frank_bunnik

<p>Thank you all so much for your advice.<br> Jairo, your travel guide will certainly help. I read it quickly and I saw some very good information already. I will print it and read it more thoroughly.<br> I am afraid Yosemite will be too far away. But this will probably not be our one and only visit to the states. It is indeed a lot of red rock we now plan to visit so maybe we change our route and include Death Valley. Zabriskie point is also one of those places I long to visit. Something to sort out this weekend.<br> After Vegas we will be visiting friends in New York for a week so I plan to bring my micro 4/3 camera instead of the Canon 5d3 with the 3 TS-E lenses I normally use for landscpes.<br> My widest micro 4/3 lens at the moment is a 34mm equivalent so I will get a wider lens. Would you advice a 24mm equivalent or would 28mm be wide enough? </p>

<p>Thanks Eric. We tried Goulding's but it appears to be full in that period. Maybe 1 full day is indeed enough</p>

<p>Thank you all for your kind advice. My wife and I did a lot of trekking in the Himalaya, both in Nepal and India. The highest point we reached was somewhere above 5,800 meters so we have expierence with regards to trekking. Our daughter alas less so.<br> My goal is to photograph some of those famous landscapes but some less crowded places would also be nice and it is a family trip of course where I can go photographing a few hours a day from time to time. <br> We have done some planning and our itinerary is probably something like:<br> - Grand Canyon, 2 nights;<br> - Monument Valley ... (photo tour)<br> - Page (2 nights) <br> - Bryce Canyon<br> - Zion NP<br> - back to Vegas<br> Would 2 nights in Monument Valley be enough or would you advice an extra day? <br> I know the drive from Monument Valley to Page is short but we thought that when we arrive in Page we can do a family tour of the slot canyon(s) and the next day I could do a photo tour of the canyon(s). <br> Zion looks nice for some walks. <br> If you have any advice on this route, please let me know. Any advice is greatly appreciated. </p>

<p>Thank you all for the quick and extensive information and good advice. I saw that Valley Fire state park is not far from Vegas and the pictures I saw of that park looked great. Monument Valley is high on my list too, being a lifelong fan of western movies... <br> Thanks also for the warning of the snakes. Here in the Netherlands there are hardly any dangerous animals so it is easy to forget. </p>

<p>In the last week of April and the first week of May 2015, my wife, my 8 year old daughter and myself will be travelling to Las Vegas to visit some National Parks. This will be our first visit to the USA and we would like some information on a nice roadtrip for 2 weeks, visiting some National Parks. We do not want to travel every other day, we prefer to spend a few days in each park. Death Valley and the Grand Canyon are on our list, but can someone with knowledge of the area advice us on a nice route te drive? Maybe it is possible to include Yosemite?<br> Of course we need to prepare ourselves more but to get some ideas would be really helpful. <br> Thanks in advance, Frank<br> <a href="http://www.frankbunnik.zenfolio.com">www.frankbunnik.zenfolio.com</a></p>