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legalquestions · Joined: 25 Mar 2007

I'm going on a 14 day trip to the western USA next month and I can't decide which trip to take. Which would you do? Please give me the benefit of your knowledge/experience..............

#1) LA/Hollywood/Venice Beach/Santa Barbara/Pacific coast highway/Malibu/Big Sur/Carmel/Monterey/San Fran/Yosemite

or,

#2) Phoenix/Sedona/Grand Canyon/Havasupai/Lake Powell/Monument Valley/Bryce Canyon/Zion/Moab/Arches

JustJohn · Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Location: Your computer screen

I'd say number one, but just because I'm partial to Yosemite

Dukey77777 · Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Location: Chungcheongbuk-do

#2 seems incredibly lame in comparison to #1. Unless you like being by yourself and without human contact much.

Bigfeet · Joined: 29 May 2008 Location: Grrrrr.....

Yeah, #1 if you want to see cities, #2 if you want to see natural sites.

raclos234 · Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Location: korea

take the weather into consideration...go with #1

R-Seoul · Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Location: your place

I've done most of #2 and i think it covers some of the most beautiful areas in the US and possibly the world. American cities are overrated, the national parks are the real highlight of the country...

Oh, but I should add I did #2 with a bunch of friends in a camper van. If you're not driving yourself won't be as good.

Please don't tell me this is a shudder Korean tour operator?

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Mr. BlackCat · Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Location: Insert witty remark HERE

I did #1 a few years back and it was fantastic. Only advice: you really don't need that much time in LA. It's a city of sites, not a city for being in. Get a car and you can easily do Hollywood/Beverly Hills, Venice Beach, West Hollywood and most everywhere else in a day. Malibu could be the second day. Yosemite was super. I went in May when all the snow was melting from the peaks and coming out through dozens of amazing waterfalls. *sigh*. I think of that when it hurts.

Oh, and SF is also really cool.

bossface · Joined: 05 Aug 2006

If you aren't on a tour and driving, the best 14-day West Coast tour, in my opinion, would be Seattle/Redwoods/SF/PCH-Big Sur-Santa Barbara OR Yosemite/LA/Vegas/Sedona or Grand Canyon, then I assume fly out of Phoenix, since it's the closest to Sedona, but don't hang out there unless you like golf or retirees. The roads are all reasonably interesting, and if you go through Yosemite or take PCH, you avoid the horribly boring California central valley.

I'd go with option 1 given these choices, better urban/nature mix. SF and LA are great cities, not overrated.

Colorado · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject:

I'm a west coast person and I say choose trip #1. Trip #2 will be hotter than hell in July. The Pacific Coast is much cooler all around and Yosemite is fine in Summer. Have a good time.

Shredd · Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Location: Pusan, South Korea

Mr. BlackCat · Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Location: Insert witty remark HERE

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I wouldn't go out and say LA is *beep*. Is just isn't as good as the rest of California that I saw. I didn't have a car while there which made it that much worse, but it is sort of cool walking around Hollywood and Rodeo Drive just for the recognition factor. I just made the mistake of staying too long and not having as much time as I would have liked for Yosemite. That place was awesome, literally. It inspired awe in me. May was the perfect time to go, I'm sure July will be hotter and more crowded, though.