USA trip....August/Sept...any ideas

Scruff101

Hi!! We are going to America from 23rd August until 12th Sept! Flying into and out of LAX. We have no plans yet so are looking for ideas. Hopin to hit San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon,Sna Diego.....!!! Let me know if you have any ideas....cheers!!

rossie1977

hitting the interior west of the United States in August is a big gamble, i would recommend death valley but no doubt temperatures will be well around 50 celsius at that time, death valley record is 55 celsius btw

las vegas will also be very hot then but at least there is plenty of shelter there.

I would recommend the national parks of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, Canyonlands and Capitol Reef all in southern Utah a few hours drive west/northwest from las vegas, again these will all be very hot in august. Moah is the best place to stay if you want to explore the wonderful surroundings of southern utah, northern arizona

las vegas has loads of scenery within a few minutes drive of the strip e.g. lake mead (hoover dam), valley of fire, red rock canyon and 12,000 foot Mount Charleston where there can be snow on the summit when its hitting 48 celcius on the las vegas strip

Ms Inquisitive

I was planning on doing the same last year, but the planning just got the better of me! There was far too much for me to try figure out so instead we went..


Flew to LA, spending 3 days there
Flew to Mexico, spending 10 days there
Flew to Las Vegas, spending 3 days there

Only an idea incase your planning doesn't go to as intended!!!!

steo123

im planning on doing the exact same meself!!!!should be great craic only going for 2 weeks tho:

plan= las vegas 3 nites
san diego 7 nites
santa barbara 1 nite
teewanna(forgive the spelling)

any recommendations??

/ advice any help at all wuld be great

keefg

steo123 wrote: »

im planning on doing the exact same meself!!!!should be great craic only going for 2 weeks tho:

plan= las vegas 3 nites
san diego 7 nites
santa barbara 1 nite
teewanna(forgive the spelling)

any recommendations??

/ advice any help at all wuld be great

My advice would be to spend more time in Vegas and less in San Diego - there is a lot more to see & do in Vegas.

On my first trip to the West Coast years ago I spent 5 nights in SD and only 3 in Vegas and I regretted it very much.

jdivision

Keep your wits around you in Tijuana. Renowned rip off spot. Bring single dollar bills with you, a lot of people experts are switching so you give them a 20 and they say you only gave them a dollar and show you the switched notes.

Yosemite, Monterey, Carmel, the Del Monte plantation are all great.

dixiefly

The whole Southern Utah / Northern Arizona area is fantastic. Monument Valley is certainly worth driving through, Sedona fantastic. Grand Canyon is a must do. However if you can at all give yourself a few days there and hike down as far as you can. If you need any more information let me know and I'll tell you what I can.