Our semi-schedule

Okay so, here is a schedule that Peter and I figured out. We ended up with so many places that we wanted to visit that we had to cut some out. We tried to make a route that would best accommodate as many feasible places as possible and allow us to have a reasonable amount of time at each stop.

Day 1 (Tues. May 22)
Leave PHL airport at 8:00am
Arrive at Las Vegas Airport at 12:35pm
Check into hotel and tour sites in Las Vegas

Day 2 (Wed. May 23)
Spend the day in and around Las Vegas

Day 3 (Thurs. May 24)
Leave Las Vegas around 10:00am and head toward Zion NP
Stop at Valley of Fire on the way and arrive at Zion NP around 3pm
Leave Zion NP after sunset and head toward Bryce Canyon NP
Stay at hotel near Bryce Canyon

Day 4 (Fri. May 25)
Stay at Bryce Canyon for the day and leave around 5pm
Drive towards Capitol Reef and stop shortly at Escalante and Anasanzi Indian Village State Park
Stay in Torrey for the night

Day 5 (Sat. May 26)
8am- Start touring Capital Reef NP, leave around 12pm and head towards Arches NP
Arrive at Arches around 3pm and leave after sunset, head towards Mesa Verde, CO
Stay in Cortez CO for the night

Day 6 (Sun. May 27)
Attend 10:30am mass at St. Margaret Mary's in Cortez
Afterwards, spend the day in Mesa Verde and leave at 4:30pm for Four Corners National Monument. Arrive at Four Corners around 6pm and leave at 8pm heading towards Natural Bridges.

Day 7 (Mon. May 28--Memorial Day)
8am-Tour Natural Bridges, leave around 11am heading to Monument Valley
Leave after sunset and head toward Grand Canyon NP, spend the night in Tuba City, AZ

Day 8 (Tues. May 29)
Sleep in!!! Spend the day at Grand Canyon and leave in the pm for Lake Mead, NV
Spend the night in or around Kingman, AZ

Day 9 (Wed. May 30)
Arrive at Lake Mead around 11:00am and spend the day touring the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead NRA, leave in the pm for Las Vegas

Day 10 (Thurs. May 31)
Peter and Rachel may have to go home at 7:25 am, if not spend the day touring the city and perhaps visiting Red Rock Canyon

Day 11 (Fri. June 01)
Free day
Leave LAS heading home at 10:15pm

Day 12 (Sat. June 02)
Arrive at PHL at 9:02 am and head home!