Otherwise known as San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant...
Thanks!
Along the lines of the Grand Canyon, you might also consider Sedona, Bryce, Yosemite, or Channel Islands.
The Big Ditch (Grand Canyon NP) --- near Williams AZ
Sedona/Red Rock, AZ
Zion Natl park - Near St George, UT
Death Valley - near Baker, CA
Vegas...
Otherwise known as San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant...
Hey, you asked! :O)
Stay out of Hollywood and you'll be fine..... ;)
Seriously? Try to get in as much of the NATURAL scenery as possible. Mountains, ocean, desert...Napa Valley...we've got it all.
Please bring along a lot of empty suitcases and take a whole lotta libs back with you so we can have our state back?
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Are you higly mobile outdoors types, or do you want to stay in your car?
Is the Grand Canyon out west? I thought it was in Pennsylvania.
White King, the Giant White Polar Bear. Commercial Hotel, Elko, NV.
I'd skip California, but that is just me.
You have got to see Las Vegas, not for the gambling but for the glitter, and pure unbelieveability of it. Take the dam tour, too.
Up I-15 to Zion national park. Virgin river gorge is beautiful (along the I-15). Take I70 east to the Moab cutoff (crescent junction) and go to the Arches national Park.
Take lots of pictures and you will spend the rest of the summer, fall and into winter talking about it.
Ronald Regan Library- Simi Valley,CA.
This is sorta my neck of the woods. What are you interested in doing??
Santa Cruz, CA
If you're at the GC south rim, don't miss Hermit's Rest at the west end of the tour. Also, be sure to eat at the restaurant in the El Tovar Lodge, and if you can book a room there, it's quite a place. Jerome is a cool town, if a little too touristy. Zion is also worth a few days. Lots of short hikes, and gorgeous scenery.
'Cuz you ain't got these in Indiana.
We have many places we take them, but first on the list is always taking them to Yosemite, then over Tioga Pass to June Lake, and from there doing a day trip to Bodie.
I live in Simi Valley, so as you start to get your trip finalized, feel free to freepmail me and I'll look at your CA plan and hopefully give you some shortcuts/faster routes through the LA area. (Plus recommendations on where to stay in Simi Valley)
Bryce Canyon
Moab Ut
Tubing down the Virgin River
Monument state park
Arches National Park
The Painted Desert
Canyon de Chelly and Chaco Canyon. Two of my absolute favorite places in the world.
It contains both Zion National Park, as well as Bryce Canyon National Park. You will see mountain vistas at Cedar Breaks National Monument, elevation over 10,000 and enjoy the desert beauty of Kodachrome Basin State Park. Don't miss it!
If you didn't notice....that's where I get my screen name.
Zions
Bryce Canyon
Cedar Breaks
Kodachrome - Grand Staircase
Utah: Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, Flaming Gorge, the Wasatch and Uinta mountains, etc., etc.
Arizona: Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater, Sunset Crater and a huge number of fascinating early Indian habitations like Walnut Canyon, etc. in the Flagstaff and Sedona areas. Sedona's beautiful but full of touristy crapola and New Age crystal gazers.
California: If you can handle cities there's much to do in the San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles areas. I agree on the Reagan Library. If you like art don't miss the new Getty Museum in L.A. The state abounds in natural beauty starting with Yosemite, Sequoia N.P.'s, Shasta Lake, the Channel Islands, the Mendocino and Big Sur coastal areas, Carmel, Monterey, Catalina Island, and much, much more. And don't forget the great restaurants and the many winery tours, north and south.
The West is huge! Plan your trip carefully.