Down the WEST Coast and to the East - Vancouver to Phoenix

[o.horsfall]

Hey!

I'm a Brit so I need some major advice. Myself and the other half want to do a trip, lasting a month, from Vancouver down to San Francisco and on to Pheonix. We're planning to do this from the 1st of August to the 31st. We may take camping equipment so that we can stop at sites along the route, but we are mostly planning to stay in cheap hotels/motels etc.

We want to try and experience as much as we can, but we'll be flying home from our final destination, so if Phoenix is impractical we'll end up in Los Angelese. This is why we need some advice really. I have read a few places that a month should be more than enough time to see and do a fair amount along the way.

We would like to see both cities and enjoy nature. I heard Route 101 is better than I-5, but I might be talking poo.

Chheers in advance, anything would be helpful at this stage as we only made the choice yesterday.