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Exploring the Country
The pandemic has hit overseas travel hard. Most people are now choosing to explore the United States rather than travel abroad, both because it’s risky and in many cases, just not possible. The United States is so beautiful and has so much variety to see: mountains, beaches, prairies, forests, wetlands…. And there is so much diversity in culture and food, you can spend years traveling around the U.S. and still have not experienced it all.
In October 2020, my husband, our two dogs, and myself decided to go on an old fashioned road trip to the Natchez Trace Parkway, Alabama, Nashville, and the Blue Ridge Parkway. We enjoyed the culture and people in the South so much we went on another road trip to the Deep South in February 2021.
In the fall of 2021, we went on two more road trips: Trip 1) Utah/Las Vegas and Trip 2) Nevada/Las Vegas. Below was our itineraries.
Trip 1: Utah and Las Vegas
Accommodations
- 1 night in Downtown Salt Lake City, Hyatt House
- 2 nights in Moab, VRBO
- 1 night in Blanding, Stone Lizard Lodge
- 2 nights in Capital Reef National Park, VRBO
- 1 night in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, Canyons B&B
- 3 nights in Las Vegas, Golden Nugget on Fremont Street
Things to Do
- Salt Lake City
- En Route to Moab
- Fifth Water Hot Springs in Springville, Utah
- Moab
- Dead Horse Point State Park
- Canyonlands National Park
- Arches National Park
- Arches Scenic Drive – 19 miles from Highway 191 to the Devils Garden trailhead
- The Windows and the Turret Arch – 0.3 miles
- Hike to Delicate Arch – 3 mile round trip
- Sand Dune Arch – 0.4 miles
- En Route to Blanding, Utah
- Blanding, Utah
- En Route to Capital Reef
- Capital Reef National Park
- Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
- Lower Calf Creek Falls
- Zebra Slot Canyon
- Devil’s Garden -12 miles off Highway 12 down Hole-in-the-Rock Road
- En Route to Las Vegas
- Las Vegas
Trip 2: Nevada and Las Vegas
Accommodations
- 1 night in Reno, Plaza Resort Club
- 1 night in Tonopah, Mizpah Hotel
- 3 nights in Death Valley, The Oasis Inn at Death Valley
- 3 nights in Las Vegas, The Cosmopolitan on the strip
Things to Do
- Reno, Nevada
- En Route to Tonopah, NV
- Sutro Tunnel
- Virginia City
- Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park (possibly closed)
- Goldfield Cemetery
- Tonopah, NV
- En Route to Death Valley
- Death Valley
- En Route to Las Vegas (and slightly out of the way)
- Las Vegas, NV
- The Neon Museum
- Fremont Street Experience
- The National Atomic Testing Museum
- White Tiger Habitat at the Mirage
- Mirage Volcano
- Flamingo Wildlife Habitat
- The Mayfair Supper Club
- Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Garden
- Fountains of Bellagio
- Liberace Garage
- Shark Reef Aquarium
- Mermaid Restaurant and Lounge
- The High Roller at The LINQ Ticket
- Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat
- Day Trips from Vegas
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