Southwest Roadtrip, Autumn 2011
The Southwestern U.S. is a place I've traveled to several times before. It is country that has some specific sights to visit that once you've seen there's little reason to return again. But much more of it is parkland and remote open country that's great to go back to over and over because the number of Jeep trails and hiking paths is virtually unlimited and there's always something new. The weather in September and October is some of the best of the year for traveling in most of the country and the scenery at its best with the changing leaf colors, so it feels like it would be a shame to waste it at home or only doing short trips in Colorado. My plan for the trip is to spend the first part in the high country in southwestern Colorado, climb a peak and do some other hikes in areas I haven't hiked before, then continue through Navajo Country and to north-central Arizona, with stops at the Grand Canyon and National Parks in Utah. Although I'll be revisiting some places I've been to before my plan is to spend the much of the times visiting parks and sites I missed or passed by on earlier trips.
Planned Dates
Sep 17, 2011 to Oct 13, 2011
Countries
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Trip Map
Trip Entries
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Snowmass Balloon Festival
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Snowmass Village, Colorado, United States -
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National Sheepdog Herdiing Finals
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Carbondale, Colorado, United States -
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Grand Mesa & Hotchkiss
Monday, September 19, 2011
Grand Mesa, Colorado, United States -
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Black Canyon of the Gunnison - North Rim
Monday, September 19, 2011
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Colorado, United States -
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Lake City - Home of America's Most Famous Cannibal
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Lake City, Colorado, United States -
6
Handies Peak Hike - Fourteener #29
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Henson, Colorado, United States -
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San Juan Mountains - Hinsdale & Mineral Counties
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Spar City, Colorado, United States -
8
Creede - Historic Mining City in a Canyon
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Creede, Colorado, United States -
9
Chimney Rock Nat. Monument & Archuleta County
Friday, September 23, 2011
Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States -
10
Durango - Mountain Biking Capitol of the World
Friday, September 23, 2011
Durango, Colorado, United States -
11
Silverton - Colorado's Most Remote Mountain Town
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Silverton, Colorado, United States -
12
San Juan Mountain Back Country near Silverton
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Animas Forks (historical), Colorado, United States -
13
Ouray - The Switzerland of America
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Ouray, Colorado, United States -
14
Blue Lakes Hike - One of Colorado's Best
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Noel, Colorado, United States -
15
Telluride - Colorado's Most Beautiful Town
Monday, September 26, 2011
Telluride, Colorado, United States -
16
Canyons of the Ancients - Colorado's Southwest Cor
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Cortez, Colorado, United States -
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Meda Verde - Anasazi Land
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, United States -
18
Aztec National Monument & Bisti Badlands
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Aztec, New Mexico, United States -
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Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Friday, September 30, 2011
Kimbeto, New Mexico, United States -
20
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Chinle, Arizona, United States -
21
Wupatki National Monument
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Black Falls Crossing, Arizona, United States -
22
Sunset Crater National Monument
Sunday, October 02, 2011
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States -
23
Walnut Canyon National Monument
Sunday, October 02, 2011
Cosnino, Arizona, United States -
24
Flagstaff - Arizona's Mountain Town
Sunday, October 02, 2011
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States -
25
Montezuma Castle & Tuzigoot Natioanl Monuments
Monday, October 03, 2011
Rimrock, Arizona, United States -
26
Prescott - Old West Meets the Mountains
Monday, October 03, 2011
Prescott, Arizona, United States -
27
Jerome - Wild West Mountainside Mining Town
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Jerome, Arizona, United States -
28
Grand Canyon National Park - South Rim
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States -
29
Grand Canyon - South Rim Drive to Desert View
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States -
30
Lee's Ferry - Marble Canyon of the Colorado River
Friday, October 07, 2011
Marble Canyon, Arizona, United States -
31
North Rim - The Quiet Side of Grand Canyon Park
Saturday, October 08, 2011
North Rim, Arizona, United States -
32
Pipe Spring National Monument - Early Mormon Farms
Saturday, October 08, 2011
Kaibab, Arizona, United States -
33
Kolob Canyons & Kolob Arch Hike, Zion National Par
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Zion National Park, Utah, United States -
34
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Monday, October 10, 2011
Brian Head, Utah, United States -
35
Coral Pink Sand Dunes & Pareah Badlands
Monday, October 10, 2011
Kanab, Utah, United States -
36
Glen Canyon Dam & Page - Remotest Town in America
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Page, Arizona, United States -
37
Antelope Canyon - Slot Canyon in Navajoland
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Page, Arizona, United States -
38
Navajo National Monument
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Kaibito, Arizona, United States -
39
Monument Valley - The West of the Movies
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Oljato-Monument Valley, Arizona, United States -
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The Goosenecks and Valley of the Gods
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Bluff, Utah, United States -
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Dolores River Canyon
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Gateway, Colorado, United States