OK,

Thanks Southwest Dave and GLC. What about that?

PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY:

July 14th - LA - SANTA BARBARA (100 miles?) - Wander around some points of interest in LA, from 9AM to 2/3PM - Leave LA (probably from Santa Monica) heading to Santa Barbara - See something interesting in Santa Barbara, as the pier and the historical buindings, for example

July 15th - SANTA BARBARA - CARMEL (240 miles?) - Morning - leave Santa Barbara around 10AM - Follow the PCH until get to the Hearst Castle (book the visit for around 3PM) - then Big Sur - Julia Pfeiffer Burns Park - Carmel - Sleep in Carmel - THE QUESTION HERE IS: When I drive through Julia Pfeiffer and Big Sur (which are said to be some of the most beautiful spots in PCH), around, let's say, 6PM/7PM, would there be day light, or we will be talking about night already? Too busy day?

July 16th - CARMEL - SAN FRANCISCO (190 miles?) - Leave Carmel - 17 Mile Road - Monterrey - San Francisco (I would like to try to get there by 1PM)

What do you think?

NATIONAL PARKS ENTRANCES

I got that!

HOOVER DAM

Thank you!

GRAND CANYON - M. VALLEY - CANYON DE CHELLY

I'll try to leave G. Canyon early in the morning (by that time, I will have spent 2 and a half days in the G. Canyon), to avoid having to run a lot on visiting the M. Valley. I can't sleep in Kayenta, because in the other day I'll have to visit the Canyon de Chelly AND go to Albuquerque (no problem if I get there late in the evening), so the 2 hour drive between Kayenta and C. de Chelly I guess I'd rather face it on the day before.