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Re: Going to the USA next year

Yes, you will want to leave Mt. Rushmore out.

To go to Death Valley (Furnace Creek) is about 300 miles. To go from Furnace Creek to Las Vegas is another 300 miles. To go straight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas is, you guessed it, about 300 miles.

To get to Death Valley, the lowest point in the US you go near the highest point in the US outside of Alaska. Mount Whitney is 14,494 feet.

From Las Vegas to Hoover Dam is about 25 miles. From Hoover Dam to the Grand Canyon South Rim is about 250 miles. You could probably manage these sights with about 2-3 days of driving. However, you are going to want to spend some time in Vegas.

From the Grand Canyon is is about 415 miles to Albuquerque on I-40. In Albuquerque there is the Sandia Peak Airial Tramway. Over a two mile distance the tram takes you from 5,000 feet to 10,000 feet. It is well worth the time. It gives you a spectacular view of the Rio Grande Valley on one side and additional portions of the southern Rockies on the other.

You could stay on I-40 to Oklahoma City and take I-44 to St. Louis and go to the Gateway Arch. It is over 600 feet tall and you can take a ride to the top of it. Also a worthwhile adventure. Also the drive across Missouri is through the Ozarks which are rather pretty.

Albuquerque to St. Louis is about 1,000 miles.

If you want to go to Chicago it is 300 miles. Lots of stuff in Chicago.

Another 540 miles would take you to Buffalo and Niagara Falls.

466 more miles and you are in Boston.

220 miles and you are in New York City.

235 from New York City to Washington, DC.

All in all, about 4,000 miles of driving.

If you have 4 weeks you could do this easily enough.

The problem will be that you may want to linger in some of the cities.

At any rate, have fun.
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