I'm glad I saw your message on the FB page - great video with lots of cool info! I took a bunch of notes to add to my 25 pages of notes already taken from different media, LOL. You made me giggle - great job guys!
So glad it was helpful! And thrilled to know we made you giggle, lol 😁 Thank you for watching & commenting...we value your support! When are you planning to explore the parks?
We are planning our first trip to Grand Canyon, Bryce, Zion, and Arches. We are looping to/from Vegas and have 1 night at/near each park. We are going next month, the week of Thanksgiving. I know it's not enough time but it's all we have. I also want to go to the Hoover Dam on our way from Vegas to Grand Canyon and Horseshoe Bend on the way to Arches. We would like to do some hiking and one horseback or donkey ride. I will take notes from your video but if you have any advice, tips or suggestions, I would love them. What park do you recommend taking a horseback/donkey ride? I see sunset is at 5 pm, I'm thinking of doing the long drives at night (from Horseshoe Bend to Arches and Arches to Bryce). Is that a good plan or will we miss a lot of great sights we would see in the day light?
Thank you so much for watching our lengthy, informative video! Sounds like a pretty good trip plan, even if you only get one day at each park. We highly recommend you do not drive after sunset (which could be earlier than 5pm because of mountains) or before dawn. These roads go through areas with a whole lot of wildlife, and they come out mostly during that time frame. It can be very dangerous and there is limited cell service on some of these roads. As far as horse/donkey rides, we definitely suggest Bryce Canyon. April has done it there and absolutely loved it. From what we can tell when we entered your planned parks/stops, it seems as though you will be too limited on time in 7 days. We would advise that you consider which places are your top priorities...Arches appears to be quite out of the way, but if it is a priority, then you can eliminate something else to have it make more sense. Please feel free to ask us any more questions! :-)
@@GoTravelOnTheCheap more towards the end. We'll start around denver and monument valley, then Utah. Already been to capital reef, zion and bryce before, but this time it'll be with the kids :) Thanks!
Near the end of April, snow is much less likely, but still possible. Obviously, chances are increased at higher elevations. Have any prior experience driving in snow? And how old are the kids? 🙂
@@GoTravelOnTheCheap they'll be 9 and 11, old enough to make memories and young enough to still be excited to build a campfire :) I have experience driving in snow in Europe, but not in combination with no phone reception and unpaved roads :) We'll keep an eye on the situation when we get closer to the trip and adapt where needed! Thanks again for the video and answers, it helps to prep
@@youpremium4466 Sounds like a plan! You'll be just fine as long as you are cautious. But don't be overly paranoid, haha. Your kids are at the perfect ages for a trip like this! Check into the Junior Ranger programs; they might turn their nose at it at first, but I bet they'll enjoy it in the end 👍🏼
I'm glad I saw your message on the FB page - great video with lots of cool info! I took a bunch of notes to add to my 25 pages of notes already taken from different media, LOL. You made me giggle - great job guys!
So glad it was helpful! And thrilled to know we made you giggle, lol 😁
Thank you for watching & commenting...we value your support!
When are you planning to explore the parks?
We are planning our first trip to Grand Canyon, Bryce, Zion, and Arches. We are looping to/from Vegas and have 1 night at/near each park. We are going next month, the week of Thanksgiving. I know it's not enough time but it's all we have. I also want to go to the Hoover Dam on our way from Vegas to Grand Canyon and Horseshoe Bend on the way to Arches. We would like to do some hiking and one horseback or donkey ride. I will take notes from your video but if you have any advice, tips or suggestions, I would love them. What park do you recommend taking a horseback/donkey ride? I see sunset is at 5 pm, I'm thinking of doing the long drives at night (from Horseshoe Bend to Arches and Arches to Bryce). Is that a good plan or will we miss a lot of great sights we would see in the day light?
Thank you so much for watching our lengthy, informative video!
Sounds like a pretty good trip plan, even if you only get one day at each park. We highly recommend you do not drive after sunset (which could be earlier than 5pm because of mountains) or before dawn. These roads go through areas with a whole lot of wildlife, and they come out mostly during that time frame. It can be very dangerous and there is limited cell service on some of these roads. As far as horse/donkey rides, we definitely suggest Bryce Canyon. April has done it there and absolutely loved it. From what we can tell when we entered your planned parks/stops, it seems as though you will be too limited on time in 7 days. We would advise that you consider which places are your top priorities...Arches appears to be quite out of the way, but if it is a priority, then you can eliminate something else to have it make more sense.
Please feel free to ask us any more questions! :-)
Thanks! We'll be coming from Europe next April for a 3 weeks Camper holiday. Is April OK to visit these parks? Or still too much snow?
Our pleasure!
At the beginning of April or more near the end?
@@GoTravelOnTheCheap more towards the end. We'll start around denver and monument valley, then Utah. Already been to capital reef, zion and bryce before, but this time it'll be with the kids :) Thanks!
Near the end of April, snow is much less likely, but still possible. Obviously, chances are increased at higher elevations. Have any prior experience driving in snow? And how old are the kids? 🙂
@@GoTravelOnTheCheap they'll be 9 and 11, old enough to make memories and young enough to still be excited to build a campfire :) I have experience driving in snow in Europe, but not in combination with no phone reception and unpaved roads :) We'll keep an eye on the situation when we get closer to the trip and adapt where needed! Thanks again for the video and answers, it helps to prep
@@youpremium4466 Sounds like a plan! You'll be just fine as long as you are cautious. But don't be overly paranoid, haha. Your kids are at the perfect ages for a trip like this! Check into the Junior Ranger programs; they might turn their nose at it at first, but I bet they'll enjoy it in the end 👍🏼