Forum: Southwest

Ok so I have a friend who lives in Fort Worth and I live in MN. I like to fly somewhere warm each Feb to break up the winter a little. So I am planning on flying to DFW and jumping in with my friend for the week. She moved there from MN and will...

Spent many years driving the scenic routes of Northern Arizona, Southern Utah and Colorado. Last trip Las Vegas to Denver via spectacular routes. I'm happy to share my knowledge to those wishing to take a similar trip, through this website or ...

I am interested in a whitewater rafting trip in the SW U.S. Has anyone here rafted in this area before? I would appreciate any past experiences or tips for this area... Thanks in advance

My mom and I may be taking a little girls' getaway to Santa Fe this fall (if we can find cheap enough airfare -- right now it's looking a bit out of our price range). If we do go, can anyone recommend cheap places to stay? We'd even consider...

Good Morning everyone! I just wanted to let everyone know that there is a fantastic deal on Greer Lodge (in Greer, AZ) on Eversave.com (Good for the majority of 2012). Great for a family vacation!!...

Good morning everyone. First off, I wanted to thank everyone as I've been lurking the boards for awhile, there is so much great useful information on these boards. I just finalized my trip to Tubac and Sedona AZ, going towards the end of Feb. ...

Does anyone know how long it takes to hike from Phantom Ranch river take out to Maswik Lodge on South Rim of Grand Canyon?

Well, I posted a thread about driving a UHaul towing a car from Chicago to California and the fear of driving over the mountains, and someone suggested the alternate trip of taking historic Route 66 all the way, which really hit home with me. Any...

We have family between Tulsa and the DFW area. We have held our reunions at the same place in Oklahoma every year and the participation is dwindling. Any one have any interesting (less expensive (i.e., $100/day/person or less) ) places to hold an...

All - my first time to the board but it looks great! I am flying into Dallas in 2 weeks primarily for business, but I have almost an entire day that Saturday to myself. I would like to get in the car and drive, but I'm not sure whereto. I've...

Hi everyone, I'm thinking of traveling to Albuquerque this Oct for the Balloon Festival. Does anyone have any sugguestions for lodging? Is the mountain close enough for viewing the balloon lift offs and is there hotels on the mountain?

Just found a great hotel in Amarillo on our way home from a 14-day road vacation in Texas. We stayed at the Ambassador Hotel and would highly recommend it. Nice hotel with affordable rates, lots of amenities, and a free top-notch breakfast. While...

hey all. my family and i are planning a trip to the US next summer. we have 3 to 4 weeks and were planning to rent a car and drive around the mid/southwest hitting such places as the grand canyon, the hoover dam, las vegas, san diego, san francisco,...

Hello. I had a great experience here so I want to share this hidden gem. It's called Rancho Los Banos, an adventure guest ranch close to southeast Arizona (60 miles) in northeast Sonora, Mexico. From my experience, it fits great with independent...

Does anyone know how long it will take to hike from Bright Angel camp ground to Maswik lodge for a good hiker who is in decent physical shape?

Anyone ever traveled through Dallas horse country? Lexus Magazine has a beautiful feature in the road trip section of their magazine this month and it looks like a great trip. If I were to take it anyone have any suggestions for places that I must...

Hi, I'm off to Dallas for a week (with work)on 24th February so it doesn't give you lot a lot of time to help, what is the weather like this time of year, will I need a heavy coat, I'm stopping at Crown Plaza, is this ok. Do folk dress on an...

Hello everyone! My name is Andrea and I live in Tempe Arizona. I have just been accepted into a foreign exchange program and I am in need a finding potential host families in Arizona! If anyone knows a good place to start please reply! ...

My daughter and I will be in Albuquerque on New Years Eve 2009... while driving cross country... I plan on a motel close to old town... any ideas for a local party site. We are not big party people... but its New Years... We are driving from...

Hello all! New here and needing a little help. I am a single mom of 3 and a school teacher... hence poor...lol... I am wanting to take my children on an inexpensive beach vacation. Any good ideas??? I am from Texas and each year we typically spend...

Welcome to Texas. Coming from a Sarasota, Florida native.

We will be taking a 2-week trip to New Mexico the end of September. Starting in Carlsbad then going to Roswell, Cloudcroft, Silver City, Socorro, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Chama, Taos, then back to Albuquerque and home. I saw that the price of the...

The Taos promotion of 2009 is Summer of Love. Bring back the hippies, Easy Rider, etc. etc. Regardless of your interests: music, art, crafts, sightseeing, outdoor activities, museums, foods, you'll find activities almost every week. Partially...