road trip suggestions?!?

sweetie6609

Well since the massacre in Tucson over the weekend, we've decided to hold off on visiting there until later, esp since the Pres is supposed to be coming in tom.  So where's a good place to visit & spend like 2 days, while not spending a lot of money around here??  Where would you ladies choose for a short 2-3 day trip?

NesJas

We are actually going up to Williams/Flagstaff next month to see the Grand Canyon. They are having a special now for a train ride to the Grand Canyon and a hotel stay for 1 night for two people for $273.00, so we are doing that. Then spending a day or two in Flagstaff.

 If that is too far maybe Sedona and Jerome on the way to Sedona. We did that like 4 years ago and loved it.

Syndelin

That train ride to the canyon is really fun! 

NesJas

Syndelin:

That train ride to the canyon is really fun! 

I saw that on your FB, how was it? I've never been but DH has and I cant wait. I havent been to the GC in about 16 years.

elyselowe

Anywhere up north is really pretty, this time of year especially. If you've never been to Sedona or Jerome area I think that's definitely a nice trip for a couple days.

homespunmetier

you could do the jermone/sedona thing like pp said...also theres pinetop, globe, bisbee, or prescott

sweetie6609

Thanks ladies, but all your suggestions sound so cold & snowy to me!  haha  We've been to the Canyon twice & will prob. go again when some relatives come in March & we were to Sedona & Flagstaff, but never any of the other places.  I'll have to check them out.  Are they just pretty much places you'd do outdoorsy stuff, or are there other things to do? 

I thought about driving up to the 4 corners part to see that, but it doesn't look like there's anything else to do up there.  One website said it's pretty remote up there.  Have any of u been?

Syndelin

NesJas:

I saw that on your FB, how was it? I've never been but DH has and I cant wait. I havent been to the GC in about 16 years.

It was great!  We took my mom because she's never been on a train and always has wanted to ride on one.  Her and I both enjoyed it a lot.  They have a few kind of corny type things...  actors robbing the train and such, but even that was kind of neat.  Also they had some musicians come through the cars singing and playing guitar.  They give you enough time to see the canyon and go quite a ways really before the return trip. 

The hotel rooms weren't much, but the outside of the hotel is really gorgeous. The buffet breakfast food at the train stop is horrible, I don't rec it at all.  LOL

 

 

NesJas

Thanks Syndelin! I cant wait to go on it

 

 Also, if you dont like to do outdoor stuff, maybe Vegas?

Tayrusso

sweetie6609:

Well since the massacre in Tucson over the weekend, we've decided to hold off on visiting there until later, esp since the Pres is supposed to be coming in tom.  So where's a good place to visit & spend like 2 days, while not spending a lot of money around here??  Where would you ladies choose for a short 2-3 day trip?

Would you want two tickets to the Kartchner Caverns? 

I got them for Casey for our one year anni, but we never got around to using them.  I think they expire in May.  We're not going to get there before the babe comes, and I know we won't be up for hiking directly after she comes either.

jj4ever04

i would say Jerome but if you don't want to travel north perhaps Tombstone

Kat174

sedona is really pretty.  a coworker and i went up for the day and we just drove around.  we hit a hiking trail that she knows and there was the remains of this old stone house that we got to take pictures at right near the begining of a trail.  plus there are some cute hokey stores... apparently some ppl believe sedona to be this ufo/alien portal or something, so they have a bunch of psychic type stores.