Notre voyage de trois semaines dans l'Ouest américain en septembre
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Notre voyage de trois semaines dans l'Ouest américain en septembre

by Psli

in Destinations › North America

This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.

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Bonjour,

Il s'agit ici de mon premier message sur le forum alors que je suis inscrit depuis quelques temps déjà. Comme beaucoup, je vais rajouter une discussion sur notre parcours dans l'ouest au mois de septembre (dans quelques jours donc !). Il y en a déjà beaucoup, l'itinéraire n'est pas particulièrement exceptionnel mais cela a deux avantages :

- Me rassurer quant à la faisabilité de celui-ci, le voyage approchant, étant notre premier "grand voyage", le stress augmente ... - Me permettre de garder une trace de ces préparatifs ...

Pour commencer, je "nous" présente : Pat et Manue, 32 ans tout les deux avec quelques séjours en Europe (Prague, Chypre, Londres) à notre actifs et un à New York l'an dernier pendant 10 jours.

Depuis longtemps, nous avions ce rêve de découvrir l'ouest américain et, à la fin de l'année dernière, nous décidons sur "un coup de tête" de nous lancer. Après quelques analyses rapides (notamment sur le budget 🙂 ), ce sera septembre et, au diable l'avarice, ce sera 3 semaines ... auquel nous rajoutons une semaine avec mes parents sur la cote est : nous nous retrouvons à Washington et rapartons de New York ... Pour faire donc un séjour de 4 semaines aux USA, un rêve d'enfant d'enfant qui se réalise ...

A partir de là, tout s’enchaîne très vite et je remercie le forum, les blogs des forumeurs et le merveilleux site "www.ouestusa.fr" pour la qualité des informations et l'envie qu'ils nous ont communiqués.

Enfin, bref, voici le fameux parcours :

- samedi 3 septembre : * départ CDG à 10h40, vol direct pour LA * Prise de la voiture Alamo à 15h (heure locale) - 4 jours sur place au travelodge de Vermont/Sunset (le même qu'Itat de son séjour de cette année : http://voyageforum.com/...ost=4456542;#4456542)

- jeudi 7 septembre : * route jusqu'à williams * passage par Joshua Tree

- Vendredi 8 septembre : * Balade sur la South Rim de GC * South Kaibab trail * Backpacking au Bright Angel Campground (Chanceux sur le coup 😉)

- samedi 9 septembre : * Remontée par Bright Angel Trail * Route vers Page * Arrêt Horse Shoe Bend

- Dimanche 10 septembre : * Antelope Canyon (Photograph pass ... ) dès 8h ... * Monument Valley * Route vers Bryce Canyon (je pense que le point difficile du séjour est là ... beaucoup de route ce jour là ...) * Nuit su Sunset Campground

- Lundi 11 septembre : * Randonnée Fairyland Loop trail * + quelques points de vue * Hotel à Mount Carmel Junction

- Mardi 12 septembre : * Route pour Zion * Boucle des Emerald Pool * et + si affinités ... * Nuit au Watchman Campground

- Mercredi 13 septembre : * Route vers Las Vegas * Au choix, selon la motivation : - Hoover Dam - Valley of Fire ... * 2 nuit au stratosphere hotel

- Jeudi 14 septembre : * Las Vegas

- Vendredi 15 septembre : * Route pour la Death Valley * Coucher de soleil (Badwater, Golden Canyon, artist drive) * Nuit au Furnace Creek Ranch

- Samedi 16 septembre : * Lever de soleil sur Zabriskie Point * Sand Dunes, Mosaic Canyon ... * Route vers Mammoth Lakes

- Dimanche 17 septembre : * Bodie, * Mono Lake * Tioga Pass * selon le timing : mariposa grove * camping au Dry Gulch

- lundi 18 septembre : * Bus jusqu'à Glacier Point * Panorama Trail * Motel à mariposa

- mardi 19 septembre : * Route pour Sacramento

- mercredi 20 septembre : * Route vers SF

- jeudi 21 septembre : * SF

- vendredi 22 septembre ! * SF * décollage à 23h20 pour Washington

- samedi 23 septembre jusqu'à lundi 25 septembre * Washington

- lundi 25 septembre : * Route vers Atlantic city * Nuit au Showboat sur la boardwalk

- Mardi 26 septembre : * Route vers NYC

- Mercredi 27, jeudi 28, vendredi 29 : * NYC

- Samedi 30 : * NYC * décollage à 23h pour Paris

Et voila, pour le rêve ... Maintenant à vous de jouer qu'en pensez-vous ?

PS : je n'ai interrogé personne et me suis inspiré des CR de tout le monde pour préparer ce séjour. Le fait de ne pas avoir posé de question n'est pas de la prétention mais juste une volonté de vivre ce rêves dans toute sa longueur, avec les préparatifs, les galères que cela engendre et autres ... Je remercie vraiment tout les formumeurs pour leurs conseils et ne manquerais pas de faire un carnet à notre retour.

Merci à vous
BA Bastinj Globetrotter ·
Hello,

Ds l'ensemble, c'est un très beau circuit... Vs allez revenir enchantés! Mais c'est dommage de venir poster votre message à seulement qq jours du départ... car il y aurait qq petites modifications à apporter à votre circuit... J'espère qu'il vs sera encore possible de le faire...

" - samedi 9 septembre : * Remontée par Bright Angel Trail * Route vers Page * Arrêt Horse Shoe Bend

- Dimanche 10 septembre : * Antelope Canyon (Photograph pass ... ) dès 8h ... * Monument Valley * Route vers Bryce Canyon (je pense que le point difficile du séjour est là ... beaucoup de route ce jour là ...) * Nuit su Sunset Campground "

Comme tu l'as bien remarqué toi-même, ta journée du dimanche est infaisable ... c'est 8 heures de route non stop... auxquelles il faut ajouter les arrêts indispensables (essence, pipi, pic nic...) + 2 heures à Antelope + 2-3 heures à Monument Valley (où tu ne pourras pas rester pour le sunset... qui est pourtant l'heure magique où les roches rougeoient) En septembre, les jours raccourcissent déjà...

Moi, je ferais:

- samedi 9 septembre : * Remontée par Bright Angel Trail * Route vers Monument Valley * Nuit à Monument Valley (il y a un camping au Goulding)

- Dimanche 10 septembre : * Monument Valley - Page * Antelope Canyon * Horseshoe Bend * Route vers Bryce Canyon pour y arriver au sunset * Nuit su Sunset Campground

Autre petite suggestion:

" - lundi 18 septembre : * Bus jusqu'à Glacier Point * Panorama Trail * Motel à mariposa

- mardi 19 septembre : * Route pour Sacramento "

Après avoir terminé votre rando Panorama Trail, pq avoir prévu d'aller dormir à Mariposa.?.. alors que le lendemain, vs allez à Sacramento ... La nuit à Jamestown raccourcirait le parcours... Mais cette modification est moins importante. C'est surtout vos 9 et 10 septembre qu'il vous faut ré-agencer...

Bon voyage!
Ouest USA 2009 https://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=2800143#2800143 5ème trip USA, 09/2013 https://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=6186946#6186946
PS Psli ·
Bonjour,

tout d'abord merci pour le retour. En effet, la journée du 10 est problématique... Notre problème vient du camping... Nous ne sommes pas des grands "campeurs" et dormant déjà sous la tente du 8 au 9 (au fond de GC 🙂), nous appréhendons la deuxième nuit ... De plus, avec la remontée je suis un peu inquiet pour la route qui suit ...

Mais je vais voir si je peux trouver un logement à) Monument Valley et dans ce cas adjugé.

Merci encore pour le conseil.

Pour ce qui est de Mariposa, c'est pour nous permettre de faire mariposa Grove avant Sacramento si nous n'avons pas le temps le 17 ...

Patrice
BA Bastinj Globetrotter ·
Il y a 2 hôtels à Monument Valley - l'ancien: http://www.gouldings.com/ - le nouveau : http://www.monumentvalleyview.com/

tu as le choix entre la formule camping et la formule hôtel (très cher!!)
Ouest USA 2009 https://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=2800143#2800143 5ème trip USA, 09/2013 https://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=6186946#6186946
JP Jpg13 Globetrotter ·
- * Route vers Las Vegas * Au choix, selon la motivation : - Hoover Dam (C'est au sud de LV, donc pas sur la route qui vient de ZION) - Valley of Fire ... - Dimanche 17 septembre : * Bodie, * Mono Lake * Tioga Pass * selon le timing : mariposa grove (C'est completement au Sud Vs confondez MARIPOSA la ville et MARIPOSA GROVES )* camping au Dry Gulch

- lundi 18 septembre : * Bus jusqu'à Glacier Point (Pourquoi le bus?) * Panorama Trail * Motel à mariposa

- mardi 19 septembre : * Route pour Sacramento Pourquoi Sacramento ? A votre place j'irais directement à SF,
BA Bastinj Globetrotter ·
" Bus jusqu'à Glacier Point (Pourquoi le bus?)"

C'est sûrement la navette qui dépose à Glacier Point les personnes qui ensuite retournent ds la Vallée à pied via Panorama Trail😛
Ouest USA 2009 https://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=2800143#2800143 5ème trip USA, 09/2013 https://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=6186946#6186946
PS Psli ·
En effet, il s'agit de la navette qui permet de monter à Glacier Point pour faire le retour à pied.
PS Psli ·
Non, non, a priori je ne confonds pas. Je parlais bien de "Mariposa Grove" ou l'on peut trouver des sequoias géant au sud de Yosemite Valley à unpeu plus d'1 heure de route de la valley ... C'est pour cela que je dis si nous avons le temps nous le ferons en venant de la tioga sinon, nous le ferons le surlendemain avant sacramento ... cela fera un détour mais acceptable.

Pour ce qui est de Sacramento plutôt que directement SF, il s'agit là plus de voir du "pays", pour passer ensuite par le nord de SF ... En général, nous ne restons que peu de temps dans une même ville ... Nous ne sommes pas adeptes de musée ... Au final, si l'on reste si longtemps à Los Angeles c'est parceque nous avons un anniversaire prévu la journée du 6 septembre ... Au final, nous restons 4 jours à LA (dont une journée à Universal Studio et une journée au six flags hurraicane harbor), 1 j/ 2N à Las Vegas et 2j / 3N à SF... Nous sommes conscients que beaucoup pense que l'on peux rester plus longtemps mais cela nous permettra de revenir pourapprofondir les parcs sans être "lassé" des villes ...

Néanmoins, merci pour les remarques.
PS Psli ·
Voila, le parcours du 10 / 11 est modifié selon les conseils. Nous camperons au goulding au retour de GC et ferons antelope le lendemain avant de partir vers Bryce.

Merci encore pour ces conseils.

Patrice
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After our first trip to the West, we’d love to go back to see other must-see spots!

The stay would be from May 11 to 20, 2026—it’s short, but hey...

M11: Lyon to Las Vegas (overnight in Vegas) T12: Route 66 – overnight in Grand Canyon (GC) W13: Visit GC – overnight in Page Th14: Visit Antelope Canyon / Horseshoe Bend – overnight in Monument Valley (MV) F15: Visit MV – overnight in Moab Sa16: Visit Arches / Dead Horse Point – overnight in Bryce Su17: Visit Bryce – overnight in Zion M18: Visit Zion / Valley of Fire – overnight in Vegas Tu19: Return flight

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This price increase only applies to non-U.S. residents.

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Voyage902 7 months ago · Tatra
Renting a car in the US with a deferred debit card
Hi everyone, I’m traveling to Los Angeles and would like to rent a vehicle at the airport. However, I have a Boursobank Ultim deferred debit card, so I’d love to know if it’s possible for those who’ve experienced this recently. Thanks for the info!
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Patoon 7 months ago
How can I tell the difference between cable cars and trams in San Francisco?
Hi VF community,

I’m planning a week in S.F. in April 2026 and I can’t figure out how to tell the cable cars—of which I understand there are three lines—apart from the trams, which I think number seven. I can’t find their individual numbers or routes anywhere.

Could someone shed some light on this for me? Thanks in advance.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2026 full of amazing travels. Cheers, Régine
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Arnale 7 months ago · Mitch341
Can you buy the national parks pass online in advance?
Hi, I’m planning a road trip through the American national parks starting from Denver in June 2026. The price of the pass is jumping from 80 € to 250 € on January 1st, 2026!!! Is it possible to buy the pass online before the end of the year to lock in the 80 € rate? If so, where and how do I go about it? Thanks for your tips. Arnale
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Cup030680 8 months ago · Caussat
Feedback on a Florida road trip
Hi there,

I’m planning a road trip for July 2026 in northern Florida. Could you let me know if my itinerary makes sense? Day 1: Orlando Day 2: Amelia Island Day 3: Amelia Island Day 4: Tallahassee Day 5: Panama City Beach Day 6: Panama City Beach (visit to Destin) Day 7: Crystal River (stop in Cedar Key on the way) Day 8: Crystal River Day 9: Anna Maria (stop in Clearwater) Day 10: Anna Maria (St. Pete) Day 11: Anna Maria Day 12: Orlando Day 13: Orlando Day 14: Orlando Day 15: Departure

Thanks in advance for your tips!
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