Driving down classic two-lane American roads, passing by great displays of neon signs, rusty middle-of-nowhere truck shops, all-time favorite pop numbers "I would walk 500-miles" playing on the car stereo .. all along just making that unforgettable journey through diverse American landscapes and people .... welcome to The Great American Road Trip!
The Mother Road or The Historic Route 66 will be the road of choice for parts of the trip, mainly in states of AZ, NM and TX. This historic route will turn your mini-van into a time machine! Spring coincidentally happens to be the best time to drive along this corridor. The journey along this route can be comfortably done in a week, along with a few detours planned for attractions.
Destination State 1: Colorado (Fly in city Denver )
Attractions: Great Sand Dunes National Park
Cities: Denver, Colorado Springs
Destination State 2: Utah
Attractions Stops: The Bonneville Salt Flats, Capitol Reef National Park
Cities: Salt Lake City
Destination State 3: Arizona
Attractions Stops: Route 66, Oatman Old Ghost Town
Cities: Flagstaff, Phoenix
Destination State 4: New Mexico
Possible Attractions: Carlsbad Caverns, Route 66, El Rancho Hotel and Motel
Cities: Albuquerque, Gallup
Destination State 5: Texas (Fly out city Austin)
Attractions: Route 66, Interstate 10 (U.S.-Mexico Border) & Route 90, Big Bend National Park
Cities: El Paso to Marathon, Austin
OR
Drive along Route 66 crossing Way point destination states: Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois (Fly out city - Chicago)
Major classic road trip routes: Historic Route 66 also (States covered: at least AZ, NM, TX and OK, KN, MO, IL if possible ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_66
Music playlists: http://hubpages.com/hub/Best-Road-Trip-Songs-Playlist
Route 66 TakeMytrip: http://www.takemytrip.com/07sedona/07_14b.htm
More information building up .. comments are welcome.
