01 ya 09
Ndalama Zapamwamba
Swapan Jha / Getty Images Ndalama zam'nyumba zam'tsogolo zodziwika ndizozidziwika. Ndizo zinthu zazing'ono-zosungira zam'nyumba ya ndege, mapulogalamu odyera musanadye chakudya, kutsogolera malo oyendayenda-omwe akhoza kuponyera ngakhale bajeti yosungirako ndondomeko yotchulidwa bwino kwambiri. Mu mndandanda watsopanowu, tiyang'ana momwe timagwiritsira ntchito maulendo enieni omwe tikupita nawo, kuti muthe kulingalira zomwe mumagwiritsa ntchito. ( Zikomo chifukwa cha kudzoza, Zotsitsimutsa29 !)
Pachiyambi ichi, banja la anthu anayi likupita ku Las Vegas kukayenda mumsewu mumzinda wa RV womwe ukuyang'ana malo okongola a kumadzulo kwa Kumadzulo, motsatira "Grand Circle Tour" yomwe ili ndi Union Pacific Railroad kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 1920. Chidutswachi chikuyenda kudera lakumadzulo kwa Utah ndi Northern Arizona komwe kumaphatikizapo Zion National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Phiri la Bryce Canyon, ndi Grand Canyon National Park.
Ulendo wopita ku Las Vegas: Pa dziko lathu la paki loyenda ulendo, tinasankha kubwereka RV ku Las Vegas, kumene mabungwe ambiri othawa maola a RV akhazikitsa shopu mumzindawu. Ndege ya Las Vegas idzadalira komwe mukukhala. Tiketi yathu ya ndege yopita kumtunda kumtunda kumadzulo kumadola $ 458 kuti tiwuluke ku Rochester, NY, ku Las Vegas, NV. Mtengo wa anthu anai: $ 1,832
Kunyumba kwa RV: Tinabwereka RV yathu kupyolera mu Apollo RV, mpikisano watsopano ku msika wa US komabe kampani yakale yomwe ndi yaikulu kwambiri ku Australia ndi New Zealand.
Winnebago wathu wamapazi 31 "Minnie Winnie" anaphatikizapo mailosi 1,000, inshuwalansi, jenereta, mipando, mipando ya msasa ndi tebulo. Zinali zatsopano (milungu iwiri yokha), zokhala bwino, komanso zokhala ndi A / C, khitchini yonse ndi chipinda chogona, chipinda chogona, ndi malo opanda pake. Mtengo: $ 2,700
02 a 09
Tsiku 1: Fikirani ku Las Vegas
Apollo RV Ndalama zathu zoyendayenda zinaphatikizapo kuyima pamsewu wa Rochester ($ 63), ndi sitima yapamtunda ku Vegas ndege kupita ku Apollo RV ofesi (madola 54). Maulendo oyendayenda: $ 117
Titatha kutenga RV, kuyima kwathu koyamba kunali ku Target kuti tidzatenga chakudya ndi chakudya chamlungu. Mtengo: $ 300
Kenaka inali nthawi yomaliza kugunda. Patatha maola awiri tinali ku Utah, kumene tinakhala usiku umodzi ku St. George / Hurricane KOA kum'mwera chakumadzulo kwa Utah. Mtengo: $ 56
03 a 09
Tsiku 2: Park National Park
Patrick Walsh / EyeEm / Getty Images Ku Park National Park ku Ziyoni tinagula Chaka Cha National Park Pass kwa $ 80 (zabwino kwa banja lonse). Kuloledwa kwa aliyense pa paki kulipira ndalama zokwana madola 110, kotero kupitako pachaka ndiko njira yopitira. Mtengo: $ 80
Tinayima panjira kuti tikwaniritse sitima ya RV. Gasi mtengo wake: $ 75
Ziyoni National Park ndi tchalitchi chochititsa chidwi chomwe chili ndi makoma ofiira owala kwambiri, ndipo tinkayenda pambali (ndi kulowa) m'madzi ozizira a Virgin River. Komabe, monga Zion ndi malo otchuka kwambiri a ku Utah, anali olemera kwambiri, osatchula kutentha kwambiri m'chilimwe. Tinali kuyembekezera makamuwo ndikukwaniritsa zolinga zathu mogwirizana. Patapita tsiku loyenda, tinabwerera ku RV yathu, tinayenda mtunda wa mphindi 90 kumpoto ku Cedar Breaks National Monument, ndipo tinafika panthawi ya phwando linalake lotentha m'nyengo ya mdima kwambiri mumsasa wa US : $ 13
04 a 09
Tsiku 3: Chikumbutso cha National Cedar Breaks
Lee Cohen / Getty Images Chifukwa chakuti tinali ndi mawilo sanatanthauze kuti timakhala tsiku lililonse pamsewu. Tidakhala tsiku lathu lachitatu ku Cedar Breaks National Monument, ndipo tinadumphira m'madera omwe muli kutali ndi ziwonongeko za Ziyoni.
Cedar Breaks ndi chinthu chobisika pa "Grand Circle Tour" pamtunda wa mamita 10,000. Tinali ndi mwayi kuti tifike pakati pa phwando lake lapanyumba la chaka chilichonse, ndi mapiri a alpine omwe anali pachimake chodzaza ndi Colorado columbine, zojambula zamitundu yofiira, zochepa za dzuwa, elkweed, ndi bluebells. Masana, tinayenda pakhomopo la Cedar Breaks kumalo otetezera miyala ku Spectra Point, ndipo tinapeza mtengo wakale kwambiri ku paki: Bristlecone pine yomwe inkaoneka kuti yoposa zaka 1,500. Madzulo anali odzaza pabanja la kunja, akudyera agalu otentha, nyemba zophika, ndi s'mores. Mtengo wamtundu: $ 13
05 ya 09
Tsiku 4: Msonkhano wa National Cedar Breaks
National Park Service Kuwonjezera pa kunyamula chakudya ndi kupulumutsa ndalama pa chakudya, ina RV yopindulitsa inali kusankha nthawi ndi kuti kupita. Chotsatira pa "Grand Circle Tour" chinali Bryce Canyon National Park, koma Cedar Breaks inali ndi phwando lokongola la Ranger yomwe inatchedwa "Pikas mu Umoyo." Mwana wathu wamkazi adapempha ngati tingakhalebe kuti tiphunzire za pikas (zokongola, furry, kalulu-ngati zolengedwa kukula kwa hamster). Mwamtheradi, ife tikhoza kukhala; tikhoza kuchoka pamene tikufuna.
Titatsiriza ndi Cedar Breaks, tinapitanso kuphiri lakumidzi kupita kumadzulo kudera la Dixie National Forest. Gasi mtengo wake: $ 61
Patatha mphindi makumi asanu ndi atatu tinapita ku Sunset Campground ku Bryce Canyon National Park. Mtengo wa pamtunda: $ 20
06 ya 09
Tsiku lachisanu: Paki ya Bryce Canyon
Swapan Jha / Getty Images Chimodzi mwa zinthu zazikulu za ulendo wathu chinali tsiku loyenda mumapiri a Bryce Canyon National Park . Zitsamba zodabwitsa, zofiira zamitundu yofiira zamagazi zikhoza kukhala zipilala kuchokera ku mtundu wakale wachilendo, ndipo zinali zosangalatsa kuyendera pafupi ndi Mfumukazi ya Mfumukazi ndi njira za Navajo Loop.
Hamburgers ophikidwa pamoto sanalawe bwino kwambiri pambuyo pa tsiku lonse loyenda. Ndalama zamtundu: $ 20
07 cha 09
Tsiku 6: Grand Canyon
Zolinga za Sitima Zina zowonjezereka zowonjezera maulendo a RV zikuloleza banja kugona akuyendetsa galimoto. Gawo lalitali kwambiri la "Grand Circle Tour" linali la maola atatu kuchokera ku Bryce Canyon mpaka ku North Rim ya Grand Canyon. Achinyamata athu anasangalala mosangalala pamabedi awo pamene ine ndi mkazi wanga tinasangalala ndi malo okongola kwambiri kudzera muzitsime za RV. Gasi mtengo wake: $ 74
Pakati pa mayendedwe, kuyendayenda, kutalika, ndi nthawi kusintha, banja lathu linkayamba kugwa pansi. Kotero ife tinkalunjika mosavuta ku Grand Canyon , ndipo sitinayende kutali ndi Grand Canyon Lodge. Tinkakhala ku Adirondack mipando pa khonde, tinasangalala ndi nkhani ya Ranger geology, tinkaona mithunzi ikuyenda pakhoma la canyon, ndipo tinapita ku DeMotte Campground ku Kaibab National Forest. Ndalama zamtundu: $ 18
08 ya 09
Tsiku 7: Ponderosa Ranch Resort
National Park Service Pambuyo pa Grand Canyon, inali nthawi yobwereranso ku "Grand Circle Tour." Imodzi mwa zosankha zathu zabwino ndikusungira makampu a RV kunja kwa Zion National Park ku Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort. Tinkafunika kupuma komanso kutentha kwasabata patatha sabata. Phokosolo mu dziwe losambira la Ziyoni lomwe linali moyang'anizana ndi chipululu cha Ziyoni linamverera bwino kwambiri minofu yathu, ndipo tikanatha kupulumutsa ndalama kumaliza chakudya chathu mu RV yathu. (Mwinanso, tikhoza kugawana chakudya mu lesitilanti ngati sitinamve ngati kuphika.) Mtengo wa ndalama: $ 55
09 ya 09
Tsiku 8: Pitani ku Las Vegas
Ed Reschke / Getty Images Mgugu womaliza wa "Grand Circle Tour" ukupatsabe mitsinje yambiri pafupi ndi Ziyoni - Phiri la Karimeli lachilengedwe. Malingalirowa anali okongola, makamaka kudzera m'mawindo a Zion Tunnel yakale ndi msewu wa switchback womwe unatsikira mpaka kuchigwa. Malipiro: $ 15
Patangopita maola atatu tinabwerera kumene ku Las Vegas, komwe tinabwerera ku RV ndikupita ku bwalo la ndege kuti tikafike kunyumba kwathu. Ma taxi kupita ku eyapoti: $ 54
Zonse:
Kunyumba kwa RV: $ 2,700
Ndege: $ 1,832
Chakudya ndi zopatsa: $ 300
Gasi ndi malipiro: $ 225
Malipiro amtundu: $ 195
Zovuta zosiyana zimayenda: $ 171
Kupaka kwapaki: $ 80
TOTAL: $ 5,503