WalkTheLine
Active Member
Hi everyone,
I am trying to plan our first major family vacation in our travel trailer. My wife, the two kids, and I want to take two weeks to see the West but the main thing we want to visit is the north rim of the Grand Canyon. We have 2 weeks in mid-September (2018) set aside for this. We live near New Orleans and not familiar with all the things to see and do and stay out there. Can anyone point me in the right direction as to where to start?
I would guess route planning would be first-- we are comfortable doing 8-10 hours a day but would like to break it up in shorter segments if possible with the longer ones being early on and towards the end. For example, NOLA to outside Dallas day 1, then shorter routes from there and on way back say San Antonio to NOLA the last day. I would like to make it a loop and hit North Rim of the GC, Dead Horse State Park, and who knows what else. Any particular sites we should aim for? I want to make sure we are able to get reservations, etc so trying to start ASAP if not too late already...
So, where do I start? A good old fashioned Rand McAlly Road Atlas? Do they even make them anymore? j/k, thanks in advance!
I am trying to plan our first major family vacation in our travel trailer. My wife, the two kids, and I want to take two weeks to see the West but the main thing we want to visit is the north rim of the Grand Canyon. We have 2 weeks in mid-September (2018) set aside for this. We live near New Orleans and not familiar with all the things to see and do and stay out there. Can anyone point me in the right direction as to where to start?
I would guess route planning would be first-- we are comfortable doing 8-10 hours a day but would like to break it up in shorter segments if possible with the longer ones being early on and towards the end. For example, NOLA to outside Dallas day 1, then shorter routes from there and on way back say San Antonio to NOLA the last day. I would like to make it a loop and hit North Rim of the GC, Dead Horse State Park, and who knows what else. Any particular sites we should aim for? I want to make sure we are able to get reservations, etc so trying to start ASAP if not too late already...
So, where do I start? A good old fashioned Rand McAlly Road Atlas? Do they even make them anymore? j/k, thanks in advance!