День 1

First Day: Travel to Tucumcari, New Mexico

• Home in Garland

• 7:30 am - 178.1 миль / 2 часа 51 минута - 10:23 am

  First Fuel Stop

• 10:38 am - 75.9 миль / час 16 минут - 11:55 am

  Sonic, Childress for traditional lunch

• 12:35 pm - 110.7 миль / час 50 минут - 2:28 pm

  Pilot Travel Center #436

  Traditional stop for gas and refreshments and relief on most of our trips. It's only 180 miles from the previous gas stop which was prior to Vernon.

• 2:28 pm - 117.4 миль / час 38 минут - 3:07 pm

  Best Western Discovery Inn

День 2

• Best Western Discovery Inn

• 8:15 am - 530.6 миль / 7 часов 13 минут - 2:29 pm

  Best Western Plus Inn of Williams

День 3

• Best Western Plus Inn of Williams

  This Best Western is only slightly higher priced than the Holiday Inn. But it has a fine restaurant in the lobby area.

• 8:00 am - 251.7 миль / 4 часа 7 минут - 12:09 pm

  Red Rock National Conservation Park

  National Park Service's newest park. Brief stop if we're good on time to see the Visitor's Center and get a Passport cancellation.

• 12:20 pm - 137.4 миль / 2 часа 50 минут - 3:12 pm

  Stovepipe Wells Hotel

День 4

• Stovepipe Wells Hotel

День 5

• Stovepipe Wells Hotel

  Same hotel we had to cancel in 2020 due to COVID. Two nights here . . . the arrival night and the next night after a full day of touring Death Valley. Gas station on site there.

• 8:00 am - 38.5 миль / 39 минут - 9:15 am

  Star Wars Canyon

  This is the world-famous location where fighter aircraft make extreme low passes. Crowds gather to watch when the jets are in action. Worth a quick stop to see if there's any activity. There isn't any schedule.

• 10:00 am - 164.6 миль / 3 часа 13 минут - 1:14 pm

  Mono Lake's Turfas

  This is the famous place for Turfa features. We'll spend a very short time to walk to the lake's short to see. Then, on to the Visitor's center.

• 1:39 pm - 12.0 миль / 21 минута - 2:01 pm

  Mono Basin Scenic Area Visitor Center

  Quick Visitor Center stop to learn about Mono Lake and Turfas.

• 2:36 pm - 1.8 миль / 3 минуты - 2:40 pm

  Whoa Nellie Deli

  Last Chance Gas Stop before heading up Tioga Pass and on to Yosemite. Has a deli if we wish to eat here. Other restaurants are available between the Visitor Center and herre.

• 3:40 pm - 76.0 миль / час 55 минут - 5:36 pm

  Upper Pines Campground, Curry Village, CA, USA

День 6 - 7

• Upper Pines Campground, Curry Village, CA, USA

День 8

• Upper Pines Campground, Curry Village, CA, USA

  Camping in the Yosemite Valley! Three nights, the night of our arrival, full day of sightseeing, 2nd night, another day of sightseeing, and then the final 3rd night before heading to Sequoia / Kings Canyon.

• 9:00 am - 178.7 миль / 4 часа 5 минут - 12:36 pm

  Sentinel Campground

День 9

• Sentinel Campground

День 10

• Sentinel Campground

  Two nights for 1-1/2 days in Sequoia / King's Canyon National Parks. Arrive after lunchtime on Day One. Next full day riding the parks. Depart the next morning, June 20th at 8:30 AM, to start heading for home. .

• 8:30 am - 481.6 миль / 8 часов 12 минут - 4:43 pm

  Holiday Inn Express & Suites Kingman

День 11

• Holiday Inn Express & Suites Kingman

• 8:00 am - 583.6 миль / 7 часов 56 минут - 4:57 pm

  Holiday Inn Express Santa Rosa

День 12

• Holiday Inn Express Santa Rosa

• 8:00 am - 535.6 миль / 8 часов 14 минут - 5:15 pm

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