{"id":2844,"date":"2016-12-03T17:57:26","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T17:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/?p=2844"},"modified":"2017-11-12T14:41:28","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T14:41:28","slug":"san-diego-arizona-thanksgiving-road-trip-day-5-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/03\/san-diego-arizona-thanksgiving-road-trip-day-5-6\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego & Arizona – Thanksgiving Road Trip [Day 5 & 6]"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the third\u00a0post of\u00a0my\u00a0Thanksgiving Road Trip to San Diego. For Days 1 & 2<\/a>, click here. For Days 3 & 4, click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Day 5<\/h2>\n

Driving to Arizona<\/h3>\n

We spent our fifth day driving from San Diego to Page, Arizona taking the I-8 route up through Sedona. We definitely want to come back and visit Sedona sometime soon. It\u2019s gorgeous! It\u2019s like a more green version of Zion National Park, with more civilization. Brighton also compared it to a desert Park City.<\/p>\n

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We stopped there for lunch-dinner at the Hideaway House<\/a>. They label themselves as “curious casual Italian.” I created my own pizza and Brighton got the burger (go figure! haha). They were both good, \u00a0but our server seemed distracted and didn’t check in with us enough.<\/p>\n

We finally arrived at our hotel for the night in Page, the Hampton Inn & Suites. It\u2019s a brand new hotel\u2014 only 4 months old (right now). The beds were just so unbelievably comfortable, and exactly what we needed after a long day of driving.<\/p>\n

Hampton Inn & Suites<\/strong><\/a>
\n294 Sandhill Road, Page, AZ 86040<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day 6<\/h2>\n

We chose to stay in Page because it was a place we haven\u2019t been before, so we could avoid the I-15 traffic of Las Vegas, but most of all so we could see Horseshoe Bend.<\/p>\n

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Horseshoe Bend<\/h2>\n

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US-89<\/strong>
\n Page, AZ 86040<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Horseshoe Bend is a bend in the Colorado River that\u2019s part of the Navajo Sandstone, which reaches from Arizona to Wyoming. At the edge of Horseshoe Bend, you look down 1,000 feet down the sandstone to the river. At 1.5 miles round trip, the trip is more of a short walk than a hike but I recommend bringing a wide-angle lens (we were unprepared this trip) and shoes with good grip. I had neither, but hey! I am here \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Even at sunrise, it was super busy with tourists taking pictures. I can only imagine what sunset there looks like, and how many people gather to get their perfect photo.<\/p>\n

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For more information, go to this NPS hiking guide<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Monument Valley<\/h2>\n

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park Visitor Center<\/strong>
\nIndian Rte 42, Oljato-Monument Valley, AZ 84536<\/strong><\/p>\n

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About 2 hours away from Horseshoe Bend is Monument Valley. This view has been famed in movies for being the classic \u201cAmerican West\u201d backdrop. It\u2019s located on the Navajo Nation Reservation, and they operate a park with a visitor center that you can enter and wander. There is a 17 mile dirt road that takes you through their scenic byway. The cost to enter is $20, and they do not take the Annual National Parks pass because it\u2019s not part of the NPS.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s definitely worth a visit if you\u2019ll be in the area. The huge \u201cmonuments\u201d can also be seen from outside of the park, but their scenic drive gives you an up-close view of the scene.<\/p>\n

After our drive through Monument Valley, we drove for about 7 hours back to Salt Lake. By the time we arrived home, it was snowing. What a dramatic change- from sunny beaches, to windy desert, to snowy mountains!<\/p>\n

Have you taken the long way back on a road trip to see some sweet sights? Where\u2019d you go? Was it worth it?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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