Quote Originally Posted by stinkyattic
but do yourself a favor and get up BEFORE sunrise and go watch the sun rise over the canyon. At dawn, hummingbirds fly up out of the canyon to sip nectar from the thistle plants that grow along the rim. It's beautiful.
I can testify to that. Really, if you're gonna stop at the Grand Canyon (and not stay for extended periods of time), then timing IS everything. Sunset or sunrise, they look absolutely stunning. Just watch the sun set or rise and you'll see so many beautiful colors.

Like veggii said, bring a camera on your trip, take pictures, you'll hit yourself over the head if you don't. If you're not worried about gas $ too much, then it seems like you're ok with spending a little more here or there. I'd say if you have a digital camera, you might want to invest in a large capacity memory card for it for this trip. You can find like a 4gb or so for less than 50, good investment (assuming you didn't have one already, although 2 > 1).

Quote Originally Posted by rafman420
Hey - enjoy your drive. I love driving cross country. If you're coming through New Mexico here are some cool things to check out (not in any particular order)

1- Sand Stone Bluffs off exit 89 (I-40) and La Ventana Arch. The bluffs are one of the most amazing sites in NM

2- Ice Caves & Bandera volcano

3- Acoma Pueblo and Sky City - supposed to be the oldest or one of the oldest still inhabited villages in America. I believe the village is 1 mile high on Mt. Taylor.

4- Sandia Tramway in Albuquerque. It's the longest Tram in the world.

Not sure which part of Texes you're going to, but if you're headed in the direction of El Paso, check out these also:

5- Elephant Butte Lake. Biggest lake in NM and beautiful

6- Soccoro, NM - the VLA. Largest Radio telescope array in the world - featured in the movie Contact

7- Carlsbad Caverns - amazing underground caverns... very beautiful

8- Roswell, NM - UFO town

9- White Sands National Monument

Enjoy! :hippy:
I've never been to any, but I think caves/caverns would be pretty sick to go to, I'd follow this rafman's advice and visit some.

The only other thing I might say would be Lake Powell, on the Utah/Arizona border (mostly in UT though). Although it is a man made lake it's pretty cool. Although, it might be a bit of a hassle, so I'd probably say pass.

Any case, good luck, have fun and enjoy yourself, stay safe, and take lots of pictures. Keep us updated.