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Road info

Yahoo Message Number: 12263
Hi all, hope you had a great Christmas, I know we did. Denver is
treating us well so far with semi-mild weather. Nights are getting down
to around 20 - 25 so things are working well so far.

We are beginning to look at some routes back to NC when the time comes
and would like to go south.....yup, I want warmer weather :-)

One route that comes up goes south on I-25 out of Denver to Raton Pass
where the planner takes us across Rte 64 and then Rte 87 to the east and
south. On the maps it looks to be decent enough road, all state highway,
but not interstate. In the summer, I wouldn't be concerned, but I'm
wondering if anyone is familiar with that route and can advise.

We might head down to Corpus and then across the gulf coast headed for home.

I know we can stay on I-25 and go to Albuquerque and grab 40, but that's
quite a bit further.

Looking for advice on the safest winter route from Denver to warmer
weather :-)

Take care,
Greg

Re: Road info

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 12264
Greg,

From memory, because I can't say exactly which ways we have taken, but I can tell you we have tried a couple of different ways to crack back south and east. We have done this via Amarillio - Lubbock and Amarillo - Abilene.

We loved the stops along the way, and we loved the views - the main problem is other drivers. Some of the intercity connections are single lane roads - sometimes without much shoulder - and we saw some death defying passing that put us off the route. (But folks on the group can tell you I drive SLOW)

Weather depending - and based on when you depart - you still have to be careful on bridges for ice until Amarillo, and south of that if there is bad weather.

So I guess it depends on how tolerant you are of the Kamikaze drivers. ;-)

Kevin



Re: Road info

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 12265
Kevin (Real) McCoy wrote:

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sometimes without much shoulder - and we saw some death
defying passing that put us off the route. (But folks on the group can
tell you I drive SLOW)

I'm not a speedster either, usually 60 mph interstate tops. The Vue can
only be dragged at 65 anyway, so what the heck.

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Weather depending - and based on when you depart - you still have to be
careful on bridges for ice until Amarillo, and south of that if there is
bad weather.

Our departure is flexible so we'll watch weather and select our window.
The part from Raton over to Amarillo is the worry.

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So I guess it depends on how tolerant you are of the Kamikaze drivers. ;-)

I'm in Denver which I'm convinced is the training ground for aggressive
driving! Geez, it's terrible here...I say that every time though.

Greg

Re: Road info

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 12267
Greg

My son, who is a truck driver. Has made the trip out of Denver many times. He uses 287 down to Dallas. This gets you out of the high elevation sooner. Good roads and some interesting country. If you want some warm weather. Take 287 to Wichita Falls, TX. Then take 281 to McAllen TX. Going to be nice the next few days after we get rid of the rain.

Best
Ron Hall
 

Re: Road info

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 12270
Ron Hall wrote:

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My son, who is a truck driver. Has made the trip out of Denver many
times. He uses 287 down to Dallas. This gets you out of the high
elevation sooner. Good roads and some interesting country.

Bingo! My wife likes this idea for this time of year rather than risk
the weather thru the mountains. We'll do that another time. Our
departure time is up in the air...still waiting for a VERY pregnant
daughter-in-law to deliver.

Right now the tentative plan is to do the 287 route. I'd love to miss
Dallas, but I don't know how else we'll end up down around I-10 heading
east. We'll stop at Destin someplace and then on to Titusville by the
sounds of it.....DW is chewing ideas faster than I can plan the routes :-)

We know we want warm though :-)

Greg