rubbaVdub
Beer Enthusiast
- Location
- Ottawa, Canada
- Car(s)
- GTI MKV TSI DSG
Hey guys,
I'm going to be flying out Vegas with my best friend at the end of the month and plan to make a road trip to Cali out of it. I've only ever been down the eastern seaboard and this will be my third time in the USA. So I'm looking for some ideas as to what we can do.
We want to avoid the tourist thing, but there are a few popular spots I've always wanted to see. We're going to incorporate some camping and roughing it, no real itinerary, just a vague plan.
The plan is to spend a night or two in Vegas and pick up a rental car. From there we're probably going to check out the Hoover dam and continue inland to the Grand Canyon. I have no interest in Grand Canyon tours but have always wanted to see it. What does interest me is kayaking the Colorado River... any thoughts on this?
After staying at the Grand Canyon for a night we'll be heading toward Southern California. We're going to be camping in Joshua Tree for a night and continuing to San Diego. From there we head to the LA area for a day/night and probably check out some bars. Depending on our rental car I also want to drive the crap out of the Mulholland Highway. Anybody in the area want to rent me their GTI for an afternoon? I'll pay you in maple syrup and bacon k?
After that we drive north into Sequoia park for some more camping. After that we drive back to coast and north to San Francisco, hopefully making some cool stops along the way.
When all is said and done, we're probably going to be flying home out of Sacramento. Really, I'm just looking for a flight to Ottawa for under $200. Sacramento seems to be the cheapest other than Vegas. I would be willing to drive as far North as Oregon to fly home if the price was right.
Please throw me some suggestions. We are both outdoorsy guys. Neither of us have ever seen a desert before. I'm looking for hole-in-the-wall awesomeness (not a glory hole), cheap lodging, cheap rental cars, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, swimming, epic food, interesting characters, hidden culture.
I'm greatly looking forward to exploring this amazing country
I'm going to be flying out Vegas with my best friend at the end of the month and plan to make a road trip to Cali out of it. I've only ever been down the eastern seaboard and this will be my third time in the USA. So I'm looking for some ideas as to what we can do.
We want to avoid the tourist thing, but there are a few popular spots I've always wanted to see. We're going to incorporate some camping and roughing it, no real itinerary, just a vague plan.
The plan is to spend a night or two in Vegas and pick up a rental car. From there we're probably going to check out the Hoover dam and continue inland to the Grand Canyon. I have no interest in Grand Canyon tours but have always wanted to see it. What does interest me is kayaking the Colorado River... any thoughts on this?
After staying at the Grand Canyon for a night we'll be heading toward Southern California. We're going to be camping in Joshua Tree for a night and continuing to San Diego. From there we head to the LA area for a day/night and probably check out some bars. Depending on our rental car I also want to drive the crap out of the Mulholland Highway. Anybody in the area want to rent me their GTI for an afternoon? I'll pay you in maple syrup and bacon k?
After that we drive north into Sequoia park for some more camping. After that we drive back to coast and north to San Francisco, hopefully making some cool stops along the way.
When all is said and done, we're probably going to be flying home out of Sacramento. Really, I'm just looking for a flight to Ottawa for under $200. Sacramento seems to be the cheapest other than Vegas. I would be willing to drive as far North as Oregon to fly home if the price was right.
Please throw me some suggestions. We are both outdoorsy guys. Neither of us have ever seen a desert before. I'm looking for hole-in-the-wall awesomeness (not a glory hole), cheap lodging, cheap rental cars, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, swimming, epic food, interesting characters, hidden culture.
I'm greatly looking forward to exploring this amazing country
