Phoenix->Zion->Grand Tetons->Yellowstone Road & Camping Trip in Bronco Big Bend

[HotdogThud]

Have had this trip in the works for nearly nine months now, and finally got to take it with a few good friends, road tripping and camping the whole way up. After a week of driving, nearly 2400 miles through hailstorms, smelly sulfur-scented mudpots and unruly mobs of yellowjackets (thanks southern Utah!) I can say that I can't wait until the next one.

First stop, take the side road rarely taken along the 89a north of the Grand Canyon, passing the Vermillion Cliffs:

Camping in Zion, with a few gratuitous drone shots, and a visit to Big Bend itself

Heading on further up, a stop in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah and then the Grand Tetons. Yes, I had members of my party that did not actually know what Grand Tetons means.

The absolute best way to wake up in the morning:

And finally, the motherlode, the destination

followed by some epic camping in eastern Montana, location undisclosed, with more gratuitous drone shots:

Fun stats for the trip:

Most impressively though, was this, captured while sauntering through Yellowstone at 45-50 mph at 7500 ft. No bs, it was legitimately getting this:

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[Yardo //]

I can't wait to take trips like this.

 

[broadicustomworks]

Super Jealous! Excellent trip, excellent times.
Love the pics and the itinerary.

 

[Razorbak86]

Fantastic trip. Love the photos!

Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons are definitely bucket list destinations, and I can’t wait to visit again.

 

[Rubisquatch]

Thanks for posting, sounds like a great trip. Share more pics and camp spots.

 

[2wheel-Lee]

Looks like a great time. What model Toyota is that? Does it have a lift gate and drop down tailgat?

 

[TigerBronco]

Have had this trip in the works for nearly nine months now, and finally got to take it with a few good friends, road tripping and camping the whole way up. After a week of driving, nearly 2400 miles through hailstorms, smelly sulfur-scented mudpots and unruly mobs of yellowjackets (thanks southern Utah!) I can say that I can't wait until the next one.

First stop, take the side road rarely taken along the 89a north of the Grand Canyon, passing the Vermillion Cliffs:

Camping in Zion, with a few gratuitous drone shots, and a visit to Big Bend itself

Heading on further up, a stop in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah and then the Grand Tetons. Yes, I had members of my party that did not actually know what Grand Tetons means.

The absolute best way to wake up in the morning:

And finally, the motherlode, the destination

followed by some epic camping in eastern Montana, location undisclosed, with more gratuitous drone shots:

Fun stats for the trip:

Most impressively though, was this, captured while sauntering through Yellowstone at 45-50 mph at 7500 ft. No bs, it was legitimately getting this:

Awesome trip!! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Felix808]

Awesome trip. Thanks for sharing.

 

[2020FordRaptor]

Have had this trip in the works for nearly nine months now, and finally got to take it with a few good friends, road tripping and camping the whole way up. After a week of driving, nearly 2400 miles through hailstorms, smelly sulfur-scented mudpots and unruly mobs of yellowjackets (thanks southern Utah!) I can say that I can't wait until the next one.

First stop, take the side road rarely taken along the 89a north of the Grand Canyon, passing the Vermillion Cliffs:

Camping in Zion, with a few gratuitous drone shots, and a visit to Big Bend itself

Heading on further up, a stop in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah and then the Grand Tetons. Yes, I had members of my party that did not actually know what Grand Tetons means.

The absolute best way to wake up in the morning:

And finally, the motherlode, the destination

followed by some epic camping in eastern Montana, location undisclosed, with more gratuitous drone shots:

Fun stats for the trip:

Most impressively though, was this, captured while sauntering through Yellowstone at 45-50 mph at 7500 ft. No bs, it was legitimately getting this:

Beautiful. An experience you'll never forget!

 

[HotdogThud]

Beautiful. An experience you'll never forget!

it was a good one, for sure. My friends and I plan one solid road trip per year where we just leave the families at home and go off with no plan and see what happens.

Year one was the entire Pacific Coast Highway from LA to Portland:

Year two was Yosemite and the redwood forests:

we had managed to roll through Yosemite on a rainy tuesday with damn near nobody else in the park at all, which took it from a cool trip to an utterly epic trip almost instantly. When we came back through yosemite 3 days later on the way home, we couldn't even find a place to park, much less an empty park to take pictures of.

 

[HotdogThud]

Looks like a great time. What model Toyota is that? Does it have a lift gate and drop down tailgat?

Yep, it's a LC200, with the drop down tailgate, pretty sure he's on Icon stage 5(?) suspension on it and it's.....NICE.

 

[Shark1247]

Have had this trip in the works for nearly nine months now, and finally got to take it with a few good friends, road tripping and camping the whole way up. After a week of driving, nearly 2400 miles through hailstorms, smelly sulfur-scented mudpots and unruly mobs of yellowjackets (thanks southern Utah!) I can say that I can't wait until the next one.

First stop, take the side road rarely taken along the 89a north of the Grand Canyon, passing the Vermillion Cliffs:

Camping in Zion, with a few gratuitous drone shots, and a visit to Big Bend itself

Heading on further up, a stop in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah and then the Grand Tetons. Yes, I had members of my party that did not actually know what Grand Tetons means.

The absolute best way to wake up in the morning:

And finally, the motherlode, the destination

followed by some epic camping in eastern Montana, location undisclosed, with more gratuitous drone shots:

Fun stats for the trip:

Most impressively though, was this, captured while sauntering through Yellowstone at 45-50 mph at 7500 ft. No bs, it was legitimately getting this:

What engine do you have that gave you this MPG?

 

[HotdogThud]

What engine do you have that gave you this MPG?

Duh, it's the V8.



...but it's really the 2.3

 

[ironmike]

How did you get permission to use a drone in a National Park?

 

[HotdogThud]

wasn't actually in the national parks for any of them, just the campsites near there. The DJI's go full nanny state within the boundaries

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