Easiest route from Aurora, CO to Grand Junction, CO

You can also take I 25 S to Co Spg. then West on 24 through Woodland Park to 82 to I 70 and west. That would avoid steep grades except for the pull out of Co Spg to Woodland Park which is uphill and scenic also but lot's of out-of-the-way. For a flatlander it isn't all that bad a route as there are no steep overhangs on the right side and 24 is 4 lane the first 20 miles.