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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.

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​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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