For Bryce & Zion we flew in and out of Las Vegas.
Day 1 Red Rock Canyon
Day 2 Valley of Fire - Atlatl Rock, Arch Rock, Balancing Rock at Visitor Center, Rainbow Vista, Fire Canyon Overlook, White Domes Loop, Seven Wonders (favorite), Fire Wave, Pink/Pastel canyon, Elephant Rock
Day 3 Hoover Dam - park on Arizona side for free
Ethel M Chocolate - free sample, cactus garden
Day 4 Drive to St George
Snow Canyon - Johnson Canyon, Jenny Canyon, Hidden Pinyon, lava flow, Whiterocks Amphitheatre (great at sunset)
Day 5 Zion - Riverside walk, Kayenta to Emerald Pools (3 waterfalls - upper, middle, & low) to Sand Bench trail, court of patriarchs ( we stayed that night at Panguitch)
Day 6 Bryce - Queen's Garden to Navajo Loop, Agua Canyon, Ponderosa Canyon, Natural Bridge, Bryce Point, Inspiration Point. All overlooks are good. Cedar Breaks,
Day 7 Kolob Canyon
For Arches & Canyonland we flew in & out of Durango. We stayed at Monticello - much cheaper than Moab when we were there.
Day 1 Stopped at Mesa Verde on the way to Monticello
Day 2 Arches - Landscape Arch, Partition Arch, Double O Arch, Private Arch, Sand Dune Arch, Broken Arch, Delicate Arch, Windows Section & Turret Arch, Double Arch
Day 3 Dead Horse Point State Park, Canyonland - Mesa Arch, Upheaval Dome, Green River Overlook, Buck Canyon Overlook, Grand View Point Overlook, Aztec Butte
Day 4 Canyonlands - the Needles - Elephant Hill, Big Spring Canyon, Pothole Point, Cave Spring
Day 5 Natural Bridges - Kachina Bridge, Sipapu Bridge, Owachomo Bridge, Muley Point, Moki Dugway, Valley of gods, Goosenecks State Park, Mexican Hat