We intended to leave at 4 a.m. to get to Moab quickly, but I had just taken a final the night before, so Sandy gave me a little break and let us leave at 7. Our minivan has been acting up, so yesterday we decided to rent a car instead. The Provo Budget had a modest selection of vehicles, but we were lucky and get to go in a 2008 Toyota Rav4.
So. Sandy’s parents are here from the Czech Republic for their annual trip to visit us, and just like last year, Sandy has planned a trip. And boy, is it a doozy. Since a couple of people have asked us for our itinerary before we go gallivanting across the countryside (so they can file a missing persons report if we don’t show up in a week), I decided to send it to them in blog form, so they can admire the spiffiness of our newly created blog.
Saturday – Provo -> Dead Horse Point State Park -> Canyonlands National Park -> Arches National Park -> Moab, Stop.
Sunday – Moab -> Mesa Verde National Park (CO) -> Four Corners (NM, UT, CO, AZ) -> Page (AZ), Stop.
Monday – Page -> Rainbow Bridge -> Page -> Monument Valley -> Page, Stop.
Tuesday – Page -> Grand Canyon -> Phoenix (AZ) (Jen’s), Stop.
Wednesday – Phoenix -> Saguaro National Park (AZ) -> Calexico (CA) -> Mexicali (MX) -> San Felipe (MX), Stop.
Thursday – San Felipe, Stop.
Friday – San Felipe -> Mexicali -> Calexico -> Blythe -> Las Vegas (NV) -> Henderson (NV), Stop.
Saturday – Henderson -> Las Vegas -> Provo, Stop. Stop. Stop.
We’ll have a great time. For those of you who were wondering, here is what our route looks like from the air:
