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Re: US West Coast - Second roadtrip - suggestions welcome

by trekker502 30 May 2012

Take 2 days to drive from LA to San Francisco, maybe spend the night in Santa Barbara or Big Sur. Take 2 days to drive Interstate-80 past…
27th Annual Santa Fe Century Cycle

by trekker502 21 May 2012

Yesterday, there were 3,000 participants in the 27th Annual Santa Fe Century Bicycle Ride. Not all did the entire 105 miles; some rode…
RE: Road Trip from SF to DC - June 2012

by trekker502 15 April 2012

Is there a reason to see Denver? If so, then from Mesa Verde, drive to Durango and take Highway #550 north along the Million Dollar Highway…
Travel partner(s) for Canyonlands, Arches and Rio Grande NF (US)

by satlamas 08 April 2012

I am planning a roughly 7-10 day hiking trip to Utah and Colorado. I plan to rent a car from Durango, CO, and do a loop in the area driving…
RE: ROAD TRIP USA - 3 WEEKS - suggestions please !

by trekker502 20 March 2012

Drive to Denver, and south on Interstate-25 to the Highway #285 turnoff. Take #285 southwest to Salida (beautiful country, including…
RE: Rock Hunting in NM

by Usher73 01 March 2012

Farmington seems like a nice little town. I was there helpng a friend clean out his mother's house. The best [view of the Colorado mounta…
RE: New York to Telluride

by trekker502 28 February 2012

You must also allow delays due to hazardous weather -- ice storms, 60+ mph winds, heavy snowfall closing roads temporarily. You could…
Arches and/or Canyonlands National Park

by duermite 23 February 2012

I need some road trip advice please! My boyfriend and I will have roughly one week to get from Durango, CO to Seattle (I know - not nearl…
Re: Chicago-San Francisco Via Las Vegas and Los Angeles

by zeldasdad 19 February 2012

Welcome to Rhorn Tree. You are not making the best use of the 11 days between Chicago and Las Vegas. Limiting yourself to only 5 hours…
Four Corners Area

by Alan_3 14 February 2012

Hello, I'm planning a 3 week trip this May. I'll be flying into Las Vegas and renting a car. I've come up with a loose intinerary. I'm…
RE: Driving from Durango, Colorado to Mount Hood, Oregon

by Moselle 02 February 2012

Thanks for the help ianw6705, think i'm going to plan the northern route - looking into Yellowstone now, there's no way I won't be getting…
RE: Driving from Durango, Colorado to Mount Hood, Oregon

by ianw6705 02 February 2012

Well yes ... either the California / Oregon route I suggest in ##10, or the more northern route that includes the Rockies, Grand Tetons,…
RE: Driving from Durango, Colorado to Mount Hood, Oregon

by Moselle 01 February 2012

thanks ianw6705 that's what I'm afraid of. I have plenty of time and would like to have a very enjoyable scenic drive, not fussy as long…
RE: Driving from Durango, Colorado to Mount Hood, Oregon

by ianw6705 30 January 2012

+... the route I've linked to here or does it look about right?+ There is a +real+ lot of boring $hit on the route that you have provided…
Re: Driving from Durango, Colorado to Mount Hood, Oregon

by Moselle 29 January 2012

thanks listener! researching that route now. m
RE: 3 Months across America

by trekker502 27 January 2012

You do have plenty of time to see all of the sites in your itinerary if you are renting a car and driving yourself. Interstate-95 follows…
RE: Driving from Durango, Colorado to Mount Hood, Oregon

by listener 27 January 2012

Million Dollar Highway...from Silverton (after drive from Durango) to Ouray is awesome. Just sayin' Go north, moselle. :) Listen …
RE: Cross-country RV trip: NYC to San Francisco in 27 days

by trekker502 27 January 2012

US Highway #50, which parallels Interstate-70, but runs between Pueblo (on Interstate-25) to Montrose (on US Highway 550). *A word of…
RE: Driving from Durango, Colorado to Mount Hood, Oregon

by Moselle 23 January 2012

Thanks for all the replies. Google maps gave me 19 hours so I assume that's two long days driving, but I'd prefer to allow maybe three…
RE: Driving from Durango, Colorado to Mount Hood, Oregon

by carracar 20 January 2012

As the "best" route is determined by a quick look at a map...After driving Santa Fe- Corvallis several times a year.I finally married…
RE: Driving from Durango, Colorado to Mount Hood, Oregon

by ianw6705 20 January 2012

+Has anyone here driven from Durango to Mount Hood, and know roughly how long to allow and what sort of a drive it would be in August/Septem…
RE: Driving from Durango, Colorado to Mount Hood, Oregon

by carracar 20 January 2012

To amend the above... Stay on the 50 to Austin. Then, the 305/I-80 to Winnemucca & the 95 from there to the 76/20/97/26 in Oregon...carracar…
RE: Driving from Durango, Colorado to Mount Hood, Oregon

by carracar 19 January 2012

Or over to Cortez & up to Moab...Scenic in a different way & a bit faster...From Moab Trekkers route(avoiding rush hour Provo_SLC-Ogden...Th…
RE: Driving from Durango, Colorado to Mount Hood, Oregon

by trekker502 19 January 2012

You could take the route from Durango on US Highway-550 north, over the Million Dollar Highway, to Grand Junction, then west on Interstate-…
RE: Driving from Durango, Colorado to Mount Hood, Oregon

by SoloHobo 19 January 2012

Google Map or Map Quest list the times/miles, all depends on what you want to see and how much time you have to see it based on interest.…