The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
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Day504

Day 504 — Down to the Valley of the Sun — Jerome

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442Carlsbad Caverns443White Sands444North to Roswell445Little Green Men446Free Day447North to Santa Fe448The Plaza & the Art449Meow Wolf & More450Taos, Pueblo to Ski Valley451Free Day452Down to Albuquerque453Old Town & the Tram454Pueblos & Petroglyphs455Free Day456West on Route 66457Painted Desert & a Crater458North to Navajo country459Canyon de Chelly & Four Corners460To Monument Valley461The Buttes462North into Utah463Arches464Canyonlands465River & Rimrock466Free Day467Northwest to Salt Lake468Temple Square & the Capitol469Park City470Free Day471Out to Great Basin472Caves, Pines & Stars473The Extraterrestrial Highway474West to Death Valley475Below Sea Level476East to the Strip477The Strip478Hoover Dam479Old Vegas480Free Day481Northeast to Zion482Zion Canyon483Angels Landing or the Narrows484Bryce Amphitheater485Free / Hoodoo Day486East to Capitol Reef487The Waterpocket Fold488South to Lake Powell489Slot Canyon & the Bend490To the Grand Canyon491The South Rim492Into the Canyon493Free Day494South to Flagstaff495Route 66 & the Stars496Free Day497South to Sedona498Red Rocks499Jeeps & Canyons500Free Day501Up to Jerome502The Ghost Town503Free Day504Down to the Valley of the Sun505Desert Gardens & Camelback506Wright & the Heard507Free Day508Southeast to the Old West509Gunfights & Copper510Free Day511Northwest to Tucson512Saguaro & the Desert Museum513The White Dove514Free Day515West to California

Off the mountain into the desert.

  1. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM(On the road)· 2h

    Jerome, AZ → Phoenix, AZCommuting & Travel

    Down the switchbacks off Cleopatra Hill and south through Prescott and the Bradshaw Mountains — three thousand feet of descent, and the saguaros start where the pines stop.