hwy 40 accross colorado
I am thinking of going north on I 15 from southern utah and then taking hwy 40 east across Colorado. Maybe spending a night at RMNP. I am heading back to Lincoln, Ne. I would appreciate any opinion...
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Thanks for the replies. I actually ended up taking Hwy 12 through the grand staircase-escalante national monument Utah. Then onto hwy 24 east. We stopped at a rock shop and the guy talked me into it and then I talked my wife into it. She is actually getting better on these roads. We have driven the trail ridge road as well as the million dollar highway. The million dollar highway she actually got in the back seat and laid down because she got so freaked out. That was about 5 years ago. Thats when she decided she couldn't handle those type of roads anymore. But it appears she is getting better about it now and WOW that hwy 12 has some great scenery and she really enjoyed it with just a few minor freak out moments.
We got on to I-70 and headed east through Denver and then onto I-76 east. That turned out to be a nightmare at 5 o'clock on Friday. I was using my google maps and there was something that was really handy on it. It automatically monitors traffic from all the smart phones that are on with their GPS location shared. When I got on I 76 it was a parking lot. Google maps rerouted me to surface streets and then to a two lane hwy that dumped me onto I-76 clear of all the traffic. It worked perfectly.
Thanks again for the input. As it turned out I was glad the fella at the rock shop talked us into the Grand Staircase. That is one hell of a gorgeous drive!! I would say also that Hwy 12 is not for the faint of heart, but who knows maybe people can learn to handle it better, as my wife has.
We got on to I-70 and headed east through Denver and then onto I-76 east. That turned out to be a nightmare at 5 o'clock on Friday. I was using my google maps and there was something that was really handy on it. It automatically monitors traffic from all the smart phones that are on with their GPS location shared. When I got on I 76 it was a parking lot. Google maps rerouted me to surface streets and then to a two lane hwy that dumped me onto I-76 clear of all the traffic. It worked perfectly.
Thanks again for the input. As it turned out I was glad the fella at the rock shop talked us into the Grand Staircase. That is one hell of a gorgeous drive!! I would say also that Hwy 12 is not for the faint of heart, but who knows maybe people can learn to handle it better, as my wife has.
