The "best trip" is one of your own making. Each of us have our favorites!

Get a good USA road map, or one of the western states, and open it up. Or go to the online map/trip planner here at RTA. See what appeals to you! With 3 weeks in the west, you have time to do quite a few things if you plan correctly. I assume you already know you'll have to pay a one-way drop off fee for your rental car.

Ideas (off the top of my head): Grand Canyon (AZ), Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park (both in Utah), Arches NP (also in UT), Crater Lake NP (Oregon), Mt St Helens and Mt Rainier (WA). There are smaller places between all of those, as well.

Once you have a good idea of where you'd LIKE to go, come back here to RTA and we can help you connect the dots.

Just a word of warning: Phoenix has been HOT. I'm currently in Tempe, and it's 95 at 9:15 am, heading for a 108 F day. It's also the beginning of the "monsoon" season in Arizona - so it's a bit more humid.


Donna