Terra & Tide
USA
The scale of the United States is the whole point — a single road trip can move from red-rock desert to alpine forest to ocean cliffs without ever leaving one region. The Southwest's national parks (Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, Arches) string together into one of the great road-trip routes anywhere.
Beyond the parks, the Pacific Coast Highway, the diners and small towns of Route 66, and the national parks of the Rockies each make a trip of their own.
Highlights
- Watch the sunset paint the Grand Canyon's walls from the South Rim
- Drive the switchbacks of Zion Canyon and hike Angels Landing
- Follow the Pacific Coast Highway between Big Sur and Monterey
- Wander the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon at first light
- Road-trip a stretch of historic Route 66 through the desert Southwest
