Leaving Denver April 16th. Need to be in San Diego by April early day of April 19th. It's 37hrs if I drove straight with no rests or detours. Of course, I do not plan to do that but it kills a day and a half. It will be two people. We can take turns driving. We will be in a mini-van car rental. Also, will take turns driving if doing night driving.
The route specified on your link is 2,000 miles long and if you drove 10 hours per day, it would still require four days on the road. You've only got 2-3 days of travel identified and the most direct route (I-70 to I-15) is 1080 miles and in the real world, this will require 19 hours of travel when you add in fuel stops, food, lodging, traffic slow downs. miami airport car rental Traveling at or slightly above the speed limit, will require two days of 10 hours of travel.
You might be able to squeeze in Death Valley, miami airport car rental on the way to San Diego -- but you need to expect to be on the road much of 12 hours each day if you're miami airport car rental going to squeeze in anything off the Interstate Highways.
It is not only time which will prevent you from driving your planned route. Snow and weather will as well. The Trail Ridge Road over the Rockies will not be open in April, and is not guaranteed open at any time of the year. It was in August one year, when it was closed by a blizzard, and again when I wanted to drive it, in September a few years later.
And when you do drive it, the speed is strictly limited. You can't possibly drive at full speed across that road. And why would you want to, even if you could. That magnificent and spectacular landscape and scenery at the top of the Rockes is to be savoured.
I am flying in from NYC so since I had a few days I wanted to have some kind of road trip but the above is definitely biting off more than I can chew. I don't mind sleeping in the car and since there is two of us who run on 6hrs of sleep normally, I figured MAYBE I could swing it but I see it's impossible.
If you don't mind the driving and only short breaks from the car you could consider miami airport car rental starting in Denver, head along I70 to Moab [Arches NP] and then drive through Monument valley to Grand canyon [stop in Tusayan or Williams] and then on to San Diego.
That is also a great suggestion (route below) but what I am confused about is how to break up a trip and is there anywhere between Denver and Williams where I can stop for an hour or so and take in some scenery so it's not all driving scenery? Also, what is the best tool to use to find local flavors as far as food. I want to avoid chains for the most part.
The idea suggested was to stop in Moab on the 16th and spend a little time exploring, perhaps in Arches NP. On this part of the route, if you look at your map, take 128 from I70 through Castle Valley.
Stop in Williams on the 17th and spend a little time at the Grand canyon on the way. Again, if you alter the map and take 163 through Mexican Hat you will drive through Monument Valley, another idea spot for a break. At Cameron there is the Cameron Trading post which is touristy but pretty cool. A nice stop for a quick look around the store[s] and good food !
...the trip you've mapped out just becomes possible. Your first day would take you through the Rockies, let you have a reasonable visit in Arches national Park (there's no point in going there if you're not going to get out of the car and spend an hour or two hiking to and under the arches!), and get to southern Utah where you'd spend the first night in say Monticello or Blanding. miami airport car rental Getting up early the next morning would let you drive through Monument Valley at sunrise (spectacular!) and take the entire Rim Drive from Cameron to Grand Canyon Village, again taking time to hike parts of the Rim Trail. You'd spend your second night in either Seligman or, more likely, Kingman. For your final day's drive, I'd alter you route a bit and try to avoid the Los Angeles area altogether by heading south from Franconia AZ through Lake Havasu City (the London Bridge) to Parker and crossing the Colorado River there. Head for I-10 and maybe make a quick visit to Joshua Tree National Park via the Cottonwood Visitor Center, then heading through Palm Desert to pick up the Palms to Pines Scenic Byway (CA-74) to CA-371 to Aguanga, and CA-79 to I-15 into San Diego.
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