Quote Originally Posted by Southwest Dave View Post
I think Zion is a wonderful National Park [as they all are] and as you will be headed right by there, it would be a shame not to spend a day there walking alongside the Virgin River with the Red rock canyon walls towering above you. There are many Trails and viewpoints such as Emerald Pools and Weeping rock and you can even wade into the Virgin River through the Zion Narrows.
Southwest Dave, you are right. After reading about and looking at the wonderful photos of Zion, I am pretty set on at least spending a whole day there. I think I will actually camp overnight.

glc, I am thinking about skipping Lake Havasu. We were only going to do a day trip there to maybe have a picnic, but I'd rather go straight to the Grand Canyon.

So according to both of you, do you suggest that I go from L.A to Grand Canyon-to Bryce Canyon- to Zion- to Las Vegas- back to L.A?

If I take this route, will I land at the north or south rim of Grand Canyon?
Also, we want to avoid traffic as much as possible... so we are thinking of leaving at 10-11 p.m. Is that a good idea? I would love to see the sunrise, but we may not catch it, since apparently, it takes 8-9 hours from L.A.

Thanks again for your replies. Clearly, I am clueless, haha. Thank you for your wonderful suggestions!