Update - planning to fly to LA and explore LA for 3 days. (Maybe) Drive to San Diego as it's only 2 hours from there. Then drive off to Vegas (also touching Death Valley) for 3/4 days to explore around. Drive over to Arizona to the Grand Canyon for around 2 days and then back to LA for the flight back home. Dates are kinda flexible. Hoping to split in order to book car and room on the higher $ end.