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I would like to suggest Flagstaff, AZ. It is situated on the old route 66, in addition to it's proximity to to several other points of interest, the climate there is really nice that time of year. Some ideas of nearby places to visit would be the Grand Canyon, Sedona, the Painted Desert, Petrified Forest The Hoover Dam, etc. Or you could just stand on a corner in Winslow, Arizona..lol. It is 2-1/2 hrs North of Phoenix, 3 hrs drive from Vegas.
If I had a second choice, there is Durango, Colorado, White water rafting on the Animas River, There is an awesome loop that can be made up to Silverton, over to Ouray, (hot springs), Down to Telluride, Dolores, Cortes,(Mesa Verde Cliff Dwelling Ruins) & back to Durango. It really is a breathtaking adventure in the Rockies. Not sure of the weather though, I drove through a mild snow storm there once on 4th of July.
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We used to live in Salt Lake City (no, we are not LDS).
I have taken a motor home on the "million dollar highway" which is between Ouray/Silverton/Durango and it is breath taking (once I took my eyes off of my white knuckles). You can also ride on the ONLY narrow guage railroad left in the U.S. Some curves are so sharp, that the front of the car and the rear of the car (the trucks) are on the track, but the middle is out over NOTHING! Mesa Verde was very spiritual.
We have also stayed in Moab and there is a LOT to look at around there too. In fact, part of my wifes ashes are to be scattered off of 'Dead Horse Point State Park', which is a side trip on the way to Canyonlands National Park!
But this thread was for the western members to bring up suggestions..so I should just SHUT-UP
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It is a long drive uneventful drive to the south rim of the big ditch. But Sedona and the drive down will give you a good run. There are some small tours to be had that are interesting. I like Flag Staff I just would not want to take the ride to the ditch from there but I like the north rim much better so take that for what it is worth.
My daughter went to ASU northern campus. So I have visited Flagstaff a few times.
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All the suggestions so far sound good to me. But let's not overlook my home town. Take a look around...http://discoverlosangeles.com/play/request-a-visitors-guide.jsp
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LA has big bear Lake (nice drive) but the link you gave wanted me to sign in and give them my first born. Well may be not the first born.
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Problem with LA is cars. You got Disneyland, Universal studio, Knot Berry farm (great chicken dinner) the list is endless. Then San Diego Zoo 3 hours south. But maybe cause I live close I'm not excited about any of these. Of course because it is in my back yard I would be there and event help organize it.
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May be we should have a post as to what most people that would come out to the Western Region would like to do?
1. Nice drives with your Corvette
2. Tourist attractions:
Amusement Parks
Scenic beauty
Other _______________
3. Rest and visit with friends
4. Good eats:
Mexican
Italian
American
Japan
All or any of the above
5. Mix with a Car show
Corvettes only
Old time
Low Riders
all the above
Like in San Diego we have all of those Car Clubs. Most would like to come out and show of there cars I would guess.
Know what people wanted to do that were going to travel the longest distance would be helpful I'm thinking? Or am I thinking to much?
I looked at the survey think but is only lets you ask one question at a time as far as I can see.
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On that link, you can just go past that request form.
Just didn't want to list everything out here myself. But, yeah, traffic is outrageous. So are the distances between attractions. I've had enough of the big attractions myself, disney, knotts, etc, but some of our other members may not have.
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Just didn't want to list everything out here myself. But, yeah, traffic is outrageous. So are the distances between attractions. I've had enough of the big attractions myself, disney, knotts, etc, but some of our other members may not have.
Jim
Been to LA area several times and would go again.
Just need to plan some interesting places to see and nice rides on the blue roads.
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The canyons of Southern Utah would be fun. California wine country also sounds fun too. Never been to Flagstaff so that sounds interesting. I would prefer to stay out of major cities. The traffic would may group drives difficult, especially given many would not be familiar with the area.
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