Day 1

From Nuremberg to Frankfurt

Two days before departure, our flight to Frankfurt was cancelled. We were booked on a flight three hours later, with only one hour connecting time in Frankfurt. Then it went as it had to, the flight was delayed and we missed our connecting flight to Denver. We were very lucky to get a flight via Houston to Denver for the next day. Not exactly what we wanted, but we are glad to be able to fly at all.

Hotel NH Frankfurt Niederrad ***

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Day 2

Diesen Tag wollten wir eigentlich schon in Denver verbringen…. Es kam anders. Unsere umgebuchte Flüge über Houston nach Denver verliefen ok und ohne Besonderheiten. Wir waren pünktlich zum Sonnenuntergang in Denver. Unserer Koffer waren schon mit dem Flug vor uns angekommen ohne das wir Bescheid bekommen hatten. Nach kurzer Suche, hatten wir unsere Koffer und konnten endlich im Hotel ins Bett fallen.

Hampton Inn Denver Downtown ****

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Day 3

Unser gebuchter Pickup von Hertz wurde ein Jeep Cherokee weil kein Pickup zur Verfügung stand. Ok für uns. Wir hatten den Pickup eh nur wegen des günstigeren Preises gebucht. Programm: Denver – Silverthorne – Cisco – Moab. Ein schöner erster Tag mit Shopping, Schnee, Eis und einer nicht mehr ganz so geisterhaften Ghost Town.

Comfort Suites Moab near Arches National Park ****

350mi

Day 4

The hike to the MGB was somehow longer than I thought, but both the trail itself and the bridge at the end were quite nice. We had very poor visibility in Castle Valley.

Comfort Suites Moab near Arches National Park ****

120mi

Day 5

Today we had the first flat tire in the USA and we were lucky because a group of jeep drivers patched the hole and we could drive back to Moab to the repair shop with our tire.

Comfort Suites Moab near Arches National Park ****

149mi

Day 6

Half the day is wasted on changing the tire. Fortunately, the rangers still let us enter Arches NP, although our entry time on the permit has long passed.

Broken Spur Inn & Steakhouse ****

175mi

Day 7

First we want to hike, but then we discover the road that leads directly to the destination. It is partly very sandy, but with a little momentum good to drive. At the Moonscape Overlook we had somehow expected more.

Broken Spur Inn & Steakhouse ****

140mi

Day 8

Das Abenteuer war heute durch den Fluss zu fahren. Wir hatte nette Begleitung und so war es nur halb so schlimm. Nach der Flussdurchfahrt war etwa eine Meile Tiefsand. Hier war unser 4×4 auf jeden Fall nützlich.

Broken Spur Inn & Steakhouse ****

160mi

Day 9

Frighteningly little water in Lake Powell. In reality you don't see a lake anymore but only the Colorado and the sediment that it has distributed in the landscape over the years when there was still a lake around Hite.

Broken Spur Inn & Steakhouse ****

197mi

Day 10

Three nice little locations that fit well into a day of driving.

Clarion Suites St.George – Convention Center Area ****

268mi

Day 11

Shopping – St.George

Clarion Suites St.George – Convention Center Area ****

37mi

Day 12

Matts Offroad Recovery – Grafton Ghost Town – Little Finland Der Weg nach Little Finnland ist die reine Katastrophe. So durchgerüttelt sind wir noch die geworden.

Clarion Suites St.George – Convention Center Area ****

265mi

Day 13

Today is also characterized by the extreme drought in the Southwest. At Hoover Dam you can hardly see the water in Lake Mead.

Clarion Suites St.George – Convention Center Area ****

370mi

Day 14

Snow Canyon SP The surprise of the vacation. We did not expect so much but were surprised by a diversified great canyon.

Clarion Suites St.George – Convention Center Area ****

43mi

Day 15

Hurricane Easter Car Show – Pentagon Arch

Clarion Suites St.George – Convention Center Area ****

103mi

Day 16

Zion NP – Observation Point (East Mesa Trail) Super Alternative wenn man zum Observation Point möchte. Relativ leichter Trail.

Kanab Suites *****

103mi

Day 17

Cobra Arch – Kanab Super Wanderung wenn man die Anfahrt und die 12km Wanderung auf sich nehmen möchte. Unsere Entdeckung des Urlaubs war unser Motel – Kanab Suites – hier würden wir immer wieder übernachten.

Kanab Suites *****

100mi

Day 18

Johnson Canyon – Skutumpah Road – Lick Wash – Willis Creek – Cottonwood Canyon Road – Grosvenor Arch – Steinkreis Super Tag weil die Straßen in einem super Zustand waren.

Kanab Suites *****

148mi

Day 19

Great Chamber am Cutler Point – Inchworm Arch – Paria Townsite – Lake Powell Super sandige Anfahrten. Wir sind froh das wir eine Tour gebucht haben, auch wenn das immer Löcher in die Urlaubskasse reicht. Abschleppen im Fall der Fälle ist trotzdem teurer.

Best Western View of Lake Powell, Page ***

100mi

Day 20

Cottonwood Canyon Road – Lake Powell

Best Western View of Lake Powell, Page ***

121mi

Day 21

Monument Valley – Moab – Grand Junction Heute erleben wir das Monument Valley im Regen/Sandsturm. Sehr interessante Atmosphäre. Danach gibt es noch ein Treffen mit lieben Freunden in Moab.

Home 2 Suites by Hilton Grand Junction Northwest ****

390mi

Day 22

Fahrt nach Denver – Voodoo Doughnut Schneesturm am Vail Pass und wir sind froh als wir in Denver sind.

Double Tree by Hilton Denver International Airport ****

335mi

Day 23

RiNo District Very worthwhile stroll through one of Denver's new hip neighborhoods.

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