Driving Route 50
DW and I are planning a trip from Grand Junction to Colorado Springs on Route 50 over Monarch pass. From reading other posts, yes, we will avoid route 550. 1. Around Grand Junction, how is Ja...
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Been across US 50 in Colorado many times, just a couple days ago was the last time. The trip from eastern Kansas to Pueblo is rather hum drum, smell the cow pens going thru Dodge City. Going over Monarch, then across Nevada is a treat. Watch your fuel stops across Nevada. Monarch with a gas p/u is slow going, but doable. Watch your transmission temp. With a diesel p/u, easy. This year we were in a gas m/h towing a Jeep, just paid strict attention to speed.
