The Plan : We are going to Las Vegas from Australia in October 2009 and have decided that with the time and expense of getting there we may as well see everything we can. Our itinerary, in chronological order, is

Los Angeles
Venice Beach
San Simeon (Hearst Castle)
San Francisco
Yosemite
Sequoia National Park
Death Valley
Las Vegas
Grand Canyon
Barringer meteor crater Arizona
Petrified Forest and Painted Desert
Monument Valley
Colorado River rafting at Page
Bryce and Zion Canyons
Las Vegas (again!!)
Los Angeles - Hollywood
San Diego (and home)

30 days and 4500km staying in some pretty flash places (and some not so) driving a rented convertible for maximum wow factor. Stay tuned....