

Itinerary Details
​​SUMMER 2017
Utah, Colorado, Arizona
9 nights, 10 days
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Below is a breakdown of our day to day schedule. Breaking it down was super important when you are on the go and are on a time limit at each place. Obviously though plans change and you do want to "go with the flow" sometimes. Use this as a general guide but feel free to change things around and wing it.
I always use "Road Trippers" to input all my desired destinations and it maps it all out for you, giving you a visual of your route, estimated price in gas, etc!
I put some side notes (in color) next to a few things.
Head over to "places visited" up top too on the main navigation to view more details on each individual place.

​Friday, July 28th
Salt Lake City, UTAH
• Fly to Salt Lake City - Flight leaves JFK at 9:00pm – Arrive at SLC at 12:25am (2:25am NY time)
• Go to Hotel - Holiday Inn Express (200 North 2100 West, Salt Lake City)
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Saturday, July 29th
Moab, UTAH
• Rent a Car at Hertz around 8:00am (After this we immediately went food shopping and stocked our car with a cooler filled with water & Gatorade. We just bought a real cheap $20 cooler that we knew we planned to leave at the end of the trip. We got a ton of bread, peanut butter, snacks, etc to last us during the whole trip)
• Drive to Moab Under Canvas Tents (approx. 3 hrs. 50 mins from Salt Lake City) - - 13784 US-191, Moab, UT 84532)
• Go to Arches National Park (approx. 13 mins from Moab)
• Back to Moab Under Canvas Tents for the rest of the day/night (Very cool experience!)
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Sunday, July 30th
Denver, COLORADO
• Leave around 6am
• Hanging Lake Hike (approx. 2 hrs. 50 mins from Moab) (2.4 miles round
trip but could be up to 3 hours to complete)
• Rocky Mountain National Park (approx. 3 hrs. 46 mins from Hanging Lake)
• Go to Hotel - Quality Inn (approx. 2 hours from Rocky Mountain) (We didn't love this hotel so probably would choose something different if I ever went to Denver again)
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Monday, July 31st
Denver, COLORADO
• Brunch, etc in downtown Denver (Lots of restaurants, bars, and shops all within the same place and walking distance from one another. ViewHouse Eatery Bar & Rooftop was a real cool spot)
• Steve Miller Band & Peter Frampton Concert at 6:00pm at Red Rocks Amphitheatre (MUST do in my opinion, hands down one of the most awesome venues I've ever been to)
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Tuesday, August 1st
Telluride, COLORADO
• Leave Denver by 8:00am
• Go to Hotel - Mountain Lodge at Telluride (approx. 6 hours from Denver) (hotel is GORGEOUS with an amazing view. Telluride itself is a beautiful town that I highly recommend seeing if you can)
• Gondola ride into town (free) and is walking distance from hotel
• Explore downtown Telluride.
Wednesday, August 2nd
Zion National Park, UTAH
• Leave for Four Corners Monument (4 states at once) around 7:00am (approx. 2 hrs. 40 mins from Telluride)
• Arrive at Zion around 4:00/5:00pm (approx. 4 hrs. 30 mins from Four Corners)
• Go to Hotel - Hampton Inn and Suites (1127 Zion Park Blvd, Springdale)
• Do some smaller, quick hikes
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Thursday, August 3rd
Zion National Park, UTAH
• Leave for "The Narrows" hike (approx. 7 hour hike) to get to the first shuttle around 6:00am (You'll want to beat the crowd and get on one of the first shuttles. Read more details on this hike under "places visited" -- "Utah | Zion National Park")
• Dinner at Bit and Spur Restaurant and Saloon
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Friday, August 4th
Lake Powell, & Page, ARIZONA
• Leave Zion National Park to go to Lake Powell at 8am (approx. 1 hour and 42 mins from Zion) ** Arrive on Arizona time, making it 8:45am
• Paddle Boarding/Kayaking in Lake Powell starts at 10am
• Head to Antelope Canyon tour - check in is at 3:50pm. Tour starts at 4:20pm and ends at 5:30pm. (approx. 20 mins from Lake Powell)
• Head to Horseshoe bend for sunset
• Go to Hotel - Best Western Plus at Lake Powell (approx. 6 mins from Horseshoe bend)
Saturday, August 5th
Grand Canyon, ARIZONA
• Leave hotel in Page by 6:00am for Grand Canyon (approx. 2 hrs. 25 mins from Page)
Phoenix, ARIZONA
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• Head straight to Phoenix from the Grand Canyon (approx. 3 hrs. 20 min drive)
• Go to hotel - JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa (5350 E Marriott Dr, Phoenix, AZ)
• Out and about for drinks downtown Phoenix and/or Scottsdale
Sunday, August 6th
Phoenix, ARIZONA
• Relax at hotel pool all morning
• Leave for airport / Hertz to return car by 12:00pm (airport is approx. 25 mins away)
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