Thanks for the tips! We are hoping to boondock elsewhere, but Route 12 will save us a lot of miles --we are coming from the north and did not want to have to take the long way around, through Montrose.
The other big challenge will be taking my truck (without the trailer) on some of the 4x4 high-clearance roads, which lead to the trailheads when we go hiking. My transmission and my tires are completely competent -- it is my own rock-hopping skills that are in question. The truck has a somewhat longer wheelbase than a little Jeep, although it is not as long as some trucks. So I will have to take that into account when negotiating some of the bumpy stuff. Fun!!
