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Originally Posted by Mr Sunshine

.....cut..... It's a long ways from Florida! ....cut.....

Any comments about Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon will be appreciated.

Yes, it is a very long way, which makes me want to drive a lot initially until I get to at least Colorado, where I start feeling like I’m on vacation.

As a point of reference, the last time I started in south Florida, it took me almost two days to my house in SE Texas (1,100+ miles), on day 3 we made it to Amarillo (600 miles), day 4 was relatively short to SE corner of Colorado, then days 5 and 6 taking scenic routes through Colorado on way to Moab, which is just outside Arches. So yeah, it took us 6 days to just get to Arches.

On way back when we left Zion we went to North Rim, then down to I-40, where we headed east to follow same route back from Amarillo. Basically, I spent close to 2 weeks just getting there and back.

Some day I would like to do a trip like that without time limitations. I would still try to get to Colorado quickly, but would like to spend more time exploring on way there and back. High on my list is the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, not too far from Moab and Arches, and it’s on the way traveling from the east. What we saw during a road detour was spectacular — a traffic accident turned out to be an unexpected gift for us.