Thanks so much for all the suggestions. I will keep them all in mind.
When I get back from my trip I will let you all know how it went.
Bonnie
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Thanks so much for all the suggestions. I will keep them all in mind.
When I get back from my trip I will let you all know how it went.
Bonnie
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Thanks for your reply, I didn't intend to zig-zag but I'm not sure of the best way to see all the best national parks in Utah!!!
Can you help with the best route through all the best places to see in Utah/Arizona??
Thanks
Sam
Ooops also ment to comment on the above, the aerial tram is apparently 10mins away from Albuquerque in Tijeras!! Sounds CoolQuote:
Originally Posted by Editor
I agree with the last post and also with Judy's idea about I-70.
If you have no time constraints, here's a suggestion:
#15 - to ZION nat'l pk and BRYCE CANYON nat'l pk
#I-70 across & then down to MOAB Utah - a great small town to stay in & explore
From Moab you'll want to explore ARCHES nat'l pk as well before moving on.
Hop back up to I-70 and continue east to Grand Junction. Now you could continue across the Interstate to Denver, but my preference by far would be to:
At Grand Junction, take #50 towards Montrose & #550 to OURAY Colorado. Another great small town to stay in. Leave the RV parked in Ouray & take a day mountain pass jeep tour with "Switzerland of America" - S.O.A. Breathtaking, beautiful area. I really enjoyed the "Imogene/Black Bear" tour.
You also may want to take a day to take the TRAIN ride between Ouray & Durango - especially if you enjoy the mountains. You could drive the RV but it might be easier on your nerves to take the train.
Go back up to Montrose & continue east on #50 (or you could go back up to I-70). On #50 you could stop at Black Canyon of the Gunnison nat'l pk, Dodge City, KS (historic town). At Wichita, go up #135 back to I-70 east. Make a stop in Abilene KS (historic town).
Stop in St. Louis Missouri at the Gateway to the West, the ARCH.
My preference then would be I-64 to go through Louisville & Lexington KY. A nice drive & lots to see in those towns. Look up "Kentucky Horse Park" if that suits your interest. Very nice place. Also Churchill Downs gives tours.
Not far (in the big picture of things) off the route is MAMMOTH CAVE nat'l park. Again, a great place - reserve a couple tours in advance.
Then head down toward Knoxville & be sure to go to Great Smokey Mountain nat'l pk while in the area.
Another great site for finding the GHOST TOWNS by state is www.ghosttowns.com
Syv
A couple of weeks ago my husband did try out our trip (Calif to Tenn. It didn't work out. We just got back last saturday.
We ended up coming back home. We got as far as Albequrque New Mexico, & had to come back to Calif.
We started out driving I-40, nothing really to see though.
My husband has to take the RICA (teaching test for reading). It's required for a calif. teaching credential. After his test, we are going to go to Tennessee again. So we would like to leave in a couple of weeks from now.
Thanks Syv. I like your suggestions & all others are great.
Let me tell you about the last time we went on our trip.
I misunderstood that my husband wanted to stop along the way & see some things.
I feel bad because all we did was drive the whole time & didn't stop at all.
This time I want to find some places along the way to Tennessee we could stop at.
Last time on our trip we started along the I-40 east, nothing much to see really. We did stop in Flagstaff Arizona, really pretty town. Theres also this neat place in Arizona called "oak creek canyon" That was really pretty.
On the way back we decided to drive up I-25North. (from New Mexico to Colorado). That was so pretty. Tons of green. We stopped at a couple of ghost towns in colorado, pretty neat. (st. elmo ghost town, & independence ghost town) you could probably look them up online.
Then we drove down I-70, Through Utah it was neat because of all the rock formation stuff.
We live in the desert so then we drove down I-15south, We stopped 1 night in Mesquite Nevada. We stayed the night at a casino motorhome park. I forget which 1. It was so nice the stay was $15 per night, full hookups, & a $10 coupon for dinner. It was so nice because our dinner was free. & we could plug in to get air conditioner for our motorhome, the weather is sort of hot though.
My husband & I continued our
I have a suggestion if you love clam chowder & fish & chips, you all have to stop at the New York New York (I think it's called "fulton fish market" something like that). They have the best clam chowder there, & really good fish & chips. We stopped & had fish & chips. Then we went back home.
I read what Syv posted & a few of those places we were thinking about going to.
Lets see.... on our last trip we did drive through Utah & saw the signs for Moab, Utah. On our next We are thinking of driving there. Maybe we will go to Arches NP. those sound like really neat places.
we were thinking of also going down I-50 too. We stayed a couple of nights at a small park w/ a lake in Colorado. & a couple (husband & wife) mentioned grand mesa national forest. They also mentioned montrose, colorado. I think those would be nice places to see.
Maybe we will go on the tour you mentioned Syv ("Imogene/Black Bear" tour)
Do you see bears on the tour?
Maybe we will stop at Black Canyon of the Gunnison nat'l pk.
Last time we did drive up the I-50, then cut up the I-24 in colorado.
So we might try driving I-50/ I-550.
Those other places all sound really nice too.
We would love to go see the Great Smokey mountains.
My husbands brother in law has family in Tennessee. So we wanted to go visit.
& see Tenn. They live in Harrogate, TN. Right by Cumberland Gap Hist. NP.
And We will be really close by the great smokey mnts.
Sorry this is so long, I thought I would write all of that down.
BONNIE
Imogene and Black Bear are names of the mountain passes. I don't recall seeing any bears - although you'd think if they named the mountain after a bear ;-)
Anyhow, it is their most spectacular tour & climbs to 13,114 feet. A continental breakfast is included and they take you to a restaurant for lunch. The website is www.soajeep.com
I see, sorry Syv,
I guess I misunderstood. Thanks for clearing that up.
Thanks so much for all of your helpful suggestions.
Lets see....
I was talking to my husband about our trip to Tennessee. He & I were wondering are there any cute, small/little quaint towns on the way to Tennessee? If there are any lakes that would be great 2. I guess like I mentioned sort of like Ogden, Utah. That's exactly the kind of place we would love to move to.
Right now we live in So. Calif, the desert. it's not that pretty here.
I guess Tennessee has a lot of green, rolling hills; stuff like that.
We would love to move somewhere with tons of green, pretty.
So anyways... if anybody knows of any cute, small/little, quaint towns.
along the way to Tennessee, from Calif. I would really appreicate it so much.
Thanks,
Bonnie
I'm not sure where to post this at.
I was reading the other posts. & there was 1 about the great river road(s).
I'm wondering what is that exactly? Where is it located at (locations/states)?
Would it be nice to drive on the way to Tennessee?
Would it be easy enough to get to on the way to Tennessee from Calif? If my husband & I wanted to drive a little bit of it on our trip?
Or is it 2 far out of the way?
Thanks,
Bonnie
Sorry if this is sort of a dumb, i'm just trying to get some more ideas for my trip to make it nice.