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Don't get me wrong I love National Parks and I know it is money well spend and for a good cause.The people that keep it clean and work there got to make a living too. But I figured since I was just going to pass through some of these places and not really spend the time to really enjoy it, it kind of feels like money being thrown away.
But this seasonal pass for $80 is a bargain. Thank you for this information. This makes my trip much more exciting.
need some help on these undecided places... if you think it's a must see please let me know... or you know of something good that's not on the list
COLORADO
Rocky Mountains National Park -- check
Pike National Forest -- undecided
Great Sand Dunes --- out of my way but I would go if it's really worth it
UTAH
Arches National Park --- Check
Canyonlands National Park --- Check
Capital Reefs National Park --- undecided
Bryce NP -- check
Zion NP -- check
Arizona
Grand Canyon -- Check :)
Anything else I am missing and what are some nice places to camp out in this area?
Cheers!
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Some other good places to consider would be Mesa Verde in SW Colorado or perhaps Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
A trip through Monument Valley would also make sense here.
What might make sense is to go across Northern Colorado, hitting Rocky Mountain NP. and perhaps Black Canyon, continue over to Arches, then do a "U" going down past Canyonlands, Mesa Verde, Monument Valley, and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, then work your way back up to Zion and Bryce. Then you could shoot across Nevada on the Lonliest Road (US-50).
Since there is so much public land here, camping really shouldn't be a problem for you. Each of the National Parks will have camping options, plus most of them also are either surrounded by National Forest or BLM lands, or have State Parks nearby, all of which will be potential spots for camping.
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Wow, 3 bikes on top of the car? I guess all 3 are standing standing up on a rack then. I wonder what kind of wind resistant this will cause towards your fuel cost vs. shipping the bikes.
When I drove cross country, part of the fun was to drive pretty fast and taking fun curves in a high performance car. I thought about hooking up a bike rack in the back but didn't, due to the thought of having some crap hanging in the back at 85-100mph.
Are they really expensive bikes? My friend's bikes are $3,000/each and having $9,000 worth of bikes hanging on the roof is a major target for thieves and robbers. They may not know the difference even if you have cheap bikes and may think it's worth the score. If they're cheap bikes, then it's a no brainer to sell them and get new ones in CA.
And stay at motels, they are plentiful and cheap vs. going out of the way for campgrounds. Buy a GPS, they're cheap. You can find spur of the moment motels nearby vs. having to plan it out. Planning exact stops may not work well on your first ever trip. I was scanning for nearest motels on my GPS while driving and calling them for the rates too. I also have a backup GPS.
