West from Georgia

[Tedl]

This June '13 we're headed out to Grand Canyon, and 4-corners area. First long trip in our Flagstaff 21FBRS. Be out about 5 weeks. Any suggestions?

[campnqueen]

Welcome Texl!

We live in your'neck of the wood"...Jasper Ga. Good luck on your trip. When you get back..let get together and meet. Maybe do a trip.

[AquaMan]

Originally Posted by campnqueen

Welcome Texl!

We live in your'neck of the wood"...Jasper Ga. Good luck on your trip. When you get back..let get together and meet. Maybe do a trip.

Our family has a vacation home at Big Canoe, just outside Jasper. Very nice area.

[Capt. Mike]

Albuquerque and the Painted Desert are well worth a visit and should be right on your way to the Grand Canyon. Enjoy your trip!

[Tedl]

Thanx Cap'n Mike, I'd forgotten about the Painted Desert. We'll be attending an art convention in Albuquerque on our way out. Am looking forward to doing some plein-aire painting enroute.

[greenliner]

Off I-40 you will find many things of interest. Near Winslow is the Petrified Forest, Meteor Crater. Around Flagstaff is the Lowell Observatory, Arizona Pioneer Museum, the Skyride up towards the San Francisco Peaks. The last two are on US 180, the direct route from Flag to the Grand Canyon. If you aree not staying in the GC Park, you might like Williams - it's on the 'Mother Road', and you can get inclusive rates for the RV Park and the Grand Canyon Railroad. DW and I did that a couple of years ago, and then moved on to the Trailer Park at the GC. Plenty to see and enjoy.

[campnqueen]

ttrost65....Big Canoe? Heck fire...that's right in my back yard!

[Freds342]

Been back and forth to Perry, Ga., Jax, and a few other Southern sites in my career, and when going in the summer went the I-40, and winter, I-10.

The trip on the I-10 doesn't offer much in the way of scenery, but you can cut North from about anywhere. The 40 has less climbing and more to see, and is closer to the sites you want.

[Tedl]

Thank you all. Boy this takes a lot of planning. Will go out I-40 to Albuquerque,
then Flagstaff area, North Rim, Zion,Lake Powell, Monument Valley, Mesa Verde then???

[Capt. Mike]

Originally Posted by Tedl

Thank you all. Boy this takes a lot of planning. Will go out I-40 to Albuquerque,
then Flagstaff area, North Rim, Zion,Lake Powell, Monument Valley, Mesa Verde then???

From Mesa Verde, go over Wolf Creek Pass and down into the Colorado Springs area. Garden of the Gods is very pretty. Also, Black Canyon of the Gunnison River in Colorado. Before you get there, on the Mesa Verde side of the mountains, the railroad from Durango to Silver Creek is one of those "must do" things. And the Royal Gorge is S-P-E-C-T-A-C-U-L-A-R.

[RamblerGuy]

If you will go through southwestern Colorado, you may be interested in the Durango and Silverton Railroad. Check their web site. I posted information about it earlier. You can find it by using the search box at the top of this page. Enter the thread The Big Loop. Be sure the FRF button is checked. I have seen several other threads with suggestions for western trips.
Have fun.

[Freds342]

I came "West from Georgia" (Macon) when I was 18, and I'm still here 50 years later!

[greenliner]

Don't forget the Petrified Forest near Winslow!!

[Tedl]

Thanks for all the input. The Painted Desert and Winslow are on our agenda. Will be in Flagstaff a few days. North Rim, Zion, Lake Powell, Monument Valley, Mesa Verde, Durango,
Santa Fe, Palo Dura Canyon (July 4th) and on back to Georgia along I-20, any suggestions for East-bound, places to camp, see etc.?

[Freds342]

On the 40, don't miss the "World's Largest Wooden Cross", and the leaning water tank, the 8th and 9th wonders of the World. ;^)

I think they're about 40 miles apart on your side of OK, if memory serves, which it seldom does!