Seeking scenic Colorado roads
08-15-2009, 11:00 PM
#16
I just returned from Colorado Thursday PM and will say that the drive on Rte 9 from Royal Gorge to Frisco was the most amazing drive I have ever taken. Unfortunately, I did it in an RV and not a Porsche, but it was still awsome. It would be that much better in a 911.
08-16-2009, 11:40 PM
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I just got back from a week of driving West TX, New Mexico and Colorado.
3000 miles,, very little traffic on most roads,, and very few patrol cars as well.
What more could I have asked for?
I drove the car hard every chance I could and it ran like a top the whole trip.
Coming from TX, I have to admit that some of the Colorado roads are a bit intimidating for driving hard. No room for error in those mountains,, none,, YouColorado guys are probably used to them, but I found myself gawking at the scenery so often I did not do a lot of fast driving in your great state. Now New Mexico is another story,, Oh Yeah ! Nothing like getting a good look at a couple of miles of nothing but smooth tarmac in front of you in the middle of nowhere !
All in all, I stayed on 2 lane roads, and just drove till my eyeballs bleed !
It was a bit depressing to get back to the TX heat after breathing that cool mountain air for a week
Now I better get to washing the bugs and road grime off the old steed, and give her an oil change.
Thanks for the tips for routes through Colorado. Next time, I am going to allow a few more days to relax in some of the cool little mining towns up there.
3000 miles,, very little traffic on most roads,, and very few patrol cars as well.
What more could I have asked for?
I drove the car hard every chance I could and it ran like a top the whole trip.
Coming from TX, I have to admit that some of the Colorado roads are a bit intimidating for driving hard. No room for error in those mountains,, none,, YouColorado guys are probably used to them, but I found myself gawking at the scenery so often I did not do a lot of fast driving in your great state. Now New Mexico is another story,, Oh Yeah ! Nothing like getting a good look at a couple of miles of nothing but smooth tarmac in front of you in the middle of nowhere !
All in all, I stayed on 2 lane roads, and just drove till my eyeballs bleed !
It was a bit depressing to get back to the TX heat after breathing that cool mountain air for a week
Now I better get to washing the bugs and road grime off the old steed, and give her an oil change.
Thanks for the tips for routes through Colorado. Next time, I am going to allow a few more days to relax in some of the cool little mining towns up there.
08-21-2009, 12:22 PM
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Great drive
It really is a great place to drive isn't it? I have never seen that kind of variety before anywhere. I was there the 3rd to the 8th and rented a corvette. First longish drive was Denver to Breckenridge. Those mountain roads are really scary to a noobie. My concierge at the hotel lent me a radar detector. I passed it back sheepishly saying it had served no purpose since I drove like a ***** the whole way!
Did you check out Look-off Mountain? That was the toughest cork screw I have EVER seen!
And then another day we simply headed east on the I25 and there was flat straights going on forever. As soon as I started to get excited I was wishing I still had that radar detector. After reading horror stories about getting caught too high up in the range and going to jail/losing car your car I chickened out. However you can do 100mph all day long and VERY safely.
Colorado really has something for every taste!
Did you check out Look-off Mountain? That was the toughest cork screw I have EVER seen!
And then another day we simply headed east on the I25 and there was flat straights going on forever. As soon as I started to get excited I was wishing I still had that radar detector. After reading horror stories about getting caught too high up in the range and going to jail/losing car your car I chickened out. However you can do 100mph all day long and VERY safely.
Colorado really has something for every taste!
