Montrose to Moab is only a couple of hour ride.Our current plan is to leave Montrose on the 18th to Moab. Check out arches then Camp near there. Down to Bryce and on to near Zion. Camp there the 19th and see Zion the next day. Then head for the South rim via page on the 21st. Spend a day at the Grand Canyon. From there make it back east to head toward home.
I figure by the time I can get the wife moving on Friday morning, pack up and roll out it will be after lunch before we get to Moab. I have a campsite reserved at SLickrock Campground so the plan is to drop the trailer, and head into the park. We will play it by ear for the rest of that day.DougW wrote:Montrose to Moab is only a couple of hour ride.Our current plan is to leave Montrose on the 18th to Moab. Check out arches then Camp near there. Down to Bryce and on to near Zion. Camp there the 19th and see Zion the next day. Then head for the South rim via page on the 21st. Spend a day at the Grand Canyon. From there make it back east to head toward home.
Arches is nice, but itdoesn't take very long to explore if you just stay on the roads and pullouts. Canyonlands N.P. is right across the street from Arches, and is a Very nice Ride. Try to hit that one too if you can. I like them Both and get to rideover there quite a bit.
I would like to suggest that you buy a National Parks Pass. It will get you into all the parks and probably save you a few bucks. Good call on seeing the South Rim of the Grand Canyon - I believe that it offers a more complete experience of the Canyon than the North Rim. (more people though - but worth it)
slickrock campground is rightpast the propane tanks as you cross the colorado river on the right side if you are coming from the north. Ive stayed there before. Lots of hot water in the showers and the swimming pool was nice. If Kitten is still working at the counter tell her Hi from JB Dayton Nevada if ya would.South out of Moab to Monticello i think is real niceThanks JBnorton wrote:I have a campsite reserved at SLickrock Campground so the plan is to drop the trailer, and head into the park. We will play it by ear for the rest of that day.DougW wrote:Montrose to Moab is only a couple of hour ride.Our current plan is to leave Montrose on the 18th to Moab. Check out arches then Camp near there. Down to Bryce and on to near Zion. Camp there the 19th and see Zion the next day. Then head for the South rim via page on the 21st. Spend a day at the Grand Canyon. From there make it back east to head toward home.
Arches is nice, but itdoesn't take very long to explore if you just stay on the roads and pullouts. Canyonlands N.P. is right across the street from Arches, and is a Very nice Ride. Try to hit that one too if you can. I like them Both and get to rideover there quite a bit.
I would like to suggest that you buy a National Parks Pass. It will get you into all the parks and probably save you a few bucks. Good call on seeing the South Rim of the Grand Canyon - I believe that it offers a more complete experience of the Canyon than the North Rim. (more people though - but worth it)
We will add canyonlands to the list of places to see, if time permits. The parks pass is something I need to check into a bit closer, I think I can just buy one at the first park gate we come to but I need to confirm that.
There are also some rooms east of Jacobs Lake in the Marble Canyon area.Better make your reservation! Cindy and I got there just at sundown last Labor Day weekend, watched the sunset, then found that there were no rooms anywhere. We ended up driving to Kanab after dark. I don't know how far that is, but it seemed like 150 miles or so, with deer jumping out from behind every tree. We stayed at a neat old motel in Kanab that had about 100 units, old motor court style. The motel had been heavily used back in the 50s and 60s to make westerns, and all the old cowboy actors and directors had autographed pictures there and stuff. Lots of photos of the casts sitting around the pool in their cowboy getups and that sort of thing. LONG DRIVE after dark, though!
Get that back well and let's ride.
