I-70 W in Colorado
Towing a 30’ fifth wheel. We don’t like driving in big cities and avoid them when possible. Going west in June on I-70 out of KS---does anyone know of any problem with getting off 70 from near Limon...
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BillyandKris wrote:
Hey I forgot....back to our original subject. We got off track. LOL How would it be towing getting off I70 on Exit 232 at Empire and taking Hwy 40 north thru Winter Park to get to Granby versus going on to Dillon/Silverthorne and taking 9 N to Kremmling and back east to Granby. I think 40 North would be shorter, but is it better choice? THX again.
"Better" is always subjective. One person's better is another person's worse. It's really 6 of one, half dozen of the other. Either way, you've got a climb to do. The top out elevation is comparable.
There's the climb approach to the Johnson/Eisenhower Tunnels and the long decline into Silverthorne/Dillon area. Or the climb from Empire to the top of Berthoud Pass and the (comparatively) shorter, albeit twistier decline into Winter Park. Personally, I always dread that climb to Johnson/Eisenhower, because there's a lot of very slow moving trucks to contend with. Not so much traffic on the US 40 route, particularly if you do it during the week.
