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Old 10-13-2024, 10:27 AM   #1
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Talking Our Colorado Hot Springs tour...

Just returned from a great 10 day trip up to Colorado to visit 3 of the hot mineral spring locations. We left Payson AZ {100 miles north of Phoenix} in our 2012 Nexus 24' Class C. Drove up to Blanding UT {350 miles} for the first day and continued on to Glenwood Springs CO {another 272 miles} on day 2.

Had a great site at Glenwood Canyon Resort right on the Colorado Rive {I'm talking 15' from the roaring river} for 3 nights. We went in to Glenwood Springs and doubled up doing the Iron mountain Spa {32 pools, again right on the Colorado River} and enjoyed the gondola ride to the amusement park at the top of Iron mountain {7,200'}. A package deal obtained on line got us both venues for a full day for $233.

After 3 days in Glenwood Springs we took a very scenic route down 82 and then 133 on our way to Ouray. Colorado in early October is unbelievable, all of the Aspens have gone gold and "Breathtaking" damns with faint praise.

Did two nights at the Ouray Riverside RV Park just half a mile from town and enjoyed the public hot springs pools for a very reasonable $36. We left Ouray and drove through Telluride and then headed south down to and through Cortez. Lizard Head pass was north of 10,200' and once again Colorado in October was off the charts gorgeous with relatively little traffic and mild temps.

After a brief stop in Durango we went back to our favorite spot, Pagosa Riverside RV Park/cg right on the San Juan River for another two night stay. The next day we soaked at The Springs in the center of Pagosa Springs. A day use pass was $124 for the 2 of us.

Friday we headed home stopping in Gallup at the USA RV Park {another favorite} to break up the 400+ mile return from Pagosa Springs. Saturday morning we only had an easy 3 hours return trip back to Payson.

We've owned our Nexus for 11+ years and the odometer rolled over 79,000 {trouble free} miles on this trip. We logged just over 1,500 miles and got a consistent 9.5 mpg cruising 65 on the interstates {mostly 70 and 40} and 55-65 on the rural 2 lane twisties.

This trip was an interesting mix of sightseeing and soaking and we ate about half of our meals in the coach treating ourselves to a nice meal out once a
day. Gas, food, fun and full hook up RV parks came to about $300 per day as we never hesitated to indulge ourselves. I have Cochlear Implant surgery coming up on 11/6 so the next few months will fairly low key and it was great to get out for an awesome trip and enjoy the spectacular fall weather.

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Glad you had a great time ! is that good mpg for a coach like yours ?
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Mileage...

Yes, I think so. For 11 years I have consistently gotten 9.5 when not towing, cruising at the speeds noted. The V-10 is a torque monster {420# at 3,250/ 305 hp at 4,250} both come in handy when traveling through 10,000'+ passes in the Rocky Mountains.

The E-350's get a bit better mileage than the E-450's as they are several thousand pounds lighter and the 350 has a 4:10 differential vs the 450's 4:56.
Having the 55 gallon tank is another nice feature as it enables me to be selective as to where, when, and at what price I refuel.

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wow, capt. sounds like you kit all the good spots. lizard head pass and the road north by telluride is a wonder. its a little scary the first tine, but wow, what a view.
pagosa springs riverside park is fantastic.
springs are pricy, but fun.
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When our roads aren't closed in the Rockies in Western Colorado it's quite enjoyable. It was a 209 mile detour on Colorado State Highway 133 last year around the Grand Mesa due to a sinkhole. Glad that you had no road closures. Sure hope that the US 50 Middle Bridge gets fully reopened across the Blue Mesa sometime soon.

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