09-12-2011, 06:06 PM
What a great opportunity! It is a wonderful idea to go on a trip like that!
This is the kind of question I love to answer, I live in the West and I love traveling and planning trips. Therefore let me warn you that this might get long!
Great places to visit are: Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Arches, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Yosemite National Parks, and the Rocky Mountains, Sedona, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Tucson.
Here is a possible trip:
I suggest visiting Santa Fe and Albuquerque in New Mexico, then driving west to Arizona. There is much to see in Arizona (I have lived here 17 years and there still is more for me to see), but I would suggest driving along hwy 89A along Oak Creek Canyon to Sedona and visiting Sedona, and also visiting the Grand Canyon. From there, you could go north into Utah and visit Zion, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, and Arches National Parks. I, personally, would skip Las Vegas, but if you want to visit Las Vegas, I suggest that you do so on your trip from Arizona to Utah or California and visit Hoover Dam and Lake Mead on the way. Las Vegas is a bit out of the way, though. From the Southern Utah national parks, you could drive east to Colorado or north to Salt Lake City. I've not been to Colorado yet, but there are a number of things to see there (maybe someone else can tell more about Colorado). Then, from either SLC or Colorado, I would drive north and visit Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. They are definitely worth it. If you don't plan to hike or boat, one or two days should be sufficient for Grand Teton, but set aside several days for Yellowstone, because it is large and there is much to see. From Yellowstone, I would go west through Idaho, visiting Craters of the Moon National Monument on the way, to Oregon (or northwest into Washington). Again, my knowledge of this area is quite limited, but I understand it is quite beautiful. Then I would go south through California and visit Yosemite, and maybe San Fransisco and Los Angeles. The entire western coast from Washington to Los Angeles is beautiful. Then you could go back through Arizona and New Mexico, this time taking I-10 and visiting Phoenix, Tucson, and Las Cruces. There are a number of things to see in each place, depending on interests (ancient ruins, museums, Old West, Biosphere 2, Titan Missile Museum). South of Tucson, near I-10, there are two amazing caves you can go into, Colossal Cave and Kartchner Caverns.
If you want to avoid California, you can go north from New Mexico to Colorado, then Wyoming (Yellowstone and Grand Teton), then west to Idaho (or north to Montana, then west to Idaho), then either loop through Washington and Oregon or just go south. Then I would visit Utah and Arizona and go back. This is a trip I have planned (but beginning and ending in AZ and without Washington and Oregon) and the planned trip would take at least three weeks.
It would be helpful to know what time of year you are going on this trip as some places that I suggested are only good to visit in certain seasons. New Mexico, Northern Arizona (Grand Canyon and Sedona), California and Utah should be fine all year but beware of snow or ice storms in the winter. In the summer, the temperatures generally are good but can climb into the 90s or even get as high as 100 sometimes. The beautiful rock formations of Sedona and southern Utah, and the Grand Canyon look different but still amazing with snow on them. Everywhere except southern and western AZ, Las Vegas and areas of New Mexico and southern California should be fine in the summer, spring, and fall. The exceptions mentioned are great from October to April (expect 100+ from mid May to mid September). The best time to visit Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons is summer (mid June to late August or early September).
Sorry for such a long post :roflol: I get carried away!
I hope it is helpful.
This is the kind of question I love to answer, I live in the West and I love traveling and planning trips. Therefore let me warn you that this might get long!
Great places to visit are: Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Arches, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Yosemite National Parks, and the Rocky Mountains, Sedona, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Tucson.
Here is a possible trip:
I suggest visiting Santa Fe and Albuquerque in New Mexico, then driving west to Arizona. There is much to see in Arizona (I have lived here 17 years and there still is more for me to see), but I would suggest driving along hwy 89A along Oak Creek Canyon to Sedona and visiting Sedona, and also visiting the Grand Canyon. From there, you could go north into Utah and visit Zion, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, and Arches National Parks. I, personally, would skip Las Vegas, but if you want to visit Las Vegas, I suggest that you do so on your trip from Arizona to Utah or California and visit Hoover Dam and Lake Mead on the way. Las Vegas is a bit out of the way, though. From the Southern Utah national parks, you could drive east to Colorado or north to Salt Lake City. I've not been to Colorado yet, but there are a number of things to see there (maybe someone else can tell more about Colorado). Then, from either SLC or Colorado, I would drive north and visit Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. They are definitely worth it. If you don't plan to hike or boat, one or two days should be sufficient for Grand Teton, but set aside several days for Yellowstone, because it is large and there is much to see. From Yellowstone, I would go west through Idaho, visiting Craters of the Moon National Monument on the way, to Oregon (or northwest into Washington). Again, my knowledge of this area is quite limited, but I understand it is quite beautiful. Then I would go south through California and visit Yosemite, and maybe San Fransisco and Los Angeles. The entire western coast from Washington to Los Angeles is beautiful. Then you could go back through Arizona and New Mexico, this time taking I-10 and visiting Phoenix, Tucson, and Las Cruces. There are a number of things to see in each place, depending on interests (ancient ruins, museums, Old West, Biosphere 2, Titan Missile Museum). South of Tucson, near I-10, there are two amazing caves you can go into, Colossal Cave and Kartchner Caverns.
If you want to avoid California, you can go north from New Mexico to Colorado, then Wyoming (Yellowstone and Grand Teton), then west to Idaho (or north to Montana, then west to Idaho), then either loop through Washington and Oregon or just go south. Then I would visit Utah and Arizona and go back. This is a trip I have planned (but beginning and ending in AZ and without Washington and Oregon) and the planned trip would take at least three weeks.
It would be helpful to know what time of year you are going on this trip as some places that I suggested are only good to visit in certain seasons. New Mexico, Northern Arizona (Grand Canyon and Sedona), California and Utah should be fine all year but beware of snow or ice storms in the winter. In the summer, the temperatures generally are good but can climb into the 90s or even get as high as 100 sometimes. The beautiful rock formations of Sedona and southern Utah, and the Grand Canyon look different but still amazing with snow on them. Everywhere except southern and western AZ, Las Vegas and areas of New Mexico and southern California should be fine in the summer, spring, and fall. The exceptions mentioned are great from October to April (expect 100+ from mid May to mid September). The best time to visit Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons is summer (mid June to late August or early September).
Sorry for such a long post :roflol: I get carried away!
I hope it is helpful.
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Started June 2009 with zero credits, now have 133!
CLEP:
English Literature - 67, Chemistry - 60, Microeconomics - 69, Macroeconomics - 77, U.S. History I - 68, U.S. History II - 64, American Government - 64, Humanities - 68, College Algebra - 64, English Composition - 56, Financial Accounting - 80
, Principles of Management - 74, Intro. Business Law - 73, Principles of Marketing - 79, Info. Systems & Computer Applications - 77
DSST:
Introduction to Business - 446, Human/Cultural Geography - 69, Personal Finance - 463, Principles of Supervision - 443, Organizational Behavior - 76, Human Resource Management - 77, Business Ethics and Society - 468, Principles of Finance - 471, Management Information Systems - 447, Money and Banking - 73
TECEP:
Financial Institutions and Markets, Federal Income Taxation, Strategic Management
Straighterline Course:
Business Communication
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Started June 2009 with zero credits, now have 133!
CLEP:
English Literature - 67, Chemistry - 60, Microeconomics - 69, Macroeconomics - 77, U.S. History I - 68, U.S. History II - 64, American Government - 64, Humanities - 68, College Algebra - 64, English Composition - 56, Financial Accounting - 80
, Principles of Management - 74, Intro. Business Law - 73, Principles of Marketing - 79, Info. Systems & Computer Applications - 77DSST:
Introduction to Business - 446, Human/Cultural Geography - 69, Personal Finance - 463, Principles of Supervision - 443, Organizational Behavior - 76, Human Resource Management - 77, Business Ethics and Society - 468, Principles of Finance - 471, Management Information Systems - 447, Money and Banking - 73
TECEP:
Financial Institutions and Markets, Federal Income Taxation, Strategic Management
Straighterline Course:
Business Communication
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