Trip plans

Although my family always took a family vacation in the summer, and I've been to the east coast and Canada, I've never been farther west than North Dakota.  This summer, Geoff and I decided that we would go West to a national park.  However, which one to go to?  I also have several friends who live in the west, and they all said, "If you are ever in the area, come visit and stay at my house!"  When we discovered that it would be significantly cheaper air fare to combine two trips into one, we decided to take a big trip out west!  This is our itinerary.  We have planned where to stay each night and one major activity per day. 

Monday, July 20 
arrive Las Vegas 12:35 PM
Drive 2.5 hours
Visit Death Valley
Drive 3 hours
stay far side of Death Valley
Bishop Creekside Inn (Bishop, CA)

Tuesday, July 21
Visit Yosemite
Drive 2 hours
Stay: Best Western (Oakdale)

Wednesday, July 22
Drive 1.5 hours
Visit Davis
1:00-Lunch with Patrica and Tara at Crepeville
Drive 1 hour
Putah Creek Nature Preserve/Lake Berryessa
Drive 1.5 hours
Go to Mill Valley, visit Muir Beach
Drive 40 minutes
7:00 pm Dinner with Bo and Wei
Stay: Bo's house

Thursday, July 23
Visit San Francisco
Drive 45 minutes
Go to Google in Mountain View
5 pm- Dinner with Cliff at Google
Drive 45 minutes
Stay:  Best Western (Livermore)

Friday, July 24
Drive 5 hours
Visit Sequoia
Drive 2-3  hours
Stay: Hampton Inn (Bakersfield airport)

Saturday, July 25
Drive 4 hours
Visit Mojave
Drive 4 hours
Stay: Lodge on Route 66 (Williams)

Sunday, July 26
Visit Grand Canyon
Stay: Lodge on Route 66 (Williams)

Monday, July 27
Drive 3 hours
Hoover Dam
Drive 1/2 hours
Visit Las Vegas
Stay: Ryan and Andrea's house

Tuesday, July 28
Fly to Salt Lake City
(arrive Salt Lake City 1:04 PM)
Stay: Fox Creek Inn (near Grand Teton)

Wednesday, July 29
Drive to Great Falls via Grand Teton
Stay: Josh and Janine's house

Thursday, July 30th
Great Falls
Stay: Josh and Janine (Great Falls, MT)

Friday, July 31
Visit Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, MT
Stay: El Western (Ennis, MT)

Saturday, August 1
Drive toYellowstone
Stay: El Western (Ennis, MT)

Sun 2 (return)