Colorado LaVeta Pass
Need help...... We are presently in South Fork, Co headed East toward Walsenburg on Hiway 160 to tie into Hiway 25. We have been advised not to go that way due to LaVeta Pass. We have been on some...
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Passin Thru wrote:
Go for it. We ran the old road in a B Model Mack with a 2 stick transmission. It was a rotten road then.
Location Southern
High point 9941 ft
Max Grade 7.5% La Veta side, 8% North Lake side
Arv Rt Grade Rouoghly 3%
Dist to High pt 17 mi fr La Veta, 20 mi fr Fort Garland
Elev Gain 2900 ft from La Veta, 1550 ft from Fort Garland
Rating Easy to Modarate
Access City La Veta, Fort Garland, North Lake
Lots of Interstates have 9% grades. It's beautiful.
So my question is ..... did the B model have power steering added?
They were a Bear without it and a load on (I had a couple Dump Trucks we used on site - Only the Young and Strong could drive them all day)
Like your post.
