Hwy 50

Not a Clue wrote:
Based on road construction between Montrose and Gunnison am thinking hwy 24 from I 70 to Cheyenne State park. How is hwy 24?

It's a good road. There's a 3 or 4 miles section above Minturn to just after the ghost town of Gilman that's a bit of a pull, but past that, the grade is good to the top of Tennessee Pass. From there, it's an easy drive all the way on US 24. I would avoid driving this section on a Sunday. Lots of going home traffic. Once they paved the road over Cottonwood Pass, seems many are taking that instead of coming over Monarch Pass. So the left turn US 24 takes a couple of miles south of Buena Vista can back up all the way into town on Sundays. We probably drive US 24 one direction or the other from Minturn to at least Leadville 20 times a year.

There's an interesting historical area a few miles before the top of Tennessee Pass. Camp Hale was the training area for soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division during WWII. Many learned to ski and fight during winter conditions they expected in northern Italy and elsewhere.