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tatest wrote:My top 10 list wouldn't even include most of those places. But I have lived, worked, and played in every corner of Colorado for more than 50 years. My list might include places like Monarch Lake above Granby Reservoir, Trappers Lake in the Flattops, Lake San Cristobal near Lake City, the Dolores River canyon south of Gateway, and the town of Marble during the fall aspen "leaf-peeping" season. In short, I don't like to camp where there are crowds, so my summer camping in national parks and monuments is limited.
RMNP and Estes don't even make my top 10. Most of my favorites are in southern Colorado.
1. Grand Junction, Colorado National Monument
2. Gunnison Valley: Montrose, Black Canyon NP, Curecanti NRA, Blue Mesa Reservoir.
3. Cortez to Durango to Silverton, including Mesa Verde NP
4. Upper Arkansas valley, Canon City to Poncha Springs.
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fanrgas wrote:
My additions to his route would be to leave US 285 at Antonito and take CO 17 over Cumbres Pass to Chama. Ride a C&TS narrow-gauge train over Cumbres Pass to Osier and back to Chama via bus. From Chama, drive US 64 to Taos with a short photo stop at the very impressive Rio Grande Gorge Bridge. Spend a day or two visiting some of the art museums and the Taos Pueblo.
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Snowman9000 wrote:Thanks, that helps a lot. I agree with much of the route that padredw suggests. In fact, we just camped in that area last fall when the aspen were changing. And we have also stayed at Taos Valley and Santa Fe Skies RV parks.
But to answer your question the best I can, let's say Santa Fe, NM. We're not interested in the four corners area, I don't think.
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1stgenfarmboy wrote:
We were there last spring and loved rt550 the million dollar highway, from durango all the way up, we hit all the towns, a cool suggestion I got from a friend on another forum was to stop at Mountain Village and take a free gondola ride down into Telluride, it sure beats parking in town. just do some research on each town before you get there so you don't miss somthing cool, I think if we go back I want to ride the narrow gauge steam train from Durango to Telluride.
The scenery is awesome anywhere along rt 550,
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