Dear Forum
I’ve been reading avidly since I joined and I have found all the different posts really useful. My family and I are planning our first trip in August and we are all really looking forward to it. Could I please have your input on the following (I know it’s a pretty standard loop but I am struggling to work out if it’s doable without spending all our time rushing from sight to sight?
Day 1 Arrive Las Vegas
Day 2 Stay Las Vegas
Day 3 Grand Canyon South Rim
Day 4 Stay Grand Canyon
Day 5 Springdale (Zion NP)
Day 6 Las Vegas or Death Valley or Lone Pine
Day 7 Sequoia National Park
Day 8 Yosemite
Day 9 Stay Yosemite
Day 10 San Francisco
Day 11 Stay San Francisco
Day 12 San Simeon
Day 13 Los Angeles
Day 14 Stay Los Angeles
Day 15 Stay Los Angeles
Day 16 Flight out

As you can see I am unsure where to aim for on day 6. Should we/can we include any other sights?

Also where would the best area in Los Angeles to enjoy some relaxing time whilst still giving us access to the movie areas and a day at Universal (older teenage kids; we visited Disneyland a few years ago). I was thinking maybe by the coast? Finally can I buy a national parks season ticket once we arrive at the Grand Canyon to use there and for the rest of the trip or should I buy it before?

Thank you.