Road Trip 2005
National Park Run
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Trip Summary
First planned trip riding 2up for a twelve day road trip from Texas through New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and back home. Estimated trip to be 5,300 miles.
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Itinerary Summary |
Daily Miles | Average Speed | Nightly Stay | |
| Day 01 | Katy, Texas - Truth or Consequences, New Mexico | 848 Miles | 54.7 mph | Hotel |
| Day 02 | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico - Grand Canyon Village | 533.4 Miles | 41 mph | Lodge |
| Day 03 | Grand Canyon Village - Death Valley National Park | 416.2 Miles | 39.6 mph | Hotel |
| Day 04 | Death Valley National Park - Sequoia National Park | 282.8 Miles | 28.3 mph | Camp |
| Day 05 | Sequoia National Park - Yosemite National Park | 206.4 Miles | 22.9 mph | Camp |
| Day 06 | Yosemite National Park - Salt Point State Park, California | 296.5 Miles | 29.7 mph | Camp |
| Day 07 | Salt Point State Park, California - Eureka, Nevada | 547.1 Miles | 49.7 mph | Motel |
| Day 08 | Eureka, Nevada - Zion National Park | 343.2 Miles | 34.3 mph | Camp |
| Day 09 | Zion National Park - Natural Bridges National Monument | 200.7 Miles | 20.0 mph | Camp |
| Day 10 | Natural Bridges N. M. - Espanola, New Mexico | 439 Miles | 38.2 mph | Motel |
| Day 11 & 12 | Espanola, New Mexico - Katy, Texas (home) | 939.4 Miles | - | - |
Daily Points of Interest
Day One: Texas, Texas, Texas and New Mexico. Other than the a bit of the Texas hill country, watching the Davis Mountains pass by in the distance, most of this day is Texas highway and some of New Mexico.
Day Two: Petrified Forest National Park, Sunset Crater National Monument, Wupatki National Monument & Grand Canyon National Park.
Day Three: Kiabab National Forest, Hoover Dam/Lake Mead, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area & Death Valley National Park.
Day Four: Dome Land Wilderness, Isabella Reservoir, Sequoia National Forest, Lake Kaweah & Sequoia National Park.
Day Five: Sequoia National Park, General Sherman Tree, Sierra National Forest & Yosemite National Park.
Day Six: Pacific Highway.
Day Seven: Northern California & America's Loneliest Highway.
Day Eight: America's Loneliest Highway, Great Basin National Park, Zion National Park, Dixie National Forest & Bryce Canyon National Park.
Day Nine: Bryce Canyon National Park, Grand-Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Dixie National Forest, Capital Reef National Park & Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Day Ten: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Natural Bridges National Monument, Canyons of Ancients National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park, San Juan National Forest & Carson National Forest.
Day Eleven & Twelve: Texas Courthouses.
Note: This was our planned itinerary for the trip, but because the Lord chose a differently for us, it didn't work out this way.