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Las Vegas (Trip 32)CULTURA TRAVEL / BEN PIPE PHOTOGRAPHY / GETTY IMAGES ©
MOTHER NATURE HAD SOME FUN IN THE SOUTHWEST. Red rock canyons crack across ancient plateaus. Hoodoos cluster like conspirators on remote slopes. Whisper-light sand dunes shimmer on distant horizons. Wildflowers, saguaros and ponderosa pines lure you in for a closer look.
Our trips across the Southwest swoop from scrubby deserts to the majestic Grand Canyon, from sandstone buttresses sculpted by desert winds to the shimmering lights of Las Vegas. En route, dramatic landscapes and movie locations unfold on all sides – this is the road trip as it was meant to be driven! Fill your tank, don your Ray-Bans and set off in search of the Southwest!
Southwest Trips
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w Four Corners Cruise 10 DaysLoop past the Southwest’s biggest
and boldest parks and sights. (p411)
x Fantastic Canyon Voyage4–5 Days
Cowboy up in Wickenburg, enjoy views in Jerome, then applaud the Grand Canyon. (p423)
y Zion & Bryce National Parks6 Days
Red-rock grandeur in two stunning national parks. (p435)
z Monument Valley &Trail of the Ancients 5 Days
Ancient and modern-day indigenous tribal cultures on display. (p445)
{ High & Low Roads to Taos2–4 Days
Take the mountains up and the canyons down, looping between iconic destinations. (p453)
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M E X I C OU S A
NEWMEXICO
COLORADO
CALIFORNIA
NEVADA
ARIZONA
WYOMING
UTAH
P A C I F I CO C E A N
Golfo deCalifornia
TimpanogosCave NationalMonument
MojaveNationalPreserve
DeathValley
NationalPark
GrandCanyon
National Park
GrandStaircase-EscalanteNational
Monument
Navajo IndianReservation
HualapaiIndianReservation
San CarlosApache
Tribe ReservationTohonoO'odhamIndian
Reservation
Fort ApacheIndian
Reservation
KaibabNational
Forest
LincolnNationalForest
Dixie NationalForest
GilaNationalForest
HumboldtNationalForest
Manti-La SalNationalForest
San Juan National Forest
Santa FeNationalForest
TontoNationalForest
White RiverNationalForest
Presa ElNovillo
AguasTemales
GreatSaltLake
LakeMead
LakeMohave
Green
River
RioGr
ande
Caliente
Cannonville
Page
CedarCity Durango
Taos
ElyNephi
Moab
Socorro
Monticello
Farmington
Tijuana
Santa Barbara Albuquerque
El Paso
Provo
Ensenada Sonoyta
Nogales
Fresno
Bakersfield
Elko
Las Vegas
Ogden
Casa Grande
PrescottKingman
GrandJunction
Pueblo
Mesa
FlagstaffGallup
Alamogordo
Las CrucesTucson
San Diego
SantaFe
Denver
Cheyenne
Mexicali
Los Angeles
Salt LakeCity
Phoenix
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Southwest Trips
| Big Bend Scenic Loop 5–7 DaysMinimalist art, mystery lights and star
parties lead the way to Big Bend. (p463)
} Hill Country 2–5 DaysThis drive strings together some of
Texas’ most welcoming towns. (p471)
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NEBRASKA
KANSAS
ARKANSAS
TEXAS
MISSOURI
OKLAHOMA
Gulf ofMexico
Big BendNationalPark
Osage IndianReservation
OuachitaNational
Forest
Black Gap WildlifeManagement Area
Davy CrockettNationalForest
ComancheNationalGrassland
Missouri River
PossumKingdomLake
LakeMcConaugh
Lake Texoma
Colorado River
Canadia
n River
Rio Grande
Sonora
VanHorn
Alpine
Dalhart
Fredericksburg
Raton
FortStockton
Springfield
Lawton
FortSmith
Bartlesville
Odessa
KansasCity
Houston
Lubbock
Tulsa
SanAntonio
Amarillo
Dallas
Lamar
Roswell
Texarkana
AbileneWaco
Wichita
Huntsville
CorpusChristi
Austin
OklahomaCity
Topeka
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DON'T MISS
Horseshoe BendIf you’re a sucker for a gobsmacking view, stroll to this cliff-side perch to look at the Colorado River – 1100ft below, on Trip w
Santuario de Chimayó This 1816 adobe church is home to miracle healings and is the site of the largest Catholic pilgrimage in the US. Find it on Trip {
Beer Drinking Grab an ice-cold Shiner Bock and join the locals at Gruene Hall or on the Terlingua Porch, in Trips |}
Canyoneering Rock-climb up then rappel down through narrow slot canyons on Trip y
Airport MesaIt’s an easy scramble to a sweeping 360-degree view of Sedona’s monolithic red rocks on Trip x
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