AZ, UT, CO - urgent only 1 day to plan!
May 24th, 2017, 01:31 PM
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
AZ, UT, CO - urgent only 1 day to plan!
Hello awesome people,
My husband and I live in Tucson, and would like to do a road trip this weekend: can leave a Thurs 8pm, returning Monday by midnight. Just found out I have off work so trying to plan something quickly!
Would like to see the following places, as many as possible in that timeframe while still being enjoyable.
One caveat, we are in our mid 30's, I am recovering from a broken leg that I mangled in December 2016 during a mountain bike fall. I am still walking with a cane and have a brace on my leg. I can not do copious amounts of stairs or hiking. Only short relatively easy walks.
Can we get some advice on the best route, or where not to bother because it will be inaccessible due to my leg?
Here is our wish list:
Mesa Verde
Arches
Antelope Canyon
Million Dollar Highway
Bryce Canyon
Zion Canyon
Big Water
Which way do we go from Tucson?
I was thinking maybe a loop through Antelope to Zion to Bryce to MDH to Mesa Verde to Arches to Big Water back to Tucson...?
My husband and I live in Tucson, and would like to do a road trip this weekend: can leave a Thurs 8pm, returning Monday by midnight. Just found out I have off work so trying to plan something quickly!
Would like to see the following places, as many as possible in that timeframe while still being enjoyable.
One caveat, we are in our mid 30's, I am recovering from a broken leg that I mangled in December 2016 during a mountain bike fall. I am still walking with a cane and have a brace on my leg. I can not do copious amounts of stairs or hiking. Only short relatively easy walks.
Can we get some advice on the best route, or where not to bother because it will be inaccessible due to my leg?
Here is our wish list:
Mesa Verde
Arches
Antelope Canyon
Million Dollar Highway
Bryce Canyon
Zion Canyon
Big Water
Which way do we go from Tucson?
I was thinking maybe a loop through Antelope to Zion to Bryce to MDH to Mesa Verde to Arches to Big Water back to Tucson...?
May 24th, 2017, 01:37 PM
#2
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 27,868
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
You may be pressed for places to stay since you are picking very popular National Parks on a holiday weekend at short notice.
I also think you have WAY too much on your list; you will hardly spend anytime in any place.
I would try to get a room in Cortez CO and then go to Mesa Verde NP, drive the Million Dollar Highway, see Durango and Telluride. That will use up the time pretty much.
I also think you have WAY too much on your list; you will hardly spend anytime in any place.
I would try to get a room in Cortez CO and then go to Mesa Verde NP, drive the Million Dollar Highway, see Durango and Telluride. That will use up the time pretty much.
May 24th, 2017, 02:53 PM
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Since we don't have time to see all, what would our best route be to see some of the sights?
Which are the best/most worth the drive?
Already been to White Sands, Las Cruces...drove from NYC to Tucson so already did everything coming from that direction.
Which are the best/most worth the drive?
Already been to White Sands, Las Cruces...drove from NYC to Tucson so already did everything coming from that direction.
May 24th, 2017, 06:39 PM
#5
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 5,904
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
see if you can get lodging near any of the parks then decide what you can do for the trip. I would guess that even the campgrounds are booked.
I would guess that you might be able to do Arches and Mesa Verde. Or you might be able to do Page for Antelope Canyon, Zion and Bryce. Doing it all would leave little time to actually see the parks.
If this is a "been there, done that, check it off the list" trip you will miss much of what the parks are all about. You need to get out and explore the parks a bit.
I would guess that you might be able to do Arches and Mesa Verde. Or you might be able to do Page for Antelope Canyon, Zion and Bryce. Doing it all would leave little time to actually see the parks.
If this is a "been there, done that, check it off the list" trip you will miss much of what the parks are all about. You need to get out and explore the parks a bit.
Thread
Original Poster
Forum
Replies
Last Post
ijunketer
United States
18
Jul 20th, 2012 07:50 AM
