Hollyday Planner

For more details, see my post about this trip.

Day 1

• Roswell, NM – International UFO Museum & Research Center
• Lincoln County, NM – Billy the Kid sites. A little hard to find but worth it! This town is kept fully preserved.
• White Sands National Park
• Dripping Springs Natural Area – a good break in the drive to stretch the legs & enjoy some scenery
• Hotel: Las Cruces, New Mexico

Day 2

• Tombstone, Arizona – I loved Tombstone (the movie & the town). I learned that there is only one building still from the days of the Earps but enjoyed the city all the same. It is a bit more commercial than Lincoln County. So expect more people here. We did tour the silver mine (which I do recommend), of course the Birdcage theater (that’s the only remaining building), and watched the reenactment. Then enjoyed time just wandering around the town.
• Saguro National Park
• Hotel – Phoenix

Day 3

• Sedona, Arizona – Red Rock Mountains
• Coconino National Forest
• Hotel – Flagstaff, Arizona

Day 4

• Meteor Crater
• Winslow, Arizona – stood on the corner & enjoyed an old soda shop
• Petrified Forest (& Painted Desert) National Park
• Lowell Observatory
• Hotel – Flagstaff, Arizona

Day 5

• Grand Canyon
• Hotel – Lake Powell (Page, Arizona)

Day 6

• Horseshoe Bend
• Antelope Canyon – book tickets EARLY. There’s plenty of guides, but this site should help start the search.
• Monument Valley, Utah – Beautiful drive, but stop & recreate the Forest Gump scene.
• Four Corners Monument
• Mesa Verde (Cortez, Colorado)
• Hotel – Durango, Colorado

Day 7

• Aztec Ruins
• Sante Fe – we spent time wandering the town, but the Loretto Chapel was a must see for me (did you grow up watching Unsolved Mysteries too?)
• Rio Grande Royal Gorge – and a quick walk on the Gorge Bridge
• Hotel – Taos