Day 3 (Thu Jun 11, 2026): To Grand Canyon

Day's Summary: Across New Mexico to the Grand Canyon. Overnight: Bright Angel Lodge.

Route 66 Desert Rose in Vega, TX

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Road Trip Packing Overview

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Route 66 Desert Rose in Vega, TX

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Road Trip Packing Overview

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Route 66 Desert Rose in Vega, TX

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Glenrio, TX

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Glenrio, TX [DRONE]

Great overhead footage!

Glenrio, TX [DRONE]

Short video of the drone crash.

Glenrio, TX [SONY]

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Glenrio, TX [SONY]

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Glenrio, TX [SONY]

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Del's Restaurant in Tucumcari, NM

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Del's Restaurant in Tucumcari, NM

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Cruising through Tucumcari, NM

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Parachute Guy

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Mile Marker 294

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Beautiful sunset @ MM 255

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50 miles to Flagstaff

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20 minutes to Flagstaff

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Palo Duro S.P.:	[Day 1]	Tue Jun 9	Drive day: home to Clinton, OK	Drive day: home to Clinton, OK · 8 videos
	[Day 2]	Wed Jun 10	Palo Duro Canyon State Park	Palo Duro Canyon State Park · 39 videos
Grand Canyon N.P.:	[Day 3]	Thu Jun 11	Across New Mexico to the Grand Canyon	Across New Mexico to the Grand Canyon · 19 videos
	[Day 4]	Fri Jun 12	Grand Canyon South Rim	Grand Canyon South Rim · 13 videos
	[Day 5]	Sat Jun 13	Grand Canyon South Rim	Grand Canyon South Rim · 36 videos
	[Day 6]	Sun Jun 14	Grand Canyon South Rim	Grand Canyon South Rim · 7 videos
	[Day 7]	Mon Jun 15	Grand Canyon South Rim	Grand Canyon South Rim · 18 videos
	[Day 8]	Tue Jun 16	Grand Canyon South Rim	Grand Canyon South Rim · 8 videos
	[Day 9]	Wed Jun 17	Last full day at the Grand Canyon	Last full day at the Grand Canyon · 22 videos
Las Vegas:	[Day 10]	Thu Jun 18	To Las Vegas	To Las Vegas · 16 videos
	[Day 11]	Fri Jun 19	Las Vegas	Las Vegas · 16 videos
	[Day 12]	Sat Jun 20	Las Vegas	Las Vegas · 51 videos
Death Valley:	[Day 13]	Sun Jun 21	Into Death Valley	Into Death Valley · 19 videos
	[Day 14]	Mon Jun 22	Death Valley	Death Valley · 26 videos
	[Day 15]	Tue Jun 23	Leaving Death Valley; the long drive east to Tucumcari, NM	Leaving Death Valley; the long drive east to Tucumcari, NM · 10 videos
Arcades!:	[Day 16]	Wed Jun 24	DFW arcades	DFW arcades · 27 videos
	[Day 17]	Thu Jun 25	The drive home. Trip total: 4,697 miles	The drive home. Trip total: 4,697 miles · 10 videos
Route Map:	[Route][all maps]
Fuel Log:	[Fuel]