Wild west adventures. LA to Big Bend and back.

[Rick Quinn]

When it comes to miles on the road, just as it is with most good things in life:

"It's not the quantity; it's the quality!"

Rick

[Southwest Dave]

When it comes to miles on the road, just as it is with most good things in life:

"It's not the quantity; it's the quality!"

Rick

Too true Rick and it can be tricky to get the balance right, especially when flying in from Europe with a limited time frame.

For anyone interested in visiting the American west and looking for ideas, you may find our previous trip reports interesting.

2015. Wonders of the west. From LA to Lake Tahoe and up through the Cascades to Olympic NP and return via the coast.

2013. Highways of Happiness. From Las Vegas we head through the Great basin and north to Glacier NP, visiting Yellowstone, Utah and the North rim on the way back.

2009. Denver to Four Corners loop. From Denver we head to Rocky mountain NP and on through Colorado to Arches and Canyonlands NP's before returning via Mesa Verde NP, the Million dollar Highway and New Mexico.

2007. San Francisco loop. A trip from SF to Yosemite into Utah and back via the Grand canyon, Las Vegas, Death valley and Sequoia NP.

Dave.