Nous partons du 23 mars au 4 avril dans l'ouest americain.
Au programme Phoenix, Grand Canyon, Lake Powell (Page, Antelope Canyon), monument valley, arches, Bryce Canyon, Zion et Las Vegas.
Quelle est la meteo et la frequentation des parcs à cette periode ?
Je n'y suis jamais allé en mars 😛. Mais en été (juin, juillet, août) ainsi qu'en automne (octobre, novembre).
Juin: fréquentation moyenne
Juillet, août: forte fréquentation, beaucoup d'européens, en tête de liste des français
Octobre, novembre: fréquentation faible à moyenne
J'imagine que mars ressemblera à octobre, novembre.
Je songe aussi a un voyage pour cette période, je crois que c'est plutôt du soleil mais qu'il peut y avoir encore de la neige dans les montagnes et des montagnes il y en a dans les parcs.
Les parcs ce seras tranquille c'est certain.
Température moyenne à Phoenix , près de 20 C , Lake Powell environ 12 C
Le vol est trop important dans un voyage pour ne regarder que le prix.
les deux récits montre une certaine diversité des temps possibles entre la neige, la boue, le beau temps, le froid bref il faut se préparer à tout je pense.
Très juste . Ou rayonner au sud ou a égalité de Las Vegas, ce serais plus chaud.
Je vais sans doute me préparer l'intinéraire "classique" et un autre itinéraire au sud de las Vegas , de San Diego et jusqu'en Arizona et plus vers l'est tout en restant au sud.
Dépendant des températures , J'aviserai.
Je veux quitter l'hiver Québecois et ce n'est pas pour retrouver du froid.
Le vol est trop important dans un voyage pour ne regarder que le prix.
Beaucoup de gens oublient le facteur altitude dans un voyage comme celui-ci!
Beaucoup de ces lieux sont au-dessus de 1000m, voire de 2000m! (Bryce Canyon).
Autant il fait très chaud en été (mais vraiment chaud!), autant en mars, il y a des chances de ne pas pouvoir profiter pleinement de tout (Bryce, North Rim du Grand Canyon, Arches, Canyonlands...) soit à cause de la neige, de la pluie, soit des températures encore peu clémentes.
Personnellement, je dirais que c'est un peu la roulette russe, à part dans l'extrême sud de la Californie, de l'Arizona et du Nouveau Mexique.
Je conseillerai d'attendre mai ou alors de choisir une autre destination.
Tu as tout a fait raison . Mon itinéraire dit " classique " exclue les parcs en altitude.
C'est pour ça que le mot le mot classique est entre guillemets .
D'ailleurs je ne suis pas très porté sur les parcs. J'en ai déjà vu plusieurs dans un voyage antérieur en été.
Le vol est trop important dans un voyage pour ne regarder que le prix.
A cette epoque ci de l'annee (fin Mars) tu sorts de l'hiver et c'est le debut du printemps. Ce qui veut dire beau temps et soleil, peut etre encore un peu frais en altitude mais ce ne sera pas froid.
Aussi la majorite de tes destinations sont tout de meme tres au Sud, dans des coins qui ne sont pas reputes pour le ciel gris. Tu risques meme d'avoir un peu chaud a certains endroits.
Quant a la frequentation dans les parcs, il n'y aura pas la queue...
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