Traveling Colorado in November
Will be heading home to MA from Moab the 1st of November, do I need to have a 2nd southern route planned in case of snow? As in Albuquerque instead of Denver?
Forum Discussion
Yes have another route planned. Although it is true you can wait a few days for a storm to pass and the road to clear, WHY wait? You can go south and be half way home by the time the roads are clear on the high passes.
Plus, you will be able to get out ahead of any storm that is big enough to cross the whole country and delay you all along your route.
I have never understood the wait it out philosophy. Go south and keep moving toward your destination. I have driven all the way down to I-10 sometimes to avoid snow on I-40 and I-70. I still got to my destination quicker than waiting in some snowed in town for the roads to open.
In the late 80's I was enroute to Albuquerque from Baltimore, a storm closed I-40 westbound from OK City to Clines Corners NM. I dropped down to I-20 and I-10 to El Paso then used I-25 to get back north to Albuquerque. It added 6 hours to the drive but did not add 36 hours, which was the time it took to clear all of I-40.
Plus, you will be able to get out ahead of any storm that is big enough to cross the whole country and delay you all along your route.
I have never understood the wait it out philosophy. Go south and keep moving toward your destination. I have driven all the way down to I-10 sometimes to avoid snow on I-40 and I-70. I still got to my destination quicker than waiting in some snowed in town for the roads to open.
In the late 80's I was enroute to Albuquerque from Baltimore, a storm closed I-40 westbound from OK City to Clines Corners NM. I dropped down to I-20 and I-10 to El Paso then used I-25 to get back north to Albuquerque. It added 6 hours to the drive but did not add 36 hours, which was the time it took to clear all of I-40.
