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I'm going to my first NP! I'm starting out at Rocky Mountain and going over to Arches, in the four corners area for four nights. I have always wanted to see this area and I can't wait to spend a few days there!
I know this is a hard question but I would like to see five big, uniquely separate things but five things in four days makes it harder to schedule. My camping is the first night at the Campsite in Colorado National Monument, then inside Hovenweep 2 nights and finally inside Mesa Verde 2 nights, (I'm inside of a park or monument every night). This was supposed to be a Colorado trip and got out of hand, all the sudden I'm going to Arizona and Monument Valley lol. I don't know if all this in 4 days is possible and I might be able to get another half day in somewhere if need be.
I'll be less than 3 months out from ankle surgery so I won't be able to take too much time at places that require a lot of walking. I was going to save my energy for Arches, and then walk at the Pueblo sites as much as possible. I love driving though so AutoTours are great. I have a soft spot for Arches so I would like to spend a couple more hours here. I think I would be fine with driving through Canyonlands and MV, maybe getting out for a meal or to chill.
I know it's not enough time to do everything but I've never done anything close to this and I have a reputation for being easily impressed lol. I would prefer to spend less time at Canyonlands or Monument Valley I think, but that may be a bad idea or downright impossible (especially with crowds). Mesa Verde and Canyons of the Ancients seem like they need a day each, but I can also see them being like the Mississippian mounds where you check out a site for 15 minutes like an art gallery and move on to the next one.
Anyway if I could get some help with this it would be appreciated. I just need a little bit of assistance with the finer time management. :-)
