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stlgnn writes "Trip in the Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California and New Mexico

This trip that I go to tell has been crossed in 22 days visiting 11 parks and crossing 5 states. L ' risks it starts from Milan Malpensa, a trip with the company KLM, first port Amsterdam. The arrival in USA street Detroit is in Phoenix in Arizona. In this city built in the middle of the desert, we rent the auto that will bring us in a turn On de Road. We take the I17 direction north. A brief visit to Flagtaff, attractive town, crossroad of the mythical Route 66.(la mythical road of the dream and the escape of the years 50/60 that it departed from St Louis and it reached Los Angeles.) We continue toward north crossing the US180 reaching in the Tusayan late afternoon, a small country that is found to the doors of the Grand Canyon. Here he is able pernottare in one of the motels next to the tourist airport on the Main Street. Or for the one who loves the nature it is able usufruire of a camping that is found inside the park. An exciting show to loss of eye. With your heart you dip yourself in the in the handles dug from the time and from the stately Colorado River, which to eye nudo(data the distance) it resembles to a rivulet. Visiting her numerous terraces seems to be on top of the world. We wanted to cross the descent up to the back river of mule, but we have had to abdicate because of the long ones attended for a free place. The following day we depart in east direction, destination the Monument Valley. We coast along for a brief line the Grand Canyon crossing the US 64 (Navajo RD), crossing after 80 kms the US89. We cross her toward north up to the intersection dellaUS160. After 2,30 hours of trip we reach Kayenta. The only country that is found in the proximities of the Monument Valley. In the turn of quite a lot miles 2 motels are found only. We are fortunate and with 120 $we find to sleep. The following morning we cross the US 163N, with the emotion to be able to visit the places of the Native ones and in the same moment scenes of numerous films Western. A poster along the street announces that we are entering the state of the Utah. And eccocis to the Monument Valley Near the Visitor Center there are quite a lot Indians that with their Jeeps they invite the tourists to an organized tour. We opt for a tour with our auto, along the slopes of these stately rocks. A curious detail is that the entry is free. (the only park from us visited) we Cross an obligatory run to the feet of these tall spikes of rock around 300metri that they are erected in mean to a desert of red earth. Certainly the most beautiful and exciting natural show that to back memory. We leave the Monument Valley ripercorrendo to ritros laUS160W subsequently diverting on the US98N. We reach Page in evening a country to the confinements north of the Arizona,che it leans out on the Glen Canyon Dam. In this place an artificial lake is found, blocked by a dike tall 60 meters. Its name is Lake Powell, along 227km and very jagged. Taking a barge can be gone to visit the Rainbow Bridge a great natural arc of red rock. We take back the walk following laUS89W direction Kanab. Dopo2 times of trip pernottiamo in this country. The following morning we continue on the same road reaching after 2 hours the Bryce Canyon National Park. Very beautiful and characteristic this park naturale,dove all the rocks have a very intense orange color. These rocks seem some stallagmites to sprout from the ground and tall 20/30 meters. Terraces give you realize on the rocks, an unique show of the nature can be tasted. The park is long 30km with the road that ends in a "cul du sac". In evening you get tired but satisfied we return to Kanab to spend the night. It wakes up to the dawn, our today's destination is Las Vegas. We introduce there on the SR9 a road with the red asphalt. We penetrate there in the throats of this valley reaching the Zion Park. Brief visit to this park, dopodiché we take back the walk now reaching after 1 the interstate I15S. We enter the state of Nevada. Still 2,30 hours of trip and eccoci void fabulous Las Vegas. Of this city can be said of everything and more. it Needs to see to understand what it is. can like or not, a thing is certain a city that resembles her doesn't exist. At night it changes completely physiognomy giving sky shows opened and all rigorously free. A thing that has struck me is that can be slept spending 200/300 $or 25 $in some motels in front of the hotel Luxor. Walking along the principal Strip(strada can be found us to Paris, to Venice, to New. York or in Egypt, the thing most important it is not to make to take the hand from the slots machine or from the roulettes, otherwise your vacation ends here. Of good morning we take the US93S and passing for Boulder City we reach the dike Over Dam.. This is a dike that confines with the Arizona. The water of this basin is the Colorado River that we have already seen to the Grand Canyon and the Lake Powell. We return to Las Vegas and we take the US95N up to reach Amargosa (curiosity: in the middle of the desert, toward half crossed, a great is erected penitenziario)deviazioneUS373S. You enters the Death Valley. Only the name arouses fear and apprehension. We have now entered the state of the California. The warm one, despite the month of May it is already oppressive. Before stop to Zabrinski Point, from a terrace you/they can be seen some white rocks that resemble to dunes of the desert caressed by the vento.Arriviamo following the oasis of Furnace Creek and with surprise we find in the middle of the desert a sweater field. Unbelievable. One aimed sort of it goes to certainly Bad water, a pianoro of salty sand, that less than 80 meters away from the level of the sea are found. Crossing the US190W always directs there toward the heart of the California. In this moment he is crossing the desert of Mojave. Reaches Olancha it was our intention to direct then us to north on the US395N toward Indipendence,per to reach the park of Yosemite entering from the east part, but is told us that the Tioga Pass is closed for snow (in May). We reverse rout and we reach Mojave crossing the US395S. From here we reach Bakersfield (US58N) and subsequently Visalia on the I99N. Along this run we meet crops of every loss kind of eye. To Visalia we decide to visit the Redwood Park, crossing the US198E. The Redwood Park is a forest with millennial trees of the height of 80 meters with circumferences of 30 meters. A show. After having spent a day in the park we direct there to the time of Fresno, transiting on the US180W. Here pernottiamo. The following morning we take back the march toward north on the I99 up to Merced. We go out anticipating US140E direction Mariposa. Arriving following the park of Yosemite. This is one of the first parks founded in USA around 1880/90. It is worth to visit him/it. You stays surprised by the falls that they seem to gush out from the tops of the montagne.Unas of these it is tall even 900 meters. As the mountain El Capitan cannot be remembered, a tall mountain of granite 2600metri, with the last part to precipice with a height of 900metri. It needs to also remember an atra famous mountain l ' Half Dome.Lasciamo with regret the quiet of this park and on the US120W we meet Groveland Sonora and Jamestown, small countries, which were important in last century you untie some run to the gold. There are different mines of this jewel our metallo.La next destination it is San Francisco. We pass Paste US108E and we take an important artery of this state, the I580E to arrive so to Oakland. We cross with emotion the bridge Bay Bridge perceiving in distance the skyscrapers of downtown. The bridge finishes in the heart of the city. This ancient city fines ethnic it is together an of modern constructions and of Victorian style that you/they make fascinating. Built on different hills it makes only to the world. A visit is obligatory in the various different districts among them. Not to lose a visit to the I bring with the characteristic PIER, to Alcatraz, an island of forehead the famous bay for penitentiary. There was room for a turn on the Lombard Street, the famous street to unique sense, very steep, with numerous tornanti in bunch to the flowers. After having tasted for two days this marvelous city we direct there toward south, crossing the GOLDEN GATE (what emotion!!). This bridge built in the 1939 of red color, unites San Francisco from the earth south ferma.Puntiamo on the I101 reaching after 2 hours Saint Cruz and subsequently to Monterey. We decide here pernottare. The following morning we decide to coast along the sea crossing the mythical US1, from Carmel up to St. Luis Obispo. Attention that this road is tortuous, but at the same time fascinating. They are 125 miles that are crossed in 5 hours (but it is worth to cross ), was built between 1935 and the '40 by the jailbirds of the penitentiaries of the California.Dopo a fatiguing day we arrive to Santa Barbara. Technique stops for sleeping. We depart the following morning transiting in the most exclusive towns in the California as Malibù and Saint Monica: It causes the strong traffic of Los Angeles we only succeed in seeing Beverly Hills.Ripieghiamo toward south and we reach Long Beach. We direct there toward the I bring, to visit the ship hotel Queen Mary and the Russian submersible Scorpion. Always toward south we cross the SR7, the I710 and pursued the I405 arriving after 3 hours to San Diego. In this city it already hears him the influence of near Mexico. A beautiful city country of the Surf. We leave San Diego, east direction toward the Arizona on the I8E. We cross the desert of the Yuha and we notice a strong presence of police of frontier along the Mexican border. After 4 hours we reach Yuma (desirous to meet Tex Willer) small center to the confinements with The Arizona. We continue up to Gila Bend where pernottiamo. And eccoci the following morning ready to face the south of the Arizona. always on the I10S we reach the park of the Saguaro. The road inside the park serpenteggia in the middle of these giant cactuses and fat plants, sceneries of numerous film.Successivamente we visit Old Tucson. These are the studies of the most important of the films western of every time (to visit). Raggiungiamo Tucson and we continue on the I10 and following on the US80 and we reach Tombstone. mythical and historical city western where the famous duel there was to the OK Corral between the bandits and the sheriff Earp Ritorniamo toward Tucson for then to take the US77N reaching after a time Biosphere 2. A famous and very discussed center of studies of the echo it systematizes some earth. Contained by enormous greenhouses they hold in life overall the plants of the mondo.Risaliamo toward north to visit the Fool National Park (street Globe). This park is found in the proximities of the lake Theodore Roswelt. Going up again on the costone of the mountain the rests of a village they are found of Indian Anasazi. We reach Payson (a museum can be visited to the open containers around 1500 motorcycles) making a technical port for the night. We leave again the morning in direction of the Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert. The petrified forest offers us a show of marvelous colors, the plants that are petrified after a volcanic eruption looking, thousand of years ago and you return pursued to the terrestrial surface. The same thing is worth for the Painted Desert (the name tells him/it). A picture to open sky. We leave these parks to the shoulders transiting on the I40E (the artery that replaces the Wheels 66) up to reach Gallup in the New Mexico. This city is primarily inhabited from the Native Americans. We go toward north on the US264E, reaching Windows Rock. The principal city of the Indian reserve Hopi. Here an enormous natural arc of sacred red color to the Indians is found. After 2 hours of trip we reach in evening Chinle, a country to the entrance of the famous Canyon de Chelly. Known for to have been theater, last century, of the slaughter of some Indian tribes to work of Kit Carson, note guide to the I torture some American soldiers. To make after all certainly an excursion to the Canyon, it deserves the visit. We leave the reserve and we return toward south reaching after a few times Holbrook a famous country crossed by the Wheels 66. We sleep in a motel to form of unique Indian tepee in kind. We continue toward west on the I180W meeting on the road the Meteor Crater. An enormous crater served as an enormous meteorite with a diameter of 3 kilometris and depth 200300 meters. In this place there and also the spatial Nacelle Apollo 13, in how much here the trainings of the Nasa are developed for the conquest of the Moon. We again find on our walk the country of Flagstaff, this it means that the trip is about to finish, we continue toward south and we reach Sedona. Situated city in a north mountain in Phoenix. A town very nice and calm country of the New Age and center of numerous artists of the whole world, with a beautiful panorama. We give a goodbye to Sedona, we cross the US89S and we go to visit the last park of our trip. We reach Camp Verde and we enter the Montezuma Castle. this is a village dug in the mountain by the Indian population Anasazi. Here it ends our adventure returning in Phoenix and sadly returning to house. our trip concludes here you after having crossed km 7500. During this trip "you do from You" we have not found any problem, both of nature of viabilità and communicability. Thanks to the very available and cordial American people. A trip that can also do whoever without experience "On the Road." If someone wanted some deepened explanations can write me to: stelitano@tiscalinet.it "