Be cautious of: TIME difference (AZ or UT), GAS , FLASH FLOOD RAINS. Utah is best in Fall or Spring -- the hikes are nicer with 75 degree weather

2 DAYS: Zion National Park: Majestic View Lodge

• park shuttle only
• Riverside Walk --by river into the hanging gardens (take shuttle to Temple of Sinawava) 2 mi
• Lower/Upper/Middle Emerald Pools Trail (from lodge, 1 hour R/T)
• Hidden Canyon Hike (about 2 hrs RT - fun climb on narrow mountain)
• Bike rentals from Zion Cycle $28 to $40
• The Narrows hike - up river
• Didn't do: the subway, angels landing

2 DAYS: Kenab, Utah:

• Stay at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and volunteer
• Frontier Movie Town
• Dreamland Safari Tour
• Wire Pass Trail (Buckskin Gulch access) .3 miles
• eat at Rockin V Cafe in nearby town (KEY LIME PIE)

2 DAYS: Glen Canyon & Lake Powell

• Big Water Visitor Center (grand escalante staircase to see Dinosaur Project)
• Cathedral Canyon Hike (2 mi r/t 1 hour at Lee's Ferry) --also check out night sky ranger talk
• Coral Pink Sand Dunes
• SOMEWHERE IN HERE WE STOPPED AT THE GRAND CANYON and did ridge hike
• Lower Antelope: Ken's Tours (928) 606-2168 1 hour
• Upper Antelope Canyon Tour (lower w/no rain): tour: 866-645-9102 (antelopecanyon.com)
• Lake Powell -2,000 mi shoreline
  • ✔ rainbow bridge cruise $121 928-645-2433
  • navajo tapestry cruise
  • canyon adventure cruise $42
  • antelope canyon cruise $42
• Wave at Coyote Buttes --permit only 6 mi hike (8:50am lotto day before at ranger station)
• Coyote Gulch/Butte --permit needed
• Horseshoe Bend -- 3/4 mile hike out

1 DAY: Monument Valley

• Only one day needed here
• Do Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park (17 mi loop)
• Wildcat Trail 3.8 miles (but in direct sun - so can skip)
• "The View" Hotel
• Gouldings Old Movie Trading Post Museum!!!

4 DAYS IN MOAB: Arches, Canyonlands National Park & Moab

• ARCHES --18mi scenic drive 1hr
  • Hikes:
    • delicate arch 3mi (amazing - 2hr RT - early am or evening if hot)
    • windows + double arch (easy - great)
    • devils garden trail 2hrs
    • sand dune + broken arc (easy - great)
    • courthouse wash trail (less touristy)
    • fiery furnace trail with guide only (visitor center for reservation)
• MOAB:
  • Moab Springs Ranch HOTEL --great!
  • Downtown shops and food: Bella Thai, Gilberto’s (amazing salsas), Center 98 Vietnamese (amazing bahn mi nachos!)
  • You can rent UTV vehicles and go on off roading sunset tours (Moab Tour Co.)
  • Moab Spa massages
  • Bike trail (rent mountain bikes - drive to bike trails - do the Bar M bike trail just north of arches entrance)
  • Colorado River (kayak or bike river)
  • Corona and Bowtie arch trail 3mi (AMAZING FAV HIKE) — fun to see all the rock climbers on the drive there!!
  • Fisher Tower trail 3.9 mi/2hr (40 min from moab)
  • Negro Bill Canyon Trail --3hr/4mi
  • Matheson Wetlands bird sanctuary in moab
• DEAD HORSE POINT STATE PARK (breathtaking view 30 mins from Moab - though this can be skipped if you are doing Canyonlands)
• CANYONLANDS "Islands in the Sky" Section
  • Grand View trail 2 miles/45 min (just a simple hike along the rim - can skip - view stays the same throughout trail)
  • Mesa Arch trail .7 miles (easy - great)
  • Needles (1.5 hr from Moab) we did not go into Needles but I wanted to do the Chesler Park trail & Druid Arch

Stop at Escalante Grand Staircase Visitor Center & Goblin Valley State Park (AMAZING!)

1 DAY: Capitol Reef: hotels

• 25 mile scenic drive from visitor center
• Capitol Gorge Trail --2.5mi (great)
• Sunset Point Trail --.5mi
• Cassidy Arch Trail --3.5mi (slightly strenuous)

2 DAYS: Bryce Canyon & Escalante: hotels

• Queens Garden Trail and Navaho loop 3mi (start at sunset point to do Navajo, then to queens garden and exit out through sunrise point --walk back to sunset along rim)
• Panorama Trail
• see the Hoodoos at sunrise in Bruce Amphitheater on rim trail
• Escalante Natural Bridge --2mi easy crosses river
• Coyote Natural Bridge --11mi strenuous
• Calf Creek Falls Trail --15mi Northeast of Escalante, 5.5mi hike
• Canyoneering Class in Escalante $145 or Hike $125
• The Grand Staircase at Kodachrome Basin --22mi from Bryce Canyon entrance

STOPOVER: Cedar Breaks Monument (hopefully all flowers in bloom):

• 5mi car loop (45 mins) overlooks the monument
• Alpine Pond Trail --2mi easy

2 DAYS: Las Vegas:

• Las Vegas MGM Grand Hotel
• Bellagio Fountains, Mirage Volcano, Treasure Island Lake, MgM Lions
• New York, New York (roller coaster)
• MALLS: fashion mall, premium outlet, town square, M shops, forum at caesars, pallatzo shops, Venetian mall
• Cirque Du Soleil (Love, O, Zumanity, Ka, Mystere)
• Neon Sign & Pinball museums
• Arcades

2017

• Airbnb 5 days $900
• Vegas 2 days $345
• Hertz 8 days $212