genekiwi
Feb 04, 2014Explorer
Driving Route 50
DW and I are planning a trip from Grand Junction to Colorado Springs on Route 50 over Monarch pass.
From reading other posts, yes, we will avoid route 550.
1. Around Grand Junction, how is James Robb State Park, Fruita section for about 5 days? Or would you recommend another one?
2. State Parks around Gunnison for 5 days
3 State Parks round Pueblo for 5 days.
Also I would appreciate any advice about towing across Route 50 and just how tricky it might be to get up and over Monarch Pass.
Be our first time towing in that kind of elevations. TV is a 2013 Silverado 1500 5.3 with 3.42 and 6 speed. Towing a 30 foot 6000 pound trailer. Rig has been weighed and is within all specks. I do expect this to be a slow ride up and hopefully, an equally slow ride down.
I used this rig on a 7000 mile trip last year including Hocking Hills, Ohio and through Tennessee and Kentucky hill areas.
Very pleased with the way the rig handled.
I would appreciate sound advice and not horror stories. DW might read this post.
Thanks all for any info
From reading other posts, yes, we will avoid route 550.
1. Around Grand Junction, how is James Robb State Park, Fruita section for about 5 days? Or would you recommend another one?
2. State Parks around Gunnison for 5 days
3 State Parks round Pueblo for 5 days.
Also I would appreciate any advice about towing across Route 50 and just how tricky it might be to get up and over Monarch Pass.
Be our first time towing in that kind of elevations. TV is a 2013 Silverado 1500 5.3 with 3.42 and 6 speed. Towing a 30 foot 6000 pound trailer. Rig has been weighed and is within all specks. I do expect this to be a slow ride up and hopefully, an equally slow ride down.
I used this rig on a 7000 mile trip last year including Hocking Hills, Ohio and through Tennessee and Kentucky hill areas.
Very pleased with the way the rig handled.
I would appreciate sound advice and not horror stories. DW might read this post.
Thanks all for any info