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  1. coreyb1972 avatar

    Re: Denver to Colorado Springs - Transport Options?

    by coreyb1972 20 April 2012

    There are shuttle companies in Colorado Springs. I like Front Range Shuttle, they are reasonably prices at $55. You can reach them online…

  2. FlagStuff avatar

    RE: road trip Colorado, Utah, and Arizona

    by FlagStuff 15 June 2011

    Monument Valley is a pretty significant detour, but if you devoted your whole day #4 to driving from Mesa Verde to Arches, you could work…

  3. bzookaj avatar

    RE: ROUTE 66

    by bzookaj 08 June 2011

    >I want to drive over country that alot of people only ever fly over. There are better routes. Consider the direct route, which takes…

  4. FlagStuff avatar

    RE: Road Trip LA to Houston - advice

    by FlagStuff 08 April 2011

    Chiricahua is great, don't skip it. If you want to do something outdoors around Tucson, I'd probably skip the National Park, and do…

  5. wildernessshots avatar

    Re: place to stay for hiking in colorado

    by wildernessshots 12 March 2011

    Melissa, I'm not sure where you're coming from, but if you want a real Colorado experience I'd head deep into the mountains and avoid…

  6. Chepe GP40-2HH avatar

    RE: road trip from salt lake city to denver to yellowstone

    by Chepe GP40-2HH 10 June 2010

    Here are my thoughts: Leave SLC and head south towards Provo. Make a left at Springville and head up over Soldier Summit, stop at the…

  7. trekker502 avatar

    RE: Road trip from Texas to Estes Park Colorado in December?

    by trekker502 28 October 2009

    Are you planning to drive north along the west side of the Rockies aiming for the Grand Junction entrance to the Interstate-70 highway…

  8. shimane22 avatar

    RE: Relocating to Colorado

    by shimane22 24 February 2009

    This response is probably too late, but for what it's worth: Living IN the mountains is generally going to be pretty expensive for you,…

  9. Archmichael avatar

    RE: Villa Laodeum in Luang Prabang

    by Archmichael 18 February 2009

    Somsai: By "destruction of Luang Prabang", are you referring to the remodeling of an old house for Villa Laodeum? I'm sure Luang Praban…

  10. FlagStuff avatar

    RE: Chiricahua NM

    by FlagStuff 14 January 2009

    I agree with the suggestion of the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum. Its a fine mostly outdoor zoo and museum focused exclusively on the…

  11. Keimbeggra avatar

    Re: New Orleans to Salt Lake in 2 weeks (route suggestions)

    by Keimbeggra 21 August 2008

    Santa Fe is actually very small - you will have seen doentown in a couple hours - definitely nothing whiich would hold me there for days…

  12. trekker502 avatar

    RE: 2 weeks looking for nature/ adventure/ roadtrip and nightlife

    by trekker502 20 June 2008

    Night temperatures in the Rockies are in the 40sF degrees. There were 1-inch sized hailstones and 60 mph winds last night along the Front…

  13. trekker502 avatar

    RE: Four days in Denver with a car

    by trekker502 22 May 2008

    I just drove back from Denver today and almost ran over a red fox until I beeped my horn since I had 5 cars and trucks on my bumper and…

  14. onthecheaptraveldude avatar

    Rail travel over US?

    by onthecheaptraveldude 28 October 2007

    Here’s a sample itinerary that you may consider for your U.S. trip.

    Sorry for the delay getting back to you. I had problems posting…

  15. Syf avatar

    one day in Denver with a car

    by Syf 23 September 2007

    In early November, you will most likely be confined to the Front Range (along Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs) for hiking, because the…

  16. Chepe GP40-2HH avatar

    Interstate 80 or Interstate 70?

    by Chepe GP40-2HH 09 September 2007

    I can't speak for your eastern leg of the trip, whether I-70 or 80 is better, but once you depart westward, I-70 wins handsdown in the…

  17. jamesdenver avatar

    Interstate 80 or Interstate 70?

    by jamesdenver 09 September 2007

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    In my never humble opinion, there is nothing between the Mississippi River and the Front Range of the Rocky Mountai…

  18. ianw6705 avatar

    Interstate 80 or Interstate 70?

    by ianw6705 09 September 2007

    A trip via Nashville > St Louis > Kansas City > Denver sounds terrific to me. Could see/hear some nice music each night too.…

  19. zeldasdad avatar

    Interstate 80 or Interstate 70?

    by zeldasdad 09 September 2007

    In my never humble opinion, there is nothing between the Mississippi River and the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains on either route…

  20. FlagStuff avatar

    Arizona: Bisbee to Canyon de Chelly

    by FlagStuff 07 August 2007

    Wow, you have been reading the threads. You have several long days of driving in there, which some will inevitably counsel you to curtail.…

  21. Dutch_Uncle avatar

    Looking for travel writing about the USA

    by Dutch_Uncle 03 February 2007

    Francis Parkham: The Oregon Trail He went along th Oregon Tril to the Rockies, then south aong the Front Range and returned east on…

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