Phoenix to Vancover

This section of our itinerary is in the planning stage. Any suggestions on places to camp or motels?

Utah

Following many hours of research, this is what I came up with. We still would like a place to camp or motel around Anasazi State Park Museum and Ancient Indian Village. 

June 8 (Day 1):            Set up camp in Moab area for two nights. Moab is 3hrs from Ouray.

                                     Visit Dead Horse Point. C on map. 45 min from Moab.

June 9 (Day 2):           Arches at sunrise. Allow 3-4 hours with in the park. B on the map.

                                    Grand View Point. Allow 3-4 hours. D on the map.

                                    Back to camp at Moab

June 10 (Day 3):         Capital Reef area. E on the map. Capital Reef is 2.25 hrs from Moab.

                                    Allow most of the day.

Continue on to Anasazi State Park Museum and Ancient Indian Village 1 hr from Capitol Reef. Camp

June 11 (Day 4):         Break camp. Allow day for Anasazi State Park Museum and Ancient Indian Village. F on the map.

                                    Ride on to Rainbow point. G on the map.

                                    Camp in area

June 12 (Day 5):         Break camp. Ride to Zion Park. H on the map.  2 hrs from Rainbow
                                    Point

                                    Set up camp (1 night only)

                                    Ride on to Monument Valley. 4 hrs from Zion. Camp or motel for two
                                    nights.

June 13 (Day 6):         Explore Monument Valley. 4 hrs from Zion.

                                               

June 14 (Day 7):         Petrified Forest AZ. 3 hrs from Monument Valley.

                                    Set up camp then visit forest.

         

St Louis, MO to Moab, UT

From St. Louis we'll ride 7.5 hours to our next sleeping stop in Oklahoma City, OK.  Waking up in Oklahoma City it should be June 5. No plans for sightseeing yet.

Back on the interstate for another 7.5 hour drive.  Arriving in Las Vegas, NM. Yea, who knew there is also one in NM!  This is the point we may start to deviate from our schedule based on what we hear from locals and or may want to see.

Leaving NM from the North, we'll arrive and stay in Ouray, CO. 7.5 hour ride.  A little Ouray info: Originally established by miners chasing silver and goldin the surrounding mountains, the town at one time boasted more horses and mules than people.Prospectors arrived in the area in 1875. In 1877, William Weston and George Barber found the Gertrude and Una gold veins in Imogene Basin, six miles southeast of Ouray. Climate:Spring is generally cool with early spring often bringing the largest snowfalls; late spring into early summer (mid-May through late June) is mild to warm and is usually the driest time of year. http://www.ouraycolorado.com/

Ouray is 7.5 hours from Moab, UT. Provided we don't get too sidetracked in the Ouray area we should arrive in Moab June 8.

NY to St. Louis

Going to hard slab it from home to St. Louis.  We have explored the hell out of NY and the surrounding states.  With plenty of friends and family in this area which we can ride to any time, we'll hop on the interstate and put it all in the side mirror ASAP.

About six hours to our first stop at a friend in OH.  Then we'll get up early for the eight hour ride to my sister's in St. Louis.