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There
is certainly more than one route to reach the one and only Grand Canyon of
Northern Arizona, but the best lead through Colorado and Eastern Utah.
Traversing the entire length of Colorado one can gain the feel for the grandeur
of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Upon entering Utah, the landscape changes into
surreal rock formations of unparallel beauty. One of the most spectacular sites
in all of the United States comes into view near Moab, the cross-country bike
capital of North America - the Arches National Park. From here a stunning
two-lane road follows south to the Four Corners area where Utah Arizona, New
Mexico and Colorado states meet at a single geographic point. Monument Valley
Tribal Park of the Navajo nation straddles the Arizona - Utah line and you can
see its buttes silhouette on the skyline from some fifty miles away. And you
finally reach the scenic overlook with the towering buttes all around, the site
leave you speechless. What an unforgettable introduction what still lies beyond
- the Grand Canyon itself! There is no point to attempt here to express the
natural wonder the Grand Canyon is, rightly so known as truly one of World's
Natural Wonders! And even though this may be the ultimate destination of our
journey, backtracking to Colorado one is yet to experience plenty more
unforgettable sites - the Mesa Verde National Park of the Anasazi cliff
dwellings, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad,
glamorous ski resort of Aspen,
a number of Colorado's high mountain passes to cross, ghost towns, historic gold
rush Victorian towns to visit, and much more, all of which is up to you, your
available time to travel and your pocketbook to include or skip - for ideas what
to incorporate into your return journey back from the Grand Canyon, please see
one of our Grand Colorado Skyways itineraries.
Sample itinerary:
Day 1:
Denver to Moab
Day 2:
Arches National Park
Day 3:
Monument Valley
Day 4:
Grand Canyon
Day 5:
Grand Canyon
Day 6:
Grand Canyon to Four Corners, Mesa Verde National Park to Durango
Day 7:
Durango to Silverton on Historic Railorad and
on to Ouray Hot Springs
Day 8:
Ouray to Aspen
Day 9:
Aspen over Independence Pass to Denver
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