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    Default Fantasy RoadTrips

    I've been going a little stir crazy lately with all the sheltering in place. I've had to cancel two trips planned for this spring and summer, and will probably not get on the road again until next year. But that doesn't mean I can't enjoy some of the other aspects of RoadTripping. In particular, I and others have occasionally made the point that planning for a RoadTrip is almost as much fun as actually taking one. with that in mind, I've spent the last few days 'planning' a hypothetical one week RoadTrip from my home in Tucson AZ. I had a few criteria such as: 'one week' actually meant nine days with both weekends; there should be no more than three days' worth of driving; a preference for two separate stopping points with a short driving day between each stop. Below is the outline (with links) for when I can get back on the road again. Obviously one wouldn't have time to do everything listed below. That's not the point. Knowing what's out there to make this, or any similar, trip interesting and enjoyable IS.

    One Week From Tucson


    Day 1: Tucson AZ to Shiprock/Farmington NM
    Real World Driving Time: About 8 hours
    Salt River Canyon
    Petrified Forest National Park (NP)
    Neither of these 'stops' takes very long.
    Indeed both can be done as just scenic parts of the drive.

    Days 2-4: Shiprock/Farmington NM
    Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (NM)
    Mesa Verde NP
    Chaco Canyon National Historical Park (NHP)
    Durango
    Navajo Lake State Park (SP)

    Day 5: Shiprock/Farmington to Taos NM via US-64
    Real World Driving Time: About 5 hours
    Salmon Ruins Museum
    Monastery of Our Lady of the Desert
    Carson National Forest

    Days 5-7: Taos NM
    Chimney Rock NM
    Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
    Eagle Nest Lake SP
    San Francisco De Asis Mission Church
    Kit Carson Home

    Days 8-9: Taos NM to Tucson AZ
    Real World Driving Time: About 11 hours
    Santa Fe:
    Georgia O'Keefe Museum
    Hyde Memorial SP
    Santa Fe Botanical Garden
    Albuquerque:
    Petroglyph NM
    New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
    National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
    Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
    Overnight: Socorro NM
    Elephant Butte Lake SP
    Lake Valley Historic Townsite and Backcountry Byway

    Home!

    AZBuck
    Last edited by Tom_H007; 08-03-2024 at 01:17 AM. Reason: updated San Francisco De Asis link

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