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    Round trip USA Southwest - The Grand Circle

   
    Route Map # 02   This was the route of our trip in 2002

   
   
   
   
    Route length appr. 1600 miles / 2600 km   Total distance including side trips appr. 2000 miles / 3200 km


   
    Route # 02 day 01:   Flight to Las Vegas

       
    .             Map day 01: Las Vegas, NV                  McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, NV    McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, NV

       
    .                 Welcome to Las Vegas                             New York New York, Las Vegas, NV                         Luxor Hotel, Las Vegas, NV

    Night day 01:   Las Vegas, NV

   
    Route # 02 day 02:   Las Vegas

       
    . Map day 02: Route length 80 miles / 130 km           Hoover Dam, at the NV-AZ state line                          Lake Mead, Henderson, NV

       
    .              MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV                                 Excalibur, Las Vegas, NV                                   Bellagio, Las Vegas, NV

    Night day 02:   Las Vegas, NV

   
    Route # 02 day 03:   Las Vegas

       
    .             Map day 03: Las Vegas, NV                                        Las Vegas, NV                                   Stratosphere Tower, Las Vegas, NV

       
    .    View from Stratosphere Tower, Las Vegas                              Las Vegas, NV                                       The Venetian, Las Vegas, NV

    Night day 03:   Las Vegas, NV

   
    Route # 02 day 04:   Las Vegas - Needles - Lake Havasu - Kingman

       
    . Map day 04: Route length 230 miles / 370 km                    Welcome to California                                                Needles, CA

       
    .                    Welcome to Arizona                                        Lake Havasu City, AZ                                               Kingman, AZ

    Night day 04:   Kingman, AZ

   
    Route # 02 day 05:   Kingman - Route 66 - Williams - Grand Canyon NP

       
    . Map day 05: Route length 200 miles / 325 km                Route 66 near Kingman, AZ                                  Route 66, Seligman, AZ

       
    .                  Grand Canyon NP, AZ                                       Grand Canyon NP, AZ                                Sunset at Grand Canyon NP, AZ

    Night day 05:   Grand Canyon Village, AZ

   
    Route # 02 day 06:   Grand Canyon NP - Page - Lake Powell

       
    . Map day 06: Route length 150 miles / 245 km                     Grand Canyon NP, AZ                                       Grand Canyon NP, AZ

       
    .                    Arizona Highway 89                                             Lake Powell, AZ                                               Lake Powell, AZ

    Night day 06:   Wahweap, AZ

   
    Route # 02 day 07:   Lake Powell - Monument Valley - New Mexico

       
    . Map day 07: Route length 320 miles / 520 km                 Monument Valley, AZ & UT                                       Welcome to Utah

       
    .               Monument Valley, AZ & UT                                 Welcome to New Mexico                                           Bloomfield, NM

    Night day 07:   Bloomfield, NM

   
    Route # 02 day 08:   New Mexico - Colorado - Mesa Verde NP

       
    . Map day 08: Route length 140 miles / 225 km                             Aztec, NM                                                 Welcome to Colorado

       
    .                   Colorado Highway 550                                         Mesa Verde NP, CO                                           Mesa Verde NP, CO

    Night day 08:   Mancos, CO

   
    Route # 02 day 09:   Colorado - Utah - Canyonlands NP - Moab

       
    . Map day 09: Route length 250 miles / 405 km             Hole N''The Rock, near Moab, UT                                Canyonlands NP, UT

       
    .                   Canyonlands NP, UT                                     Dead Horse Point SP, UT                                                Moab, UT

    Night day 09:   Moab, UT

   
    Route # 02 day 10:   Moab - Arches NP - Moab

       
    . Map day 10: Route length 65 miles / 100 km                             Arches NP, UT                                                   Arches NP, UT

       
    .                         Arches NP, UT                                                 Arches NP, UT                                                 Arches NP, UT

    Night day 10:   Moab, UT

   
    Route # 02 day 11:   Moab - Capitol Reef NP - Bryce Canyon NP

       
    . Map day 11: Route length 300 miles / 485 km                      Capitol Reef NP, UT                                           Capitol Reef NP, UT

       
    .                   Capitol Reef NP, UT                                              Utah Highway 12                                           Bryce Canyon NP, UT

    Night day 11:   Bryce Canyon, UT

   
    Route # 02 day 12:   Bryce Canyon NP - Zion NP

       
    . Map day 12: Route length 95 miles / 155 km                      Bryce Canyon NP, UT                                        Bryce Canyon NP, UT

       
    .                  Bryce Canyon NP, UT                                                Zion NP, UT                                                   Zion NP, UT

    Night day 12:   Springfield, UT

   
    Route # 02 day 13:   Zion NP - St George - Nevada - Las Vegas

       
    . Map day 13: Route length 195 miles / 315 km                            Zion NP, UT                                                       Zion NP, UT

       
    .                        St George, UT                                         Welcome back to Nevada                                             Las Vegas, NV

    Night day 13:   Las Vegas, NV

   
    Route # 02 day 14:   Las Vegas

       
    .              Map day 14: Las Vegas, NV                                        Las Vegas, NV                                                  Las Vegas, NV

       
    .           Treasure Island, Las Vegas, NV                         Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV                        Inside Luxor Hotel, Las Vegas, NV

    Night day 14:   Las Vegas, NV
   
    Route # 02 day 15:   Flight from Las Vegas

       
    .   McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas          McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas                End of USA Route # 02


   

   

   




                   

USA Routes ----- Travel ----- Klaus Tueshaus ----- Established: 05-OCT-2013 ----- Last Update: 25-MAR-2018