CALIFORNIA DRIVE (June 2014)

My niece was graduating high school, so instead of just a quick flight out from Colorado to California and back, I decided to drive and take the opportunity to explore some classic pieces of the West that had been missing from my checklist.

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NEW MEXICO: Bandelier, Cochiti Lake, Kasha-Katuwe

ARIZONA: Meteor Crater, Sedona, Montezuma Castle

CALIFORNIA: Joshua Tree, Newport, Balboa, Nixon museum, Hollywood, La Brea tar pits, Griffith Observatory

NEVADA: Las Vegas

UTAH: Zion (the Narrows), Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Cedar Breaks, Cedar City, Bryce Canyon, Kodachrome Basin,
Boulder, Capitol Reef, Pando, Goblin State Park, Little Wild Horse Canyon, Sego Canyon