RV trip : SF - Las Vegas - Salt Lake City - Denver?

[Larsvanheterve]

@Travellingman: yes, I know, we are quite fortunate when it comes to having time off. This helps when having to travel a long time to experience a trip as the current one in the making. Good input on the missing slide-out. On our trip to Australia, our RV had an awning and since we stayed outside most of the time, the smaller inside area never really posed a problem. If you are going to the east coast Downunder, let me know...

But I will def. take it into account if going bigger means less chance of camping in the really good spots. Then I would rather go smaller.

@Southwest Dave: great input, again. When my wife read your reply, she went "who is this guy and why isn't he working for our travel agent!". On the other, May that's why we stooped using travel agents and started looking at forums like this..

We quickly checked arches, canyon lands and Capital and they look great. And if they are overlooked by most, it sounds like something for us. It is important to us to see SF, so we are ok with the one way fee - and as long as adding the three additional NPs you mentioned (thanks for the heads up on the annual pass) doesn't make it unrealistic and stressful time wise. I will start drafting a route incl. day planning and will share it here for the forum's review.

Again, thanks all..

[Lifemagician]

... during the trip get them to keep a childs diary/memory book where they can make notes, do drawings, cut out and stick pictures from park leaflets etc at the end of each day.

This is something my grandchildren have been doing for years now. Looking back over the trips, even years later, is such a joy. They seem to relive the trip each time.

The youngest of them was only two and a half when they visited Britain. He kept his journal. Now, at four, he still loves going through it. One page has a circle drawn, as a two year old would, with a stick figure inside it. To him that reminds him of the London Eye. Another page has a photo of the front fence of an RV park, where they stayed. Nothing particular about the fence, but he will go on and on about the fun they had in the pool, right behind that fence.

My oldest grandchildren have a shelf full of journals, together with photo albums. We have great times recalling all those journeys.

Lifey

[Southwest Dave]

We quickly checked arches, canyon lands and Capital and they look great. And if they are overlooked by most,

They are all magnificent parks, mind you I don't know of any that aren't, but it is Capitol Reef alone that I was referring to as often overlooked, as mapping programs tend to send people further along I70 between Arches and Bryce canyon. Timewise, I think you will be fine adding the three into your itinerary. Looking forward to your first draft.