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Roadtrip with three teenagers and the wife to Grand Canyon. Best places along way?
Posted on 5/20/20 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 5/20/20 at 1:31 pm
Thanks.
This post was edited on 5/20/20 at 1:41 pm
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Posted on 5/20/20 at 1:36 pm to lsugambit
on the way to what?
Posted on 5/20/20 at 1:41 pm to lsugambit
At starting location could be relevant.
Posted on 5/20/20 at 1:44 pm to lsugambit
Always, always, always make stops along the way.
Posted on 5/20/20 at 1:53 pm to lsugambit
The answers to your question will likely depend on what direction you're coming from.
Posted on 5/20/20 at 2:01 pm to lsugambit
If you're coming from Miami you should do a day at Disney World
Or stop in to see the liberty bell if you're passing through Philly
Maybe swing by a brewery or vineyard in Oregon on your drive down from Alaska
Or stop in to see the liberty bell if you're passing through Philly
Maybe swing by a brewery or vineyard in Oregon on your drive down from Alaska
Posted on 5/20/20 at 2:04 pm to lsugambit
Big Texan Steakhouse in Amarillo.
If you can eat the whole 72 oz steak in an hour, the meal is free.
Uncle Buck Steak Challenge Scene - John Candy "The Great Outdoors"
If you can eat the whole 72 oz steak in an hour, the meal is free.
Uncle Buck Steak Challenge Scene - John Candy "The Great Outdoors"
Posted on 5/20/20 at 2:56 pm to lsugambit
Double check what is all opened at the Grand Canyon right before you leave for your trip. Right now they only allow people in at the South Rim entrance only from 6-10 am and there are no places there to stay overnight and you have to bring in your own food, water, and supplies.
Nothing else is currently open at the rim (Grand Canyon Village shops, restaurants, hiking trails, etc).
Nothing else is currently open at the rim (Grand Canyon Village shops, restaurants, hiking trails, etc).
This post was edited on 5/20/20 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 5/20/20 at 2:59 pm to lsugambit
I'm assuming you are coming from Hammond
Sedona, AZ was pretty cool. Rent a jeep for 24 hours and go riding on some trails.
Maybe a side trip to Austin, or check out some wineries in Fredericksburg.
Marfa, TX, I've never been there before, but I've heard cool things
We flew into PHX and drove up to Sedona, and did a day at GCNP because my wife had never been. It was cool seeing the line where the Saguaros basically start/end.
Sedona, AZ was pretty cool. Rent a jeep for 24 hours and go riding on some trails.
Maybe a side trip to Austin, or check out some wineries in Fredericksburg.
Marfa, TX, I've never been there before, but I've heard cool things
We flew into PHX and drove up to Sedona, and did a day at GCNP because my wife had never been. It was cool seeing the line where the Saguaros basically start/end.
This post was edited on 5/20/20 at 3:07 pm
Posted on 5/20/20 at 5:10 pm to TigerRob20
quote:OP: On the way-
I'm assuming you are coming from Hammond
Make SURE you stop in Holden and visit Ferrara Fire.
You’ll kick yourself if you head to the Grand Canyon and don’t take advantage while you’re in the neighborhood.
This post was edited on 5/20/20 at 5:12 pm
Posted on 5/20/20 at 7:14 pm to lsugambit
Prescott, Sedona, Jerome and Williams, AZ are great places to see in addition to the Canyon.
Posted on 5/20/20 at 8:33 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
"Standing on the Corner in Winslow, Az." Bronze statues of the Eagles for pictures. Cool stores around the square. Right off of I-40 
Posted on 5/20/20 at 8:58 pm to lsugambit
Go to National Parks Trip Media and search for things related to Grand Canyon. Sign up for the emails. They are always sending me emails about things to do near the parks, great drives along the way, or lesser known parks near the more popular parks.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 1:52 am to lsugambit
If you are driving from Louisiana I'd say Carlsbad caverns wouldn't really be out of the way too much and it's amazing. Kartchner caverns is near Phoenix and cool as well.
Sedona as mentioned is a great visit, if you go there I highly suggest hiking Oak Creek canyon.
If you are hitting grand canyon you could go a bit farther north and hit antelope canyon as well.
Jerome is a cool old mining town that I hit occasionally when hitting wineries in cottonwood and page springs. It's just south of Sedona.
Tombstone is fairly convenient to hit if you are coming in to the state via the El Paso way.
Sedona as mentioned is a great visit, if you go there I highly suggest hiking Oak Creek canyon.
If you are hitting grand canyon you could go a bit farther north and hit antelope canyon as well.
Jerome is a cool old mining town that I hit occasionally when hitting wineries in cottonwood and page springs. It's just south of Sedona.
Tombstone is fairly convenient to hit if you are coming in to the state via the El Paso way.
This post was edited on 5/22/20 at 2:52 am
Posted on 5/21/20 at 4:54 am to auyushu
Another vote for the Sedona area. And the drive up Oak Creek is beautiful.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 6:14 am to sstig
quote:This is a quick and easy detour.
"Standing on the Corner in Winslow, Az." Bronze statues of the Eagles for pictures. Cool stores around the square. Right off of I-40
If on 40 you can also check out Petrified Forest NP, just east of Winslow. Exit 311 puts you at the painted desert entrance. The main park road then dumps you out on US 180. Take it west and hit 40 again at exit 286.
Between Winslow and Flagstaff is Meteor Crater.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 7:13 am to PJinAtl
These. Also the land of fire and ice was cool when we went through that stretch
Ice cave and bandera volcano in grant NM
Ice cave and bandera volcano in grant NM
Posted on 5/21/20 at 9:41 am to Nado Jenkins83
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Ice cave and bandera volcano in grant NM
We loved this place, great stop for a picnic and short walk. Bonus: the short jaunt south is significantly more pretty than the interstate, keep on it and go back north in AZ vs NM.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 9:49 am to LSUfan20005
We did the same route. Almost ran out of gas in the jeep. Its further than it looks on the map. That reservation was kind of depressing though
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