I'd been thinking about driving through the Southwest, stopping at all sorts of beautiful national parks, for a while. But I never had the time—such a trip requires at least two, preferably three weeks, and where would I find that time? And the kids might not enjoy the long drive. Finally, it all came together: the kids had grown up and moved away, I had more vacation time, working remotely allows me to work from anywhere, and my new car was just waiting to prove itself on a long road trip. So off we went.
Some statistics:
- Miles/Kilometers Traveled: 5500 / 8800
- Days: 22
- States visited: 12 (of which one, Utah, was only visited for a few minutes, in a place called "«Four corners«)
- States where you spent at least one night: 7
- National Parks:
- 7 national parks
- 1 National Historical Park
- 1 national monument
Table of contents
- Mesa Verde Ski and Park
- Monument Valley, Four Corners, Antelope Canyon
- Grand Canyon - we did it!
- Grand Canyon, or there and back.
- Petrified forest. White sands.
- Mount Guadalupe. Carlsbad Caverns.
- Big Bend National Park. About the blooming desert.
- Missions San Antonio and Galveston Island
- The way home
