Then you'd need a way to get around out there.
To get from Philly to somewhere out west by car will take a mininmum of 3-4 days, and may not cost that much less when you include gas, hotels & food. - but then you'd have a car to use at your destination.
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I was wondering if some general information could be of interest:
https://shop.lonelyplanet.com/produc...planning-map-1
Just to get a rough idea about the country, distances and major sights.
https://shop.lonelyplanet.com/produc...planning-map-1
Just to get a rough idea about the country, distances and major sights.
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