Read North America as regions such as New York, California, US Southwest parks, not as a pin.
NYC-Boston-DC is the spine.
Regions
- New York — New York is stop 1 in a North America map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- California — California is stop 2 in a North America map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- US Southwest parks — US Southwest parks is stop 3 in a North America map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Pacific Northwest — Pacific Northwest is stop 4 in a North America map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Mexico — Mexico is stop 5 in a North America map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Canadian Rockies — Canadian Rockies is stop 6 in a North America map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
Routes
- NYC-Boston-DC — NYC-Boston-DC — budget a day for the transfers, not a half-day fantasy.
- Vegas-Zion-Bryce-Page — Vegas-Zion-Bryce-Page — budget a day for the transfers, not a half-day fantasy.
- SF-Big Sur-LA — SF-Big Sur-LA — budget a day for the transfers, not a half-day fantasy.
- Banff-Jasper Icefields — Banff-Jasper Icefields — budget a day for the transfers, not a half-day fantasy.
Icons
- New York — Why New York photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
- California — Why California photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
- US Southwest parks — Why US Southwest parks photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
- Pacific Northwest — Why Pacific Northwest photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
- Mexico — Why Mexico photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
Pairings
- Slow pair — Pair New York with California; drop a third stop before you add one.
- Weather pair — Do not force a wet coast and a dry highland into the same week.
- Honeymoon pair — Two city nights plus three quiet nights recover better than a trophy circuit.
Dropping the third city is usually a gain.
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