Western U.S. Road Trip Suggestions

[LaceyLady]

Thank You guys so far for all the suggestions. My trip will hopefully start in June after my daughter gets out of school. I get back from Afghanistan in April. I might just skip Las Vegas. I forget that I have to take my two small dogs on my trip. I'm not to worried about the 90 plus temperatures, we're from South Texas so we are used to the 100-120 degree temperatures. The best part is that in the West there is no humidity like South Texas or the East. I will be getting all the destinations mentioned, googling them and plug them into a trip planner to see the best routes to take to get to each location. I'm glad my wife is saving all my hard earned money (for a trip) since I'm not home to stop her from spending it. :roflol:

In June, you should be able to visit everything. If you are fine with 100-120 degree temperatures, you can visit all of Arizona (and the rest of the Southwest) with no problem. Although I, personally, wouldn't want to travel to a place that has the same 100+ temperatures as where I live. As you mentioned, it is much less humid here, which makes it more bearable. Whenever it gets a bit humid (still much less humid than the East) we complain that it is too hot and sticky!

Bkahuna, there are many places to see in Arizona so I only mentioned a few. But I agree, Meteor Crater is great, as well as the painted desert, petrified forest, Walnut Canyon, and more (I mentioned some more in my other post in PonyGirl's thread).

Burbuja0512, I was hoping you would join in and tell more about Colorado! I really want to visit Colorado, but haven't had an opportunity yet. I agree that the drives in AZ and NM are very long and boring. Many of the long drives in the Southwest are.