Southern Colorado/Texas Panhandle Stops
We're not bringing a camper with us this time, but en route to Florida via Houston (to pick up a friend), and looking for a decent place to stop for the night (hotel I suppose) between Pueblo, CO and ...
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why everybody travels uphill to go over Raton pass
No, I can't answer this for everybody, and I can understand how others might choose a different route than I would. But I'll just comment on why we make the choice we do.
It is not the 28 miles longer than it would be by way of Lamar, CO. It is more that we look forward to Raton Pass. We're long tired of "flat" roads by the time we cross Texas--we live in the "far east." That has been true long before we started staying overnight at the top of Raton Pass at the Cedar Rail RV Park.
We enjoy both the ascent and the descent on I-25 and have never considered it a problem with our 34' fifth-wheel.
I offer this only as another point of view and to answer the question.
