From Washington DC to Grand Canyon.?

Question

I'm planning road trip in October from DC to Arizona. so far I'm planning to take 2 weeks off but not sure if it would be enough time, since i wanna visit so many places on the way. I want to make stop in Utah, surely in grand canyon, go to California to Yosemite and redwood parks and then go back to DC. I really want to take as much as i can from this trip since it was my dream from my college years and i'm foreign and there is possibility for me to leave a country in about 6-8 months. So it most likely seams to be a last chance for "across the state" adventure. IF you guys can contribute to my program or really point out greatest places to visit - that would be awesome. I just wish i would have more time from work so i can really enjoy the trip and wont make it a race. Everyone telling me to take a plane and rent a car on west coast but it defeats the purpose of the whole trip. So what would be the most fun road to go?

Answer 1

Well China

Answer 2

If you try to do too much on one trip, you will not enjoy yourself.  You will also spend too much time driving from the east coast.  It would be better to  fly to Ca,  rent a car, visit Yosemite, Redwoods, places there, turn the car in.  Fly to Arizona, rent a car, see  Grand Canyon, , and the National parks in southern Utah., turn the car in and fly back.Do you really want to  spend several days driving through the eastern and midwestern states, when what you want to see is out west?  Waste of time on this trip.

Answer 3

Are you trying to do a round trip in two weeks or just from DC to the west coast and then fly back?  It would be really, really hard to do a round trip in two weeks, but a one way is probably manageable.  One thing I would do is definitely on your way from DC to the west, either go along the northern side of the country or the southern, don't cut straight through the middle.  If you go the Northern way, you could hit Philly, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago, various places in Colorado, and if you go Southern you could hit Charleston, Atlanta, various places in Florida, New Orleans, San Antonio/Austin, Santa Fe, etc.  But if you go through the middle, which is the most direct route, you end up going through states where there isn't as much to see and do.