In July of 2003, we packed up the car and headed out on a 23 day, 15,000km odyssey to visit the US Southwest and more importantly to locate the world's best margarita. Click on the map to the left for a blow-up of our trip map. Our basic itinerary was as follows:

A) Calgary
B) Lethbridge (First Night)
C) Idaho Falls (Second Night)
D) Cedar City & Cedar Breaks Nat'nl park (Third Night)
E) Zion National Park (Nights 4,5)
F) Las Vegas (Night 6)
G) Hoover Dam
H) Grand Canyon South Rim (Nights 7 & 8)
I) Bryce Canyon National Park (Nights 9 & 10)
J) Cortez & Mesa Verde National Park (Nights 11 & 12)
K) Durango, Great Sand Dunes National Park
L) Taos & Taos Pueblo (Nights 13 & 14)
M) Alamogordo, & White Sands National Park (Night 15)
N) Carlsbad & the Caverns (Nights 16 & 17)
O) Tucson and Saguaro National Monument (Night 18)
P) Phoenix & Tortilla Flats (Nights 19,20,21)
Q) St. George (Night 22)
R) Calgary (Night 23)