thru Denver?

bob213 wrote:

Planning trip from Central California that will take me as far east as Tennessee.

Want to go thru Moab.

I always suggest Rt 128 along the Colorado River - Just a Beautiful Drive.

Am I better to go thru Denver going east(70) or on the return going west on 70?

We drive through all the time, if you are from Cali think of the Mountains like they are the Beach - People go on the weekends to get out of the City so you have a lot of Traffic going to on Friday evening /Saturday morning and coming home on Sunday evening. Fact is if you need to get through the City it is really pretty easy - just work around the traffic times :)

Anything else I should know about on 70 in either direction?

Another little side trip I always recommend is the drive along Clear Creek on RT 6 - Left hand exit off I-70 (Exit number 244) - avoids the steep decline into Denver and allows you to drive in, what I consider a Beautiful - Easy Drive along Clear Creek in the Mountains - Beautiful Drive.

One side note is if the timing works out - Clear Creek CG in Golden is Great

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