January 22-24, 2020I was going to Vegas for a friend’s wedding,...





















January 22-24, 2020

I was going to Vegas for a friend’s wedding, so I decided to fly in early to see some national parks. The most convenient option for me was to book a private car three-day tour ($549.00).

This was our awesome itinerary:

Wednesday

  • 7AM - Leave Vegas and head to Boulder City, Nevada and Lake Mead Outlook.
  • 10:30AM - Stop at Good 2 Go in Kingman, Arizona for snacks and coffee.
  • Noon - Williams, Arizona and Route 66, for lunch and take some time to explore the Gateway to the Grand Canyon, the Visitor Center, the famous Train Station, and the old locomotive. 
  • 3PM - South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Mather Point, named after Stephen Mather, first director of the National Parks
  • Grand Canyon Desert View Watchtower - This was our second stop at the Grand Canyon from a different perspective, climbed the watchtower and took in the view of the Colorado River.
  • Cameron Trading Post - We stopped at this 1916 trading post and explored goods handmade by the Navajo and Hopi people. 
  • We slept at Quality Inn at Lake Powell for the night. 

Thursday

  • Antelope Canyon in the morning to see slot canyons, formed by flood waters. These amazing formations create art through pictures.
  • Noon - Carl Hayden Visitor Center to check out the dam, built in only 3 years from 1960 to 1963.
  • 3PM - Bryce Canyon National Park, a sprawling reserve in southern Utah, known for crimson-colored hoodoos, which are spire-shaped rock formations. The park’s main road leads past the expansive Bryce Amphitheater, a hoodoo-filled depression lying below the Rim Trail hiking path. 
  • We spent the night at Comfort Suites in Kanab, Utah.

Friday

  • We spent the day at Zion National Park, hiking the Emerald Pools trail to view a waterfall. 
  • Then, back to Vegas!

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Hi, I'm Stacy. I'm from Portland, Oregon, USA, and am currently living in Busan, South Korea. Check me out on: Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, Lastfm, and Flickr.