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A couple of my friends and i want to take a road trip after graduation. we were thinking final destination yellowstone and hit arizona, utah, colorado, new mexico on the way there and back. we're planning on roughing it and camping at national parks along the way. anybody has suggestions for stops along the way? thanks
(New Mexico)--
Carlsbad Caverns;
White Sands;
Lincoln County NM;
Taos area;
Very Large Array (Magdalena, NM);
(Arizona)--
Chiricahua Ntl Mon (AZ);
Fort Bowie;
Mission San Xavier del Bac (Tucson);
Jerome/Sedona;
Flagstaff area (ruins of ancient civilizations, astronomical observatories, frontier era mansions [Riordan House State Park], and more);
Grand Canyon;
Wupatki/Sunset Crater;
Old Rte 66 (Seligman to Kingman, AZ);
Havasupai (hike to beautiful water falls, 12 miles each way, reservations reqd well in advance -- worth it);
Grand Canyon North Rim;
Canyon de Chelly;
Monument Valley;
Navajo Ntl Mon;
(Utah)--
Zion;
Bryce;
Capitol Reef;
Cedar Breaks;
Arches;
Canyonlands;
Lake Powell;
Promontory Point;
Bear Lake;
There are many many more -- this is vacation and roadtrip paradise, so there are limitless numbers of things to choose. You cannot see it all in one trip, so pick some highlights and concentrate on those! Bob