Picking up my coach in Elkart after some work being done on it and trying to decide which route to take to Colorado. Going to Durango RV Resort. GPS want me to take 80 but want to stay away from Chicago like the plague. Thought about dropping down and picking up 70 west in Indianapolis but another party in the group said they thought 72 was a better route because of St Louis. 70 vs 72 on the GPS is a wash when it comes to mileage and supposedly time. I was planning on dropping down from 72 to 70 at Kansas City if I took 72. Anyone traveled both for comparison of condition of roads and time? Recommendations. Already read other posts about where to jump off 70 to get down to Durango. Thanks in advance.
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It's still winter here in the Colorado high country. Just a heads up.
Currently on both US24 and US 160 west of I-25 it's snowing. US 24 has Ute Summit and Wilkerson Pass where it's snowing. If you take US 160 to Durango the first mountain pass is La Veta and it's snowing. Wolf Creek Pass is after that and it's at higher elevation. If you take US 50 over Monarch Pass it's also snowing.
My thought is to pick up I70 West at Indianapolis. Coming into St.Louis, take I270 to 370 and then I70 again. This gets you around the North side of St Louis. The FlyinJ at Exit 6 on I270 is fairly easy getting in and out.
At Limon, head down to Colorado Springs on 24 and then South on I25 to 160.
My thought is to pick up I70 West at Indianapolis. Coming into St.Louis, take I270 to 370 and then I70 again. This gets you around the North side of St Louis. The FlyinJ at Exit 6 on I270 is fairly easy getting in and out.
At Limon, head down to Colorado Springs on 24 and then South on I25 to 160.
Signed up for RV Trip Wizard and it was taking me on 56 off of 70. Like your route a lot better.
My thought is to pick up I70 West at Indianapolis. Coming into St.Louis, take I270 to 370 and then I70 again. This gets you around the North side of St Louis. The FlyinJ at Exit 6 on I270 is fairly easy getting in and out.
At Limon, head down to Colorado Springs on 24 and then South on I25 to 160.
I agree. You avoid the terrible stretch of I80 West of Chicago, especially up to and past Joliet.
We are in SW Michigan and usually take I 31 South to join I 465 and the I 70 West, around Indianapolis. IMO, it's much less of a hassle.
The rest of the route, pretty much, would be the similar.
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We did this same trip last fall, took 31 south from South Bend ended up picking up 74 to our first stop at Double J Campground in Chatham Il from there back up to 72 until it became 36 across Missouri then 35 south to 70, with 2 stops across Kansas stayed on 70 to Limon then down 24 to 25, stayed at the new Loves RV Park in Walsenburg then 160 into Durango, Wolf Creel Pass was not as bad as some folks hyped it up as, took our time with no issues.
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It's getting warmer! Above freezing this morning where we reside. Monarch Pass is clear with a 26 MPH breeze...
I am driving a bunch of miles to see the beautiful scenery you enjoy everyday, but the cold and me do not enjoy each other's company on a daily basis. Lived in Ohio a majority of my life and winters are gloomy, cold with some snow, or rainy weather. Really looking forward to the trip the mountains. After leaving Colorado, heading to Glacier.
Thanks for the update. Sounds like still better take some winter jackets with me.
An eastern ski resort company has plans to develop 800 acres for housing just 6 miles from our home in the Rockies at around an elevation of 8,200 feet on the north side of our huge mountain. It's beautiful country, but few people live here year around currently for a good reason. Most of the flat land is at 10,000 to 10,500 feet where no one lives. Plans are to build a million dollar shed up there for snow equipment.
The winters aren't tolerable at 8,200 feet, so we live below that. At 10,000 to 10,500 feet the winters are long and inhospitable to support any civilization due to 35 feet of average snowfall annually. This is the Western Slope where 80% of Colorado snow falls, but only 10% live. Just what we need more vacation rental homes.
Mid-June is when our High Country land and campgrounds open up after the snow melts. I hope that they don't destroy a good place. We don't need to be like the Colorado ski resort towns. Right now there's no incorporated town, just a very small community nearby. It will change for the $.
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