Traveling Out West

I just left Cherry Creek State Park in Aurora just south of Denver. Its kind of weird to have such a country feel to a park but as soon as you leave the gate you're in big city traffic.

Its right off the interstate so getting in and out isn't too bad. You only have to put up with the traffic for a few miles.

For fuel, diesel in my case, I use a combo of GasBuddy http://gasbuddy.com/ & Google Earth. Gas Buddy shows where the stations & prices are and Google Earth shows what the station layout is like so I can determine if I can access the station and how to access the station. Lots of fuel stations so not a big problem.

One of the surprises of RVers from the East is the grades. Nothing to worry about until you decide to head over the Rockies. Even then take your time & if you have an RV that heats up on Grades, try to time climbing the grade in early morning hours when it is the coldest.

For places to see, I do a search on Google with the input of "things to do with the name of the location". Brings up a ton of activities.

Good luck & enjoy.
rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

Get a copy of Mountain Directory West to help plan your route.

Another option is to go to Trip Advisor clicky and look up those areas for both campgrounds and sights to see. Once you decide which places you want to see, go to Mapquest clicky and insert your destinations. Mapquest lets you move the route around too if you want to go through a different area.

Flying J and other major truck stops have websites that will tell you where to find their plazas. Good Sams also has a trip planning section on their website http://www.goodsamclub.com/travel/

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