Date: July 13 – July 31
another day in brackets for those who decided to set off on a total 4-week route.
1 – 2 (15 – 16) day
Flight from Warsaw to Las Vegas. Transfer to Kanab, overnight at Days Inn & Suites.
3 (17) day
We will try to re-randomize entry to Wave. A day to encounter the largest canyon on Earth. We go to the northern rim of the Grand Canyon, where we can go for a walk to the Angel Point lookout point, and for sunset we will go to theValhalla plateau. Overnight in Kanab at Days Inn & Suites.
4 (18) day
If the previous day we draw entry to The Wave – we will devote that day to this extraordinary place, which is one of a kind, unless we make another attempt to draw entry to the famousThe Wave. Trip toZion National Park. Important places – trekking theNarrows, photographingCheckerboard Mesa, view of the Zion Valley. People who continue the expedition from the first half of July will go with me to the Kolob canyon, where we will get to know other faces of Zion Park. Overnight in Kanab at Days Inn & Suites.
5 (19) day
If we draw entry to The Wave the previous day – we will dedicate that day to this extraordinary place, which is one of a kind. If we don’t win, we will go toBryce Canyon National Park, where we will choose trekking along one of the many routes among rock spiers –hoodoos. Then we continue our journey to Escalante, where we will spend the next two nights. We will rest at the Cowboy Country Inn in Escalante.
6 (20) days
A day to exploreEscalante Grand Staircase National Monument and the slot canyons alongHarris Wash, where we will reach the gravel roadHole in the Rock Trailthat was long ago followed early settlers in Utah. Depending on the weather and water conditions, we will try to visit the Zebra Slot canyon, Peek-a-boo slotor others (after consulting the rangers) and the devil’s garden. We return to Escalante for the night at the Cowboy Country Inn.
7 (21) day
After an early wake-up, we set off on another extremely intense day – starting from the scenic route 12, considered the most beautiful road in the USA, then we will go to the little-known Red Canyon. Then, depending on time and courage, we can either enter theCapitol Reefnational park along theBullfrog Trailgravel road, overcoming theCorkscrew serpentines, or go to Capitol Reef valleys of temples. Again, depending on how much we like it along the way and how much time we devote to photos, the further plan may include the Goblin Valley – Goblin Valley State Park and/or Natural Bridges National Monument. We will spend the next two nights in Monticello at The Monticello Inn.
8 (22) day
From Monticello we will go to Dead Horse Point State Park and then to Canyonlands National Park where we can admire even more extensive views than over the Colorado Canyon. Then we will challenge theShaffer Trailleading from the edge of the sky island of Island in the Sky to the plateau with theWhite Rim Trail winding along its edge.If time permits, we will try reach the Colorado River. Then we head throughthe Potash Lakesto Monticello to the Blue Mountain Horsehead Inn**. On the way, in the evening, we may have time to visit the Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument, where there is one of the largest collections of petroglyphs – Indian rock carvings created by people of prehistoric cultures, Anasazi, Fremont and Navajo over the course of 2,000 years . Return to The Monticello Inn in Monticello for the night.
9 (23) day
In the morning we will go to Arches National Park, where we will start the day with trekking throughDevil’s Gardens to the longest rock arch in the world –Landscape Arch.In time During the greatest heat, we will return toMoab, an atmospheric city at the gates of the park. After lunch in a restaurant where you can taste burgers with buffalo meat, we will spend the rest of the day in Arches, admiring unusual arches and other rock formations –Park Avenue, Balanced Rock, Delicate ArchandWindows Section . Then we head north to Fruita where we stay overnight at Super 8.
9 (23) day
On the way north towards Yellowstone we will admire the beautiful lake behind the Flaming Gorge Dam with vultures and eagles circling overhead, and we will also stop to visitDinosaur National Monument, where you can touch real dinosaur bones . Late in the evening we reach Green River, where we will stay at the Super 8 for the night.
10 (24) day
From Green River we will reachJackson Hole, an atmospheric town at the foot ofGrand Teton National Park. We will admire this park from several viewpoints because our main goal isYellowstone National Park . We will start with the West Thumb Basin geyser complex onYellowstone Lake. Then we will stop for a walk between theUpper and Biscuit geyser basins, with the famous geyser. Old Faithful and many others, then Midway Geyser Basin – where there is an extraordinary spring Grand Prismatic Spring. Further on the way, we will visit Lower Geyser Basin and try to catch the sunset onFirehole Lake Drive. For the night we head to West Yellowstone on the edge of Yellowstone National Park, where the Westwood Motel (for groups < 4 participants) or the Travelers Lodge (for groups > 4 participants) awaits us.
11 (25) day
After breakfast, we return, starting the day by visiting the hot springsMammoth Springsin the north ofYellowstone National Park.Then we will reach theNorris Geothermal Pool , along the way we will stop near theYellowstone Fallswaterfall. We will also go look for bison, wolves and bears in the Hayden Valley. Overnight at the Westwood Motel or Travelers Lodge in West Yellowstone.
12 (26) day
A long day on the road, because we have to cover the route from West Yellowstone to Missoula, where we will stay at Motel 6. On the way, we will stop inBute, a city that, at the end of the 19th century, thanks to the mining of copper and other metals For a time it became the richest city in the USA.
13 (27) day
The journey continues, this time we will pass the foot of the powerful volcano Mt Reinier National Park, and if nothing interrupts us on the way, in the late afternoon we will reachthe volcano St. Helens. Overnight at FairBridge Inn & Suites DuPont ***.
14 (28) day
We will spend the day exploring the various facets of Olympic National Park – from huge trees and the amazing Hoh Valley rainforest, to tidal shores with anemones and starfish hiding among amazing rocks. Overnight in the legendary Forks at the Pacific Inn Motel.
15 (29) day
Transfer to Seattle from where we fly to Poland. Depending on connections, you will most likely arrive in Warsaw the next day.
