Denver to Taos
My Garmin Nuvi 465 wants to take us south from Denver and turn west on 160 in Walsenburg through Fort Garland on CO 159 and continue in New Mexico on 522 to Taos. This route will work, but looking at...
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dblr wrote:
How is 25 from Santa Fe to Denver on a week day? First time out west this year so all new roads to us.
The stretch from Colorado Springs to Santa Fe should be no problem. Some slowing around Pueblo, and then Raton Pass, but otherwise easy drive.
It's the stretch from Colorado Springs to the Denver Metro area that can be a bear of a drive. Every time I've driven it, and mostly on week days, it's been heavy traffic, with some areas of being able to do 70ish and other stretches where you might be doing half that. I purposely avoid driving it on weekends; cannot imagine what it would be like, but if it's anything like I-25 from Denver to Fort Collins on a weekend, it's a nightmare.
