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01-22-2013, 11:23 AM | Topic Starter |
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Advice on Highway Travel in Arizona
In March I plan on taking my family to see landmarks and (hopefully) some spring training baseball in Arizona. While I'm familiar with how the state is laid out, our travel will take us into some wide-open, sparsely-populated areas I wouldn't want to be stranded in.
From our home in Texas, my first destination is Farmington, New Mexico to stay the first night. Our second day will be in a region I'm completely unfamiliar with and need the most help with. From Farmington, we will make a stop at the Four Corners Marker (not really a big deal, but if we're in the the neighborhood...) and on to Monument Valley (something I've always wanted to see). Ideally, I would like to end this day of travel at a motel within a reasonable distance of the Grand Canyon. As far as I can tell, this would mean I have to drive from Monument Valley to Williams, Flagstaff or near the south rim to find accommodations. Doesn't look like there's much east of the Grand Canyon (unless you want to snuggle up to a Navajo). Can anyone tell me if its a reasonable drive from Monument Valley to Flagstaff (under normal driving conditions) to where we won't be pulling into town at midnight? Are there any surprisingly affordable places to stay within and hour of the south rim? Anywhoo, we'll probably devote an entire day to the Grand Canyon (first visit in 25 years), then eventually make our way down to the Valley of the Sun (Phoenix/Surprise) and catch at least one Royals game and visit a distant cousin. Any must-see (also quick)stops between Flagstaff and Phoenix? |
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01-22-2013, 11:29 AM | #2 |
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Just know in the Phoenix area they do not know what a blinker is let alone how to use one.
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Also there is like 1 road in Surprise that takes you to the Royals complex, Bell Rd. I think it is.
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if youre traveling on the 64 to farmington I would stop and take a piss in Taos. Its a cool town. Rio grande gorge (bridge) is pretty epic too
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01-22-2013, 11:43 AM | #5 |
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the picture doesnt do it justice, but its pretty sweet
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01-22-2013, 11:43 AM | #6 |
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Just stay away from New Mexico. These mother****ers can't drive for jack OR shit.
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when u stand on the bridge its pretty sweet. the mountains in the background are part of where taos ski resort is. Cool little ski resort and ski town if anyones interested. went there last march
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My aunt's nephew (on the otehr side of the family) committed suicide by jumping off of that bridge...people say they see his ghost there now. No joke.
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I think I saw him!!! Is he a native american trying to sell leather wallets out of a chevy venture van?
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no he's one of the hippies selling ugly shirts out of a volkswagen van
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Trust me - I grew up in Wichita Falls and my dad is from Taos, so we made that journey many times.
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01-22-2013, 12:21 PM | #14 |
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A friend of mine from Farmington says the drive from WF is 11 hours, safe to say the northern route is quite a bit more?
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from WF to Taos is 10 hours with only 1 stop in Amarillo for gas, food, and pee. Taos to Farmington is another 3. The northern drive is full of large mountains, tall trees, and canyons. The southern drive is more desert-like.
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