Re: Road Trip Tips Kansas/Colorado
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I-70 is 4.5 hours north of Mesa Verde. Better route would be 285 south from Denver, catch the great sand dunes then over Wolf creek pass into Pagosa Springs. Durango is a neat town on the way to Mesa Verde. After that you can head north along the Animas River to Gateway, awesome car musem and fantastic scenery. Grand Junction has the Colorado national monument then north on your way to Alpine.
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Re: Road Trip Tips Kansas/Colorado
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07/09/22 11:54 AM
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If you go I-70, over the divide then stop in glennwood springs for the hot springs then visit doc Holliday grave. Nice little hike (or used to be 38 yrs ago)
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Re: Road Trip Tips Kansas/Colorado
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07/09/22 12:42 PM
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Re: Road Trip Tips Kansas/Colorado
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I-70 is 4.5 hours north of Mesa Verde. Better route would be 285 south from Denver, catch the great sand dunes then over Wolf creek pass into Pagosa Springs. Durango is a neat town on the way to Mesa Verde. After that you can head north along the Animas River to Gateway, awesome car musem and fantastic scenery. Grand Junction has the Colorado national monument then north on your way to Alpine. It looks like our route would take us off 70 near Colorado border onto 40 then 160 through the southern part of the state
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Re: Road Trip Tips Kansas/Colorado
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I-70 is 4.5 hours north of Mesa Verde. Better route would be 285 south from Denver, catch the great sand dunes then over Wolf creek pass into Pagosa Springs. Durango is a neat town on the way to Mesa Verde. After that you can head north along the Animas River to Gateway, awesome car musem and fantastic scenery. Grand Junction has the Colorado national monument then north on your way to Alpine. It looks like our route would take us off 70 near Colorado border onto 40 then 160 through the southern part of the state You can exit 70 at Limon then down to Colorado Springs to highway 50 or exit 70 on the west side of Denver and take C-470 south to CO 285. 285 to Buena Vista then 24 south. Either way is pretty country.
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Re: Road Trip Tips Kansas/Colorado
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07/09/22 04:56 PM
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there aint no people on 160 east of trinidad. you drive 160 all the way across your going to want to set some traps. la veta pass is gorgeous. you'll end up where tom cat sent you. you could go south at hays. not have to get anywhere near the madhouse that is denver. go see the Sternberg museum yes sir mentioned, its pretty cool. take 183 south to 56 hwy. turn west. fool around in dodge for a day. take 56 west to rt 144 west which turns into hwy 160. drive through the country that produces those big coyote numbers. i hate cities and prefer rural routes myself.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Road Trip Tips Kansas/Colorado
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07/10/22 09:48 PM
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Thanks for the replies. Looking like we are going the southern Colorado route. Plan to fish the Rio Grande, Piedra River, Ucompahgre, See mesa Verde, go to Gunnison National park and fish the Gunnison, heading north and west to Dinosaur park, Fish the green/ Flaming Gorge, then head north to Wyoming hitting the Green river above and below Fontenelle dam, then on to Alpine. Plan to fish the Salt, Snake, Greys and Gros Ventre while there. Probably a day trip to Yellowstone. Son set us up for a whitewater rafting trip on the snake and a drift boat float for my fathers day present. Also prairie dog hunting near Kemmerer. Spent the day loading 22 hornet, 223 and 6mm. Tying flies this evening. Tomorrow have to make 2 dozen pickled eggs and 5 pounds of deer jerky for traveling food. Will probably need a cortisone shot in my tennis/hammering elbow after all of that fishing.
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Re: Road Trip Tips Kansas/Colorado
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07/11/22 12:10 AM
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there aint no people on 160 east of trinidad. you drive 160 all the way across your going to want to set some traps. la veta pass is gorgeous. you'll end up where tom cat sent you. you could go south at hays. not have to get anywhere near the madhouse that is denver. go see the Sternberg museum yes sir mentioned, its pretty cool. take 183 south to 56 hwy. turn west. fool around in dodge for a day. take 56 west to rt 144 west which turns into hwy 160. drive through the country that produces those big coyote numbers. i hate cities and prefer rural routes myself. 160 is my kinda highway.
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Re: Road Trip Tips Kansas/Colorado
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07/11/22 08:03 PM
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I know a guy with a house for sale a little east of gunnison and a little west of the royal gorge. rural but a school post office and general store all within walking distance. arkansas river 100 yards from the front door........
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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