Road trip: Must see spots

The Badlands, Black Hills, and Mt. Rushmore are extremely overrated if you have ever been to the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone. Stop by if you just happen to be in SD, but don't make a special trip out of the way to see it. I made that mistake on a college road trip.

The site of the Battle of Little Bighorn (Custer's Last Stand) in Eastern Montana was actually really neat if you want to learn an overall history of the Indian battles out west.

If you are passing through Amarillo, stop at Cadillac Ranch. It's right off the Interstate and makes for a good spot to stretch your legs.



Also near Amarillo is Palo Duro Canyon



I really liked The BlackHills. Drive the Needles Hwy through there. Rushmore I could pass on.

Trail ridge road in Rocky Mountain National park. Entrance to the park is in a small town called Estes Park. About 90 minutes northwest of Denver.

Its essentially a paved road throughthe park. I tthink the highest paved road in North America. Really good way to see the park if you are not interested in hiking or camping.

And Jackson Hole, Wyoming is a really cool small town near Grand Teton National Park. Google some of the images. Its amazing.

And I echo Yellowstone.

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In general, stay off the interstates. Find the scenic routes and take them. And stop at every roadside historical marker you can.

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This. Of course you want to see the national parks and monuments, but there are tons of other interesting things out there. The Cadillac Ranch in Texas, the Homestake Gold Mine in SD, the ghost town of Garnet in Montana, the Last Sod House on the Prairie in OK. Real Americana...

Palo Duro Canyon is worth seeing if you are going through Amarillo. I would add New Mexico to this trip. Mesa Verde is another good place to go in Colorado. If you get to Utah, Arches national park is good too. There are tons of things to see on a road trip like this because there are so many places you can plan to stop at when going from one place to another.

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What are some "must see" things in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, and other states close by? Not really planning to go past Eastern Utah if that far.

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We did a west coast road trip last summer but went further west. You really need to get out to nothern California, Oregon, Washington at some time.

Texas - Big Bend

Oklahoma - honestly can't think of anything and I've lived there and been there often.

Colorado - Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain national Park really is worth it. A lot of mountain towns are great. Leadville and Telluride especially come to mind. Mesa Verde, Black Canyon of the Gunnison are a couple of other places. Really, there is just a ton of mountain terrain here to get lost in.

Wyoming - Yellowstone/Jackson Hole are the obvious. I'd rather go hiking in the Wind Rivers or Medicine Bow ranges but I'm a nut for solitude.

Montana - Glacier NP is the best place in the lower 48. Go there if at all possible.

You mentioned Utah but downplayed that. Don't. Utah is great, the best state in the US for a road trip. Zion, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Canyonlands, many others. It's worth a couple of weeks in Utah but yeah, there is a ton to see out west.

Road trips like this are about my favorite thing in life.

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What are some "must see" things in Texas

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Steers and queers

Our road trip last summer for my 40th:

First night: Fredericksburg- not much to see here, stopped by Luckenbach

2nd night: palo duro- wished I'd stayed here another night

3rd night: Mesa verde- cool place the park is really nice.

4th night: Moab- we didn't continue on to Yellowstone once we got here. We stayed here for 5 days. Canyoneering, paddle boarding, zip lining, hiking, off-roading, etc.

We felt no need to continue with the rest of our driving plans because Moab and the surrounding are was so bad arse.

I want to do it again soon.

Take your clubs and play a round of golf in Estes Park, CO. Play toward end of day and then sit on deck of clubhouse and watch elk come down from surrounding hills onto the course. Then you will know for certain what those piles of round, dung smelling balls are all over the course.

They have a course clean and place rule. If your ball stops in a pile of elk crap you can pick it up, clean and place it within a club length of the pile.

You must clean it in your mouth.