Route advice.
I will be leaving Leadville, CO and heading to Dalhart, TX. The mapping software gives me 3 options. One thru Denver, one thru Buena Vista and Canon City and one thru Buena Vista to Walsenburg. I’m pu...
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Trucks use US-287. Can’t be beat for ease of use. (But “scenic” it ain’t).
Denver isn’t that bad. It’s hitting rush hour that’s a pain. Run IH70 East to Limon and use 287. Extremely nice road. Even the very short Oklahoma sections cleaned up.
At Stratford (TX), use US-54 to Dalhart.
Otherwise, IH-25 can’t be touched for scenic perspective. From Raton onwards, it has another magic worth experiencing.
Coming out of the hills to an Interstate is a problem all over the USA. Don’t sweat it.
Denver isn’t that bad. It’s hitting rush hour that’s a pain. Run IH70 East to Limon and use 287. Extremely nice road. Even the very short Oklahoma sections cleaned up.
At Stratford (TX), use US-54 to Dalhart.
Otherwise, IH-25 can’t be touched for scenic perspective. From Raton onwards, it has another magic worth experiencing.
Coming out of the hills to an Interstate is a problem all over the USA. Don’t sweat it.
