Well last year's road trip was Utah, this year we're driving up to Denver and spending a few days with friends. Plan is driving up I-40 with a slight detour and staying overnight in Taos. Coming back we're staying in Mesa Verde with a tour in the morning.

The idea is to make it an easy drive rather than a day long marathon. Thinking of stops along the way in tacky tack tourist trap dives just for the nostalgia and hell of it. We do plan on stopping at the meteor crated outside of Winslow. Anyone else have ideas for along the way?

Thanks in advance.

How old is your daughter?

Meteor crater is so worth it.

Mesa Verde is awesome, any chance for Arches National park on your trip as well? That's one of my favs.

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How old is your daughter?

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Did you go to Dinosaur Natl Monument last year? On the Colo/Utah border, if I remember correctly.

Mesa Verde was one of the best park archeology tours I ever took. If they still take you up the ladder to climb thru one of the cliff houses, don't miss it. And they had a down-into-the valley floor dwellings as well.

Have fun for sure.

ever driven the "Royal Gorge" bridge or taken the shuttle ride down to canyon floor? Probably a good thing for that age.

Our daughter turned 12 this past April. Last year's roadtrip was great. We did the Olympic Park in Park City, the Easton Center for Archery in Salt Lake, a private tour of the Hoyt factory in Salt Lake, Dinosaur National Monument and Arches National Park.

This year's is going to be fun as well. I realize there's only a limited amount of time when my daughter thinks that boys are gross and fish aren't. Trying to make the most of it.

Eat here in Taos and have fun.
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Our daughter turned 12 this past April. Last year's roadtrip was great. We did the Olympic Park in Park City, the Easton Center for Archery in Salt Lake, a private tour of the Hoyt factory in Salt Lake, Dinosaur National Monument and Arches National Park.

This year's is going to be fun as well. I realize there's only a limited amount of time when my daughter thinks that boys are gross and fish aren't. Trying to make the most of it.

I'm really looking forward to taking similar trips with my daughter. Have fun and enjoy these moments.

I haven't been so I can't vouch for it but the Olympic training center is in Colorado Springs..

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Originally posted by 2000Z-71:
This year's is going to be fun as well. I realize there's only a limited amount of time when my daughter thinks that boys are gross and fish aren't. Trying to make the most of it.

No advice for you, but good luck and have fun.

May you find success as you embark upon a worthy cause.

I still remember my family road trips. The silliest misadventures I had with my mom and dad turned out to be the most memorable, formative, and character-building. Like the awesome steakhouse that we didn't see coming, or falling in a river and my dad hauling me out, or my dad teaching me about cameras and fishing.

I have no advice for the trip to/from. I would highly recommend the aquarium in Denver. One of the best I have been to.

Offhand IIRC, Los Alamos isn't too far from Taos & Pike's Peak is on the way to Denver. Monument Valley isn't far from Mesa Verde.

We did meteor crater years ago, well worth the stop. Have a great time.

It's trending towards a road trip here in August with the 13 y/o. The main event is the WW-II museum in New Orleans. I think we may include Mammoth Cave and the Jack Daniels Distillery, which are somewhat on the way.

The Son wants to go, but as a kicker I plan to ask his best friend to join us. Yeah, a tad more work on our end, but doable.

Some of the Indian Trading Post curio shops have some excellent craft pieces to serve as memorabilia.