It’s been four years since our trip out to the American Southwest. And now… finally, I’m writing about it!
In a nutshell, we caught a flight over to Los Angeles and rented a car to drive back home. Our trip itinerary included:
- Playing in Pacific Ocean at Manhattan Beach, CA
- Calico Ghost Town in Yermo, CA
- Mojave National Preserve in Nipton, CA
- The Grand Canyon Railway in Williams, AZ
- Painted Desert Visitor Center in AZ
- Sunset Crater National Monument near Flagstaff, AZ
- Wupatki National Monument near Flagstaff, AZ
- The Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
- The Hoover Dam, Boulder City, NV
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Boulder City, NV
- Death Valley National Park, CA
- Badwater Basin, CA
- Rhyolite Historic Site (Ghost Town) in Beatty, NV.
- Valley of Fire State Park, Overton, NV
- Zion National Park, UT
- Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
- Grand Staircase-Escalante National Park, UT
- Capitol Reef National Park, UT
- Arches National Park, UT
- Monitor & Merrimack Buttes near Canyonlands, UT
- Canyonlands National Park, UT
- Four Corners Monument, CO
- Mesa Verde National Park, CO
- San Miguel Mission in Santa Fe, NM
- The Oldest House in Santa Fe, NM
- The Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, NM
- Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, TX
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, OK
- Holy City of the Wichitas, OK
We’ll be back soon to provide further details of this trip. If available, the text above is linked to posts providing information about each destination.