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?
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Padlin wrote:
I need to carry chains, seriously? Never gave that a thought.
I'm in no hurry, a 2 or 3 day layover isn't a bad thing as long as it's not in a WM parking lot. But figuring we'll be through the Rockies in a day from Moab, I can think of worse placed to get stuck in then Moab. Of course we've never seen NM, so taking a ride down that way wouldn't be a bad thing either.
Busskipper, we'll be in RMNP for a week mid Sept, then another around Salida after that. Hopefully we get lucky and catch the Aspens.
You'll be in the middle of them -- elevation will be the key - one year we drove over from Buena Vista to Aspen on Rt 82 (in the Toad) it was the 25th of September -- HEAVEN -- when the Aspen change there is no better time to be in Colorado. Driving over to Aspen the aspen were the light Green - coming back (3 days later - they were Golden Yellow in the Bells) they were the most beautiful explosions of Golden Yellow I had ever seen - Last year we were in Vail and made the drive from Minturn through Red Cliff to Leadville -some of the largest groves of Golden Aspen we have ever seen. I can only hope we will be able to get back this September to see more. Make sure you do Peak to Peak and while in Salida get up into the Collegiates and maybe Crested Butte. if you head out of Colorado to Moab on I-70 be sure to take Rt 128 into Moab along the Colorado River, like being in the GC.
I'm just envious,
BOL,
Busskipper
