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We are starting to think about our summer travels and will be spending time in Rifle Colorado and then go on to Colorado Springs.  I like to stay off the interstate as much as possible and am considering US 24 from west of Vail two Colorado Springs.  The Mountain Guide talks about 4 climbs but doesn't mention any thing too scary.  Have any of you driven 24 from Vail through Leadville to Colorado Springs and what do you think?  We will be towing a 40' 5th with a Sportchassis.  Thanks in advance, Dick

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You should have no issue Dick. I've done all those routes many times with my 45' 5er and 30' truck. They are all good roads as long as you are not afraid of mountain passes. Coming from the West I usually go up Tenessee pass just West of Vail. Nice drive. Or you can take 9 on the east side of Vail and go through Breckenridge. Going up Hoosier Pass out of Breckenridge to hook up to 24 is actually a harder set of switchbacks. But it is a short climb through the steeper parts. You would take 9 to 285 then hook up to 24 going East into the Springs. We summer in Woodland Park on 24.

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14 hours ago, whj469 said:

Jack: That sounds like a great place to summer! Do you still winter in the Lower Rio Grande Valley?

 

Sometimes. But not this year. We are developing a new business, so are in KS  for the winter.....Yeah, I KNOW....

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Living on the road since 2000

PLEASE no PM's. Email me. jackdanmayer AT gmail
2016 DRV Houston 44' 5er (we still have it)
2022 New Horizons 43' 5er
2016 Itasca 27N 28' motorhome 
2019 Volvo 860, D13 455/1850, 236" wb, I-Shift, battery-based APU
No truck at the moment - we use one of our demo units
2016 smart Passion, piggyback on the truck
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
See our website for info on New Horizons 5th wheels, HDTs as tow vehicles, communications on the road, and use of solar power
www.jackdanmayer.com
Principal in RVH Lifestyles. RVH-Lifestyles.com

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