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May 2011 Road Trip (trip index)
VLA/Pie Town: [Day 1]Tue May 10Drive day
Drive day · 7 videos
[Day 2]Wed May 11The Very Large Array and Pie Town, NM; on to Grand Canyon Village
The Very Large Array and Pie Town, NM; on to Grand Canyon Village · 38 videos
Grand Canyon N.P. (South Rim): [Day 3]Thu May 12Grand Canyon South Rim
Grand Canyon South Rim · 16 videos
[Day 4]Fri May 13South Kaibab hike
South Kaibab hike · 22 videos
[Day 5]Sat May 14Bright Angel hike to Indian Garden
Bright Angel hike to Indian Garden · 13 videos
Grand Canyon N.P. (North Rim): [Day 6]Sun May 15To the North Rim; Bright Angel Point
To the North Rim; Bright Angel Point · 27 videos
[Day 7]Mon May 16North Rim: Walhalla Plateau
North Rim: Walhalla Plateau · 27 videos
Zion N.P.: [Day 8]Tue May 17To Zion; Observation Point hike
To Zion; Observation Point hike · 19 videos
[Day 9]Wed May 18The Narrows
The Narrows · 12 videos
[Day 10]Thu May 19Angels Landing and Kolob Canyons
Angels Landing and Kolob Canyons · 21 videos
Great Basin N.P.: [Day 11]Fri May 20To Great Basin National Park; Lehman Caves
To Great Basin National Park; Lehman Caves · 14 videos
[Day 12]Sat May 21Bonneville Salt Flats and Great Basin
Bonneville Salt Flats and Great Basin · 9 videos
Zion N.P. (II): [Day 13]Sun May 22Second visit to Zion, then on toward Bryce Canyon
Second visit to Zion, then on toward Bryce Canyon · 25 videos
Bryce Canyon N.P.: [Day 14]Mon May 23Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park · 29 videos
Arches N.P.: [Day 15]Tue May 24To Arches via Capitol Reef
To Arches via Capitol Reef · 22 videos
[Day 16]Wed May 25Devils Garden and Delicate Arch
Devils Garden and Delicate Arch · 14 videos
[Day 17]Thu May 26Fiery Furnace and Dead Horse Point
Fiery Furnace and Dead Horse Point · 8 videos
Canyonlands N.P.: [Day 18]Fri May 27Canyonlands: Island in the Sky and the Needles
Canyonlands: Island in the Sky and the Needles · 22 videos
Monument Valley/Mesa Verde N.P.: [Day 19]Sat May 28Monument Valley and Mesa Verde
Monument Valley and Mesa Verde · 16 videos
Great Sand Dunes N.P.: [Day 20]Sun May 29Great Sand Dunes: Star Dune hike
Great Sand Dunes: Star Dune hike · 11 videos
[Day 21/22]Mon May 30Great Sand Dunes backup day, then the drive east
Great Sand Dunes backup day, then the drive east · 4 videos
Route Map: [Route][all maps]
Interactive GPS route from the May 2011 trip. 22 days, 9 national parks, including all five of Utah's Mighty Five plus Grand Canyon.

Uses Garmin eTrex GPS data. Only partial GPS coverage for Days 2 and 3. Local time.

Map tiles © Esri, OpenStreetMap, USGS.

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