I found a new vacation I'd like to do

[Rajah]

I don't have either the money or the time to do it, but it's fun to dream.

This was inspired by a show on the Travel channel last night on the Colorado river.

The trip starts by flying into Denver and renting a car. Go up to the Rocky Mountain National Park and spend about a week. Then hop in the car and drive down to Arches National Monument and the Canyonlands, spending another week in that area. Next on to Lake Powell where you rent a houseboat for several days and explore the nooks and crannies of Lake Powell. Finally on to the Grand Canyon before driving down to Phoenix and heading home.

It would take 3-4 weeks at least to do properly, and more money than I have, but that's one I think would be a lot of fun.

 

[Viking]

Sounds like a great plan to me. I'm thinking about something similar:
Flying into Denver to stay there for a week: We'd do Rocky Mountain NP for a day or two, the Denver Zoo, Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, Downtown Denver/16th Street Mall.
Then a week on a Dude Ranch somewhere in the Rockies: Horseback riding, whitewater rafting, fly fishing, horseshoe throwing, Bar-B-Q, etc.
Then a week to drive via Lake Powell and Grand Canyon over the Westcoast.
And eventually a week in the LA-area to see the Disney-Parks, Hollywood and Malibu.
Return flight to Germany from LAX.
We planned to this in 2004, but then in 2003 I won a free cruise on the Disney Magic and we 'had to' go to Florida again, but for next week this vacation is one of the possibilities we're thinking about. The otehr plans being South Africa, or Kenya/Tansania, or Australia.

 

[toto2]

One of my life long dream is to get a Wofkwagen type camper and to the Ultimate american road trip ! route 66 , thge grand Canyon etc. That coud be a way to do it cheaper , with a minivan instead of renting a car: you would save on hotels ! ( But I know you love the small BandB type o0f places , so that is cheap too !

 

[Rajah]

I'm also lazy -- a camper or RV takes a lot of work to set up and maintain.