Return flight Frankfurt - San Francisco and Los Angeles - Frankfurt, the hotels in San Francisco
and Los Angeles as well as the rental car booked from Germany, everything else organized on-site.
Overnight in a tent where this was possible and useful (especially in the national parks), otherwise mostly in motels.
The map
The Route
| Tag | Place, route | Activity | Distance |
| Day 1 | Frankfurt - San Francisco | Flight, Transfer | | <
| Day 2 | San Francisco | Sightseeing San Francisco: Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf, Sea lions at Pier 39, etc. | |
| Day 3 | San Francisco | Sightseeing San Francisco: Civic Center, Mission Dolores, Nob Hill etc. | |
| Day 4 | San Francisco | Sightseeing San Francisco: Golden Gate Park, Golden Gate Bridge etc. | |
| Day 5 | San Francisco - Monterey | Highway 1; Santa Cruz; City tour Monterey: Cannery Row, Fisherman's Wharf | 137 mi, 220 km |
| Day 6 | Monterey - Morro Bay | 17-Mile-Drive; Big Sur; Point Piedras Blancas | 154 mi, 248 km |
| Day 7 | Morro Bay - Sequoia NP | Highway 41; Visalia; Sequoia NP: Giant Forest | 203 mi, 327 km |
| Day 8 | Sequoia NP - Hume Lake | Sequoia NP: Giant Forest, Crescent Meadow Drive, Moro Rock, General Sherman Tree; Hume Lake Trail | 59 mi, 95 km |
| Day 9 | Hume Lake | Kings Canyon NP: Scenic Drive, Cedar Grove Overlook Trail | 65 mi, 105 km |
| Day 10 | Hume Lake - Fresno | Kings Canyon NP: Grant Grove, General Grant Tree | 89 mi, 143 km |
| Day 11 | Fresno - Yosemite NP | Yosemite Valley: Yosemite Falls, Mirror Lake, Vernal Falls, etc. | 110 mi, 177 km |
| Day 12 | Yosemite NP - Lee Vining | Yosemite NP: 4-Mile-Trail, Glacier Point, Tioga Road | 146 mi, 235 km |
| Day 13 | Lee Vining - Lone Pine | Mono Lake, Mammoth Lakes | 179 mi, 288 km |
| Day 14 | Lone Pine - Stove Pipe Wells | Whitney Portal: Lone Pine Lake Trail; Death Valley NP: Mosaic Canyon | 111 mi, 179 km |
| Day 15 | Stove Pipe Wells - Pahrump | Death Valley NP: Badwater, Natural Bridge, Artist's Drive, Golden Canyon, Zabriskie Point, Dante's View | 177 mi, 285 km |
| Day 16 | Pahrump - Las Vegas | Red Rock Canyon: Scenic Drive, short hikes | 99 mi, 159 km |
| Day 17 | Las Vegas | Hotel tour on the Strip | 2 mi, 3 km |
| Day 18 | Las Vegas - Grand Canyon NP | Boulder dam; Ash Fork; Grand Canyon NP: Mather Point | 299 mi, 481 km |
| Day 19 | Grand Canyon NP | Hike Bright Angel Trail to Plateau Point, Rim Trail | 7 mi, 11 km |
| Day 20 | Grand Canyon NP - Mexican Hat | Grand Canyon East Rim Drive; Tuba City; Monument Valley | 213 mi, 343 km |
| Day 21 | Mexican Hat - Canyon de Chelley NM | Natural Bridges NM; Canyon de Chelley NM: South Rim Drive | 246 mi, 396 km |
| Day 22 | Canyon de Chelley NM - Mesa Verde NP | Canyon de Chelley NM: White House Trail, North Rim Drive; Cortez | 198 mi, 319 km |
| Day 23 | Mesa Verde NP | Mesa Verde NP: Long House Tour, Spruce Tree House, Mesa Top Loop, Balcony House Tour | 76 mi, 122 km |
| Day 24 | Mesa Verde NP - Arches NP | Arches NP: Windows Section, Delicate Arch Trail, Devils Garden etc. | 184 mi, 296 km |
| Day 25 | Arches NP - Capitol Reef NP | Arches NP: Devils Garden; Moab; Capitol Reef NP: Hickman Bridge Trail | 189 mi, 314 km |
| Day 26 | Capitol Reef NP - Bryce Canyon NP | Capitol Reef NP: Scenic Drive, Grand Wash Trail, Capitol Gorge Trail; Canyon Route | 151 mi, 243 km |
| Day 27 | Bryce Canyon NP - Mt.Carmel | Bryce Canyon NP: Navajo Trail, Scenic Drive, Bristlecone Loop Trail | 118 mi, 190 km |
| Day 28 | Mt.Carmel - Zion NP | Zion NP: Scenic Drive, Emerald Pools Trail, Watchman Trail; Springdale | 37 mi, 60 km |
| Day 29 | Zion NP | Zion NP: Scenic Drive, Angels Landing Trail, Riverside Walk, Weeping Rock etc. | 0 mi, 0 km |
| Day 30 | Zion NP - Salt Lake City | Cedar Breaks NM: Scenic Drive; Salt Lake City: City tour | 338 mi, 554 km |
| Day 31 | Salt Lake City - Grand Teton NP | Wasatch Mountains; Bear Lake; Alpine; Jackson; Grand Teton NP | 361 mi, 581 km |
| Day 32 | Grand Teton NP - Yellowstone NP | Yellowstone NP: Lower und Midway Geyser Basin; West Yellowstone | 180 mi, 290 km |
| Day 33 | Yellowstone NP | Yellowstone NP: Southern round (Norris Geyser Basin, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, West Thumb Geyser Basin, Old Faithful) | 109 mi, 175 km |
| Day 34 | Yellowstone NP | Yellowstone NP: Northern round (Mammoth Hot Springs, Tower Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone) | 118 mi, 90 km |
| Day 35 | Yellowstone NP | West Yellowstone | 38 mi, 61 km |
| Day 36 | Yellowstone NP - Grand Teton NP | Yellowstone NP: Mount Washburn Trail, Mud Volcano; Grand Teton NP: Signal Mountain | 142 mi, 228 km |
| Day 37 | Grand Teton NP - Rawlins | Grand Teton NP: Amphitheater Lake Trail, Jenny Lake Scenic Drive; Lander; Rawlins | 308 mi, 496 km |
| Day 38 | Rawlins - Rocky Mountain NP | Rocky Mountain NP: Deer Mountain | 231 mi, 372 km |
| Day 39 | Rocky Mountain NP | Rocky Mountain NP: Longs Peak | 33 mi, 53 km |
| Day 40 | Rocky Mountain NP - Denver | Rocky Mountain NP: Flattop Mountain, Hallet Peak; Drive to Denver | 95 mi, 153 km |
| Day 41 | Denver - Mt.Elbert | City tour Denver: Capitol, 16th Street Mall, etc.; Drive to Mount Elbert | 125 mi, 201 km |
| Day 42 | Mt.Elbert - Great Sand Dunes NM | Mount Elbert Trail; Great Sand Dunes NM | 152 mi, 245 km |
| Day 43 | Great Sand Dunes NM - Bandelier NM | City tour Taos; Bandelier NM: Frijoles Canyon | 192 mi, 309 km |
| Day 44 | Bandelier NM - Santa Fé | Bandelier NM: Tsankawi Trail; City tour Santa Fé | 65 mi, 105 km |
| Day 45 | Santa Fé - Red Canyon/Manzano | City tour Albuquerque; Salinas NM: Quarai Section | 147 mi, 237 km |
| Day 46 | Red Canyon/Manzano - Carlsbad | Salinas NM: Grand Quivara Section; Lincoln; Roswell: UFO Museum; Carlsbad | 275 mi, 442 km |
| Day 47 | Carlsbad - Guadalupe Mountains NP | Carlsbad Caverns NP: Natural Entrance Trail; Guadalupe Mountains: Guadalupe Peak Trail | 72 mi, 116 km |
| Day 48 | Guadalupe Mountains NP | Guadalupe Mountains NP: Bush Mountain, Hunter Peak, Bear Canyon | 0 mi, 0 km |
| Day 49 | Guadalupe Mountains NP - Lordsburg | City tour El Paso; White Sands NM: Scenic Drive | 409 mi, 658 km |
| Day 50 | Lordsburg - Tucson | Chiricahua NM; Saguaro NP: East Section | 356 mi, 573 km |
| Day 51 | Tucson - Organpipe Cactus NM | City tour Tucson; Saguaro NP: West Section; Organpipe NM: Ajo Mountain Drive | 197 mi, 317 km |
| Day 52 | Organpipe Cactus NM - Indio/Palm Springs | Organpipe NM: Senita Basin; Ajo; Indio | 359 mi, 578 km |
| Day 53 | Indio/Palm Springs - Colton/Riverside | City tour Indio/Palm Springs; Joshua Tree NP | 210 mi, 338 km |
| Day 54 | Colton/Riverside - Los Angeles | Cleveland National Forest; Laguna Beach; Huntington Beach; Los Angeles | 153 mi, 256 km |
| Day 55 | Los Angeles | Hollywood: Universal Studios | 3 mi, 5 km |
| Day 56 | Los Angeles - Frankfurt | Flight | 11 mi, 18 km |
| Day 57 | Arrive at Frankfurt | Flight | |
| ges | | | 7928 mi, 12756 km |
The distances in miles are read directly from the speedometer,
so also include any detours and local trips. The distances in km are calculated from it.
The abbreviation "NP" means "National Park", the abbreviation "NM" means "National Monument".
