driving from Yellowstone to Silverthorne, CO

john-damondaybreak wrote:
Planning on heading down to Rock Springs and picking up I-80. One route has you taking WY-789 and going through Steamboat Springs and south to Silverthorne. The other has you going further on I-80 and take WY-130. Looking on google maps, the route through steamboat springs looks to have more curves, mountain passes, etc...

We are driving a class C, have been to CO before heading out I-70. So I'm OK with mountain driving.

Anybody driven either of these routes before?

Will make a lot of assumptions coming out at ? - then down to Rock Springs - I'm just guessing but that hat to be in a good bit of Mountains and not very straight. Then down to Craig taking Rt 40 to Steamboat, Yampa SP is a good spot and Stagecoach SP is a good spot to stop if you are not staying in SS. Beautiful drive right Now - tops of the Peaks are getting a little snow so the Aspen should be starting to change and the drive will be beautiful. Your drive on 40 and 9 will be easy - good road that follows the river.

Where are you headed once you get to Silverthorne? Just the best time to be in the Mountains - we have flown out the last couple of years to catch the Color the last week of September but have not been able to get away this year so I'm really missing the drives.

Vail will be Beautiful along with the drive on 24 to Leadville and to the Collegiates, actually if you time it right Higher elevations first there is not a bat drive anywhere in the Mountains right NOW.

BOL,