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Favourite National Parks, National Monuments, Scenic Roads, State Parks, Provincial Parks, etc In The USA And Canada

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Introduction

Remember that the desirability of most outdoor locations is highly dependent on good weather and therefore on the time of year.

The links on this page are to other pages on this web site unless indicated as being external links to company web sites.

A number prefix indicates that the items in this section have been ranked into order, with the most highly recommended first.

A dot or square prefix indicates that the items in this section have not been ranked into order but are merely listed in alphabetical order.

Favourite National Parks

1. Zion National Park, Utah

2. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

3. Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

4. Yosemite National Park, California

5. Glacier National Park, Montana

6. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

7. Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Colorado

8. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Virginia

1. Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina And Virginia

2. Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah

3. Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming

4. Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyoming

5. National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretative Centre, Oregon (near Baker City)

1. San Juan Skyway, Colorado

2. Icefields Parkway, Alberta

3. Monument Valley, Arizona and Utah

4. Roads Alongside The Columbia River, Oregon and Washington State, especially Washington State Highway 14 between Vancouver (Washington State) and I-82

5. Shenandoah Valley, Virginia: US340 Between Front Royal and Waynesboro

6. Wisconsin State Highway 35 Alongside The Mississippi River Between La Crosse and Prairie-du-Chien

7. The drive round Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada

8. US101 Along The Oregon Coast

9. Interstate 15 - Los Angeles, Las Vegas, St George, Salt Lake City, Pocatello, Helena, Canadian Border

1. Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah

2. Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario

Favourite Areas

1. Southwestern Utah

2. Southwestern Colorado

3. Southeastern Utah

Favourite Towns

• Alberta: Hinton; Pincher Creek

• British Columbia: Golden; Hope; Princeton; Qualicum Beach (on Vancouver Island)

• California: Bishop; Merced; Porterville

• Colorado: Cortez; Craig; Durango; Montrose

• Minnesota: Stillwater

• Montana: Dillon; Helena; Kalispell; Whitefish

• Nevada: Las Vegas

• New Mexico: Farmington

• Ohio: Marietta

• Oregon: Gold Beach

• Pennsylvania: Warren

• Tennessee: Gatlinburg

• Texas: Alpine

• Utah: Cedar City; St George

• Virginia: Front Royal; Waynesboro

• Washington State: Centralia

• Wyoming: Jackson; Rock Springs

Favourite UK-Based Holiday Companies

• Holiday-America (previously called Northwest Fly/Drive and Fly Drive USA) (external link verified Feb-02)

Favourite Airlines

• KLM Chosen mainly because we can fly with them from our local airport via Amsterdam. External link verified Jul-02. On 30-Sep-03 Air France announced a takeover/merger of KLM but according to reports the KLM name will remain in use for some years.

Favourite Car Rental Companies

• Alamo External link verified Feb-04

Favourite Motel Chains

1. Motel 6 Numerous locations throughout the USA but so far hardly any in Canada.

2. Super 8 Numerous locations throughout the USA and Canada.

3. We also like independent "mom and pop" motels.

Favourite Fast Food Restaurant Chains

1. In-N-Out Burgers In central and southern California only, plus a few locations in Las Vegas and Arizona. External link verified Feb-04.

2. Hardee's Only operates in some US states and not at all in Canada. External link verified Feb-04.

3. Sonic or Sonic Drive-in fast food chain. First URL verified Mar-02, second URL verified Nov-00 but failed Mar-02.

4. Taco Bell Mexican fast food chain. External link verified Feb-04.

5. Wendy's External link verified Feb-04.

6. Subway Submarine sandwich chain. External link verified Feb-04.

7. Dairy Queen External link verified Mar-02.

8. A and W in Canada. External link verified Mar-02.

Favourite Family Steakhouse Chains

• Golden Corral External link verified Mar-02.

• Ryan's External link verified Apr-06.

Favourite Shops

• Wal-Mart External link verified Apr-04.

• ShopKo Similar to Wal-Mart and K-Mart. External link verified Mar-02.

• K-Mart External link verified Mar-99.

• Pamida Similar to Wal-Mart and K-Mart. Operates in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Wyoming only. External link verified Feb-01.

• Zeller's Part of the Hudson Bay Company. Operates in Canada only. Their larger stores have excellent cafeterias. External link verified May-98.

• We've used numerous supermarket chains throughout the USA and Canada and generally found them all to be excellent. I would therefore hesitate to list any specific chains as being more highly recommended than others.

Favourite Petrol Stations (Gas Stations)

• Independent petrol/gas station often offer the lowest prices.

• Arco Operates in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington State and Vancouver BC area. External link verified Aug-02.

• Citgo This chain's number of locations seems to have fallen significantly in recent years. Many of their stations are at 7-Eleven convenience stores. I think Citgo is a national chain. External link verified Aug-02.

• Maverik Operates in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. The spelling of their name does not include a "c". External link verified Aug-02.

• Trailside. Operates in Idaho and Utah and maybe some other states.

Favourite Tyre Repair/Replacement Centre Chain

1. Les Schwab We have received excellent service at the various tyre replacement establishments we've had to use throughout the USA, but the Les Schwab chain which operates only in the Pacific Northwest deserves a special mention for on one occasion mending a puncture within thirty minutes and making no charge whatsoever. External link verified Jul-99.

Favourite Web Sites And Other Sources Of Information

National Monuments etc

Scenic Roads

State And Provincial Parks

Airlines

Car Rental

Motels

Restaurants

Shops

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