Gianni Rondinini wrote:
>last summer my wife and me have been to usa 17 days. it was a
>wonderful holyday, as we expected it to be. we had already been there
>once, for our honey moon, and had a great time: places were wonderful
>and people was nice and kind with us --even if we're italian and the
>average italian tourist is really awful :(--.
That has not been our experience with Italian tourists, Gianni. After
having spent much time in Italy being treated graciously by the
Italian people that we met, we try extra hard to help out Italian
travelers here in the US. It's our pleasure to help now if we can.
>we're now planning to get back to usa this summer --during august--
>and we'd like to visit again some of those parks, would like to add
>someones and to avoid some others.
Most of the Southwest parks are very hot in the summer, but if you are
acclimatized to the heat, it's tolerable. We live near Phoenix, but
often make a point of going elsewhere during the worst part of summer.
>i'd like you to give us some suggestions about:
>- which parks of the above list are worth a full day and/or even two
>days?
Bryce is fine in summer, but you've been there. The North Rim of the
Grand Canyon is also pleasant (but avoid the hikes into the canyon
itself). Some other parts of Utah are also quite nice in the
summertime. Not all the most pretty and interesting places are in
Parks, by the way. Much depends upon what activities you want to do.
>- what parks can we visit in addiction to the ones on that list?
>- do you think that death valley is nicer at sunrise or in late
>afternoon?
Death Valley in the summer is pretty brutal, unless you are just
driving through in an air conditioned car.
>- would some of you please help us to prepare the journey for the next
>summer?.. we'd *really* love to get back to las vegas because it was so funny,
Yep, very *funny*.
>please consider we both love to take pictures of the landscapes, rocks
>and whatever else and will take our cameras with us this time, too.
>one last thing is i wouldn't want to drive more than 300/350 miles a
>day. what is more, we may need to rent a ford explorer this time --if
>2 friends will join us a taurus won't be enough--.
I'd suggest heading for the Sierra Nevada. You could take Highway 95
from Las Vegas to Beatty, then go west through Death Valley to Lone
Pine, California. The scenery is uniquely outstanding west of Lone
Pine, and north on Highway 395. You could cross into Yosemite National
Park, and if you wanted to extend the trip, make a loop back through
Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks.
We'll be happy to provide any additional details that you need.
Cheers,
Caveat
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