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Shimanami Kaido vs Bryce Canyon National Park
Shimanami Kaido
20 positive (91%) · 2 mixed (9%) · 0 negative (0%)
Trust + time weighted: +91%
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Grab electronic bicycles/bicycles and ride along Shimanami Kaido until Uma Island
Day 3 - Shimanami Kaido Pick up bikes and forward luggage (ideally) by 9:00 and start cycle. Stop as needed, but main "must see" locations are all at or nearby to Kousanji Temple.
Pick up bikes and forward luggage (ideally) by 9:00 and start cycle. Stop as needed, but main "must see" locations are all at or nearby to Kousanji Temple.
On our next trip to Japan we will probably ride the Shimanami Kaido again, it was that beautiful.
I was there 2 months ago, my main stay was in Osaka, but took the Shinkansen down to onomichi then biked the shimanami kaido down to imabari.
Bryce Canyon National Park
11 positive (92%) · 1 mixed (8%) · 0 negative (0%)
Trust + time weighted: +93%
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Fly to Vegas and hit the 5 National Parks in southern Utah (Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, Arches) in order then drop down into Arizona and hit Monument Valley,Antelope Canyon+ Horseshoe Bend, Grand Canyon on your way back to Vegas.
stop at Bryce Canyon VC (30m), Rim Trail Hike (52m), Inspiration Points Hike (2h), Paria View for sunset (52m)
From there, do Moab, Capital Reef, Bryce and Zion. If you have not done this section of the world, you are missing out and it makes no sense to drive all this way and miss these areas.
Cheap flights to Vegas, rent a car, stay in St George or Hurricane for Zion NP, then over to Bryce and/or Arches, loop back down through Page and see Grand Canyon, then back to Vegas.
Bryce isn't as hardcore, and honestly you can enjoy it even just driving to overlooks.