Mesa Verde, CO to Hot Springs, AR
Traveling from Mesa Verde to Hot Springs as part of our western U.S. loop trip and don't see any must see sites along this stretch, but I'm sure there are. Also see potential mountain range to naviga...
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RetiredTom2 wrote:
Traveling from Mesa Verde to Hot Springs as part of our western U.S. loop trip and don't see any must see sites along this stretch, but I'm sure there are.
Early to mid October in SW Colorado is magnificent with the aspens changing. Take your toad north from Durango to Silverton or beyond to Ouray. The Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad runs well into October and is a "must see" in our book. If you take US 160, Wolf Creek Pass east of Pagosa Springs is bit of a grunt to get up, but magnificent scenery. Of course there the Great Sand Dunes NP north of Alamosa. Just south of Alamosa, another scenic railroad, the Cumbres and Toltec runs through mid October.
Once you hit I-25, head south to US 87 at Raton. Visit Capulin Volcanic NM.
If you take I-40 across OK, consider overnighting at Red Rock Canyon State Park. Interesting setting in a canyon that is rather surprising in the plains of OK. If the winds are blowing, you'll be more protected down in the canyon.
