Originally Posted by
GordonP
I haven't spent much time in the southern states but I am interested in North and South Carolina and Arizona. I will have to do more research on other states. Even though Canadians can spend 6 months in the US at a time, I am thinking about two or three months max per trip.
If you're heading as far as Arizona I'd highly suggest a Arizona, Utah loop. You could hit Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Monument Valley, Arches, Canyon Lands, Capitol Reef, Boulder, Escalante, Bryce Canyon and Zion NP in a comfortable 3-4 week time frame. You can easily mix in some fabulous cycling along that route to break things up. We took 23 days for that trip and didn't feel rushed. Of course we could have spent twice that, but that time gave us the most memorable trip we've ever had.