Every time I do this I get lots of good information. Next week will have 8 to 10 days to spend in the area roughly from Flagstaf up to Grand Junction.. Other than the grand canyon and four corners, maybe the train at Durango what else is there that I should not miss. Always looking for old dozers, and eqipment.. or senery.Let me know where I need to go and stay..Thanks in advance .
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Janicholson
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Go to the north of flagstaff city limits and take Poudre Canyon road up into the hills to LaPorte,CO
Fine drive and off the path of common tourism. Jim
Fine drive and off the path of common tourism. Jim
Janicholson
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Oh ya, stop at Vern.s restaurant on that road for cinnamon rolls. Jim
Roger in Iowa
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Highway 261 Northwest out of Mexican Hat, Utah. No motorhomes or trailers!
Stop at the park at the top and look back.
Stop at the park at the top and look back.
just another old geezer
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brice canyon, Zion, Monument Valley. Arches National Park. If you like that sort of sceenry. If you get far enough northeast, there is a nice little museum at the base of Scotts Bluff neb. Farther east, nice museun at Holdridge and Harold Warp's Praire Museum at Minden. Have a safe and fun Trip!!!!
Ive been up Poudre Canyon(pretty drive) and Verns lots of times(I was raised at Fort Collins)From Durango,go up 550 to Silverton ,over Red Mountian Pass(scary,but beautiful),thru Ouray,Ridgeway,to Montrose-Delta-Grand Junction.OR...West to Cortez over Lizardhead Pass to Telluride,over Dallas Divide toRidgeway,take 550 to montrose...G.J.I am at Delta,Call me,Lets meet and share a meal.We are looking forward to it! 970-874-3973 Steven & Susan Spinden(Pictures were taken on The Grand Mesa in Delta County,Sept. 09)
State of Jefferson
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I'll second Bryce and Zion Canyons, Monument Valley and Arches. 4 corners is worth a stop, but really not much there from what I recall. I've yet to see the Grand Canyon from the top, but I've got about 300 pictures taken during the 17 days I spent rowing my raft through the bottom. I'm sure the view looking down is nice too. Canyon de Chelly in NE Az is worthy of a look see as well.
More to see in that part of the world than can be explored in 10 days, but you'll get a crash course.
Ben
More to see in that part of the world than can be explored in 10 days, but you'll get a crash course.
Ben
Chris (WA)
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Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak are pretty good if you find yourself with time near Colorado Springs.
Anonymous-0
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We did This Run in 1993,, It was one of the many Hilites of being a REal DAD to my 4 children ... crater at winslow AZ , the painted desert , Petrified Forest , Vermillion Cliffs on the North Rim of grand canyon, Go on Up Monument valley Utah , and then to to Pages to see the Glen Canyon Dam and tour power plant , Come Down to 4 State corners and Or consider going to Mesa Verde ,Co . FROM 4 corners drive Backwoods roads and hi ROADS and Vallies to End up in Sante-FE ,NM,, Go To Howard Johnsons hotel ansd see the Mission Church and the LEGEND OF THE CIRCLE STAIRWAY .................
This summer we went to 8 National Parks out west in the motorhome and if youre at Grand Canyon its not all that far to run up to Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks which ARE BEAUTIFUL plus red Rock Canyon on the way to Bryce Canyon. I wasnt that impressed with Four Corners but love Monument Valley and Valley of the Gods there in Southern Utah and NE Arizona where many old John Ford and John Wayne Westerns were filmed.
Id advise Bryce and Zion for sure over Four Corners.
John T
Id advise Bryce and Zion for sure over Four Corners.
John T
In addition to the other places already mentioned: Walnut Canyon (just out of Flagstaff) and Montezuma Castle. I liked the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad better than Durango/Silverton; it's been a while since we were there, but it wasn't as crowded. Also enjoyed the mine tour at Bisbee.
My vote for Mesa Verde Natl Park. Lots of old Anasazi ruins. Very interesting if you are into ancient native culture. It's in extreme SW Colorado, extending a bit into NM. Two other places near the north rim of Grand Canyon are "the wave" and Buckskin Gulch, if you like hiking and like unusual rock formations.
Allan in NE
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Grand Teton National Park.
Hands down the most beautiful spot on the planet. Especially so, this time of year.
Allan
Hands down the most beautiful spot on the planet. Especially so, this time of year.
Allan
Vernon in Ks
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I"m with allen. If your into mountains at all you might as well see the prettiest in the world.
Anonymous-0
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The grand
tetons and on up to yellowstone for sure
tetons and on up to yellowstone for sure
just another old geezer
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P.S. the rock formations at Arches national Park made me expect to see the roadrunner being chased by Wiley Coyote come around the corner any second. LOL
I used some photos of the "Wall Street" area as my PC background for several months after my trip to Arches. Love that red rock country. If you take the highway 128 from Boaz to Colorado that runs alongside the south side of the park, there's some spectacular scenery there, too.
Anonymous-0
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I've never seen it. If it can top the Cape Breton Highlands in Nova Scotia, then it must truly be something to see.
Anonymous-0
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You have some great country to look forward to. I have been fotunate to visit/spent time in every place mentioned below. If your are anchoring the travel between Grand Junction and Flagstaff then you will find that Lake Powell will decide which way you go -east or west. Each way is a great trip and will hit some of the things mentioned here. My choice would be north from Flagstaff to Mexican hat then on to Mesa Verde, Durango then north hitting all the sights on to DeltaReds place. If you end as far as Grand Junction then the big thing would be the loop from Fruita thru the Colorado Natl Monument ending up outside of Grand Junction. When I had the motorcycle in Fruita i made that loop both ways everyday. Hard to get tired of all the scenery in that part of Colorado. To add the farm link beware its open range and animals like to sleep on the warm road, blew past a couple cows at 110mph making a stupid run for GJT after a day on Lake Powell, never again. Have a great trip.
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