Re: Is this plan for West Coast trip doable?

Some comments, your sightseeing in LA will be rushed if you leave a half
a day, don't forget to add time for traffic.
I found when I left LA area, there wasn't much until Santa Barbara, even
then it was expensive there.
There are some nice campsites around Big Sur area, I wished I'd spent
more time there.
One of my favs was pismo beach and I cancelled going to SF to stay there
longer. I made it to San Jose, so I could see silicon valley and turned
back.

Good luck and enjoy your trip.




Marek Zawadzki wrote:
> Hello.
>
> What do you think about this plan for an 11-day trip on the West Coast:
>
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> 1. Drive from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon, do some sight-seeing, sleep.
>
> 2. More GC, drive to Monument Valley, arrive in the evening.
>
> 3. MV sight-seeing, leave to Los Angeles around noon. Sleep along the road.
>
> 4. Arrive to LA around noon, do Beverly Hills, Hollywood and one studio,
> leave to San Francisco at night. Sleep after leaving LA.
>
> 5-7. Drive Highway-1 north to SF, stopping by if a place is nice.
>
> 8. Arrive to SF around noon, do Alcatraz, Golden Gate, downtown). Sleep.
>
> 9. Drive east to Yosemite, arrive afternoon, do a short hike and sleep.
>
> 10. Hike in Yosemite, sleep.
>
> 11. Leave to SF in the morning, maybe do some more sight-seeing there,
> get to the airport for an 11pm flight (already booked).
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>
>
> This is my modified version from an original trip where I wanted to go from
> MV to Death Valley and then Sequoia, Yosemite, San Francisco and end up in LA
> (longer). The current one is shorter and also allows me to skip Yosemite
> if I find other places more interesting.
>
> So what do you think about it? I'm targeting into campings and since I'm not
> sure how long will it take to get from one place to antother and exactly how
> much time I'll need to see things I don't want to make any reservations in
> advance - does that make sense?
>
> Thanks and I appreciate your advices.
>
> -marek

I suppose it's doable, but you'll be spending an awful lot of time just
driving.

I think you'd have a more enjoyable trip if you cut out one of those
destinations. Personally I'd recommend skipping L.A. and spending more
time in San Francisco, which is generally considered a much more
interesting town for tourists.

Jim