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Epic Vagrant Summer Road Trip

Discussion in 'Travel' started by CO Ryan, Apr 7, 2015.

  1. Apr 7, 2015 at 2:26 PM
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    Well, the girl and I are planning a two week road trip this June, so I wanted to create a thread to get advice and document the trip.:D

    I will be traveling from Denver, through Utah, into Arizona, then back to Colorado. If you know anything about the places I am going, know of something awesome that I do not have listed (like a scenic side-route), or have camping suggestions, please post! I am also looking to do some light wheeling.

    Here are the stops that I currently have planned:

    Glenwood Springs - James M Cobb Campground - 1 night
    Cisco Utah - Ghost Town off I-70
    Arches National Park/Moab - 2 nights looking for suggested camping
    Balanced Rock
    Double Arch
    Moab Brewery​
    Capitol Reef National Park - 2 nights looking for suggested camping
    Bryce Canyon - 2 nightslooking for suggested camping
    Zion National Park - 2 nights looking for suggested camping
    Walter's Wiggles​
    Little Hollywood Movie Set Museum - set used in many Westerns
    Cliff Dwellings - Marble Canyon, AZ - stone 1930's buildings
    Little Colorado River - light blue color river, for some swimming
    Navajo Bridge - Steel Arch Bridge over Colorado River (on route)
    Horseshoe Bend - Simple hike to iconic section of Colorado River looking for suggested camping near here
    Antelope Canyon - 2 nights looking for suggested camping
    Desert View Watchtower (Grand Canyon)
    Grand Canyon - 2 nights looking for suggested camping
    Navajo Code Talkers Display - In a Burger King, lol
    Monument Valley looking for suggested camping
    Four Corners
    Ute Mountain Casino (Back into CO) - Will camp 1 night
    Mesa Verde National Park
    Durango, CO - 1 night looking for suggested camping
    Mancos Valley Distillery
    Ska Brewery​
    Chimney Rock
    Riff Raff Brewing
    Treasure Falls
    Three Barrell Brewery
    Colorado Gators Reptile Park
    Great Sand Dunes - 2 nights looking for suggested camping
    Zapata Falls
    BACK HOME!!!

    I am getting an RTT for our accommodations. We will have mountain bikes, a travel grill, a big ol' cooler, and whatever else we need (haven't gotten that far yet). We will probably budget for a couple nights in hotels incase we just need to get out of the elements.


    Anyway, let me know what you think and if I am missing anything!!

    BTW, I am using an awesome website called roadtrippers.com to plan the trip. In addition to helping find cool stops, it tracks distances, times, and fuel use/cost. It will serve as my secondary GPS on the trip!
     
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  2. Apr 7, 2015 at 5:26 PM
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    BUMP! I know some of you have knowledge about this area!

    I just got an awesome deal on a Yakima hitch mounted bike rack off of CL. That will free up lots of space in the bed!
     
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  3. Apr 8, 2015 at 10:50 AM
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    :crickets:
     
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  4. Apr 9, 2015 at 9:41 AM
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    Has anyone ever been to Moab before???
     
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  5. Jun 4, 2015 at 5:10 PM
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    SixthSnail I have no idea what I'm doing

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    I've been to Bryce and Zion. I didn't camp but I can tell you that you will be floored at how cool that place is. One place I would recommend in Moab is white rim trail. It's about a 2 day 4x4 trail so you'll have to camp. I've never been but it's on my bucket list. Probably next summer/fall.
     
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