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GRAND CANYON AND NEW MEXICO - Road trip

A road trip headed out from Las Vegas to see the Grand Canyon. Continuing on to Monument Valley & Canyon de Chelly, then travelling into New Mexico and returning via Painted Desert/Petrified Forest. Photo shows: GRAND CANYON - Condor flight over Yavapai Point   HOW TO GET THERE We flew into Las Vegas. You could start from somewhere else as the main part of the trip is a circle, so if you go into another airport as your starting point you can break into the circle anywhere. (e.g. headed from Phoenix or Santa Fe). This is a 1900 mile round trip and we did it in a hired motor home, but you could plan out a similar route with a hire car and stay in motels\hotels. Allow another 200 miles or so for side trips.  ROUTE  LAS VEGAS You’ll need to stay overnight before picking up your motorhome if you’re arriving from outside the USA. If you have sufficient time on the day you arrive you can get a quick taster of the Las Vegas nightlife. The last stop is also Las Vegas if you fa...