When you head out of Moab, take the canyon road Route 128 east instead of i70 if you are heading through Denver. It's beautiful and ends up at I70 anyways.
EDIT: My guess is you are heading for I40 though. If so run the Tail on your way through TN.
When you head out of Moab, take the canyon road Route 128 east instead of i70 if you are heading through Denver. It's beautiful and ends up at I70 anyways.
EDIT: My guess is you are heading for I40 though. If so run the Tail on your way through TN.
If you run the Dragon, dinner is our treat in Charlotte
Let is know
I'm expecting that the most dramatic part of this trip is going to be that it's drama free bit if that turns out not to be the case in the greater New Mexico area and you need help hit me up.
In reply to AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) :
We would, but the trade off of spending so much time with our friends in Washington was that we're taking less time for recreation on the drive home. We're already back on the road - our stopping point for tonight is in Mesa Verde.
Dang! I missed a chance to try to say, "Hi," before you hit SLC. Oh well.
Nicole Suddard said:In reply to AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) :
We would, but the trade off of spending so much time with our friends in Washington was that we're taking less time for recreation on the drive home. We're already back on the road - our stopping point for tonight is in Mesa Verde.
Oh man, I would have routed you over the La Sals to get there instead of down 191. Then you could have driven the million dollar highway on the scary side.
I'm waving approximately south to say hi. So close.
Greetings from Mesa Verde, CO!
We would have loved to spend more time in Utah, but we've got things planned in Austin and needed to keep banking miles. When we were planning this trip, we realized we could either see all of the sights or all of our friends, but couldn't really do both without being gone for a month. We chose our friends, but will definitely be back to Moab to do some proper adventuring.
In reply to Tom Suddard :
Got bugs?
triumph7 said:In reply to Tom Suddard :
Got bugs?
When I bought mine my wife and I left San Diego and the first stop was to see my uncle in Moab. The Cayman was an epic bug slayer even by then. By the time we got to Pittsburgh to see my parents you could not tell the front plate was from California. Our trip was also in June.
Another plug for the Million Dollar Highway (550 between Durango and Ouray in SW Colorado). You won't make any time on it due to the Winnebago factor in the summer, but it's truly one of America's most spectacular highways. Plan on it for your next trip in the area. Only ones I've been on that can compare are going to the sun in glacier and Beartooth going northeast out of Yellowstone.
In reply to Jim Pettengill :
Jim, The key is sunrise drive. Done it 3 times at 6-7am and it's really nice. Now after 9, forget about it.
Tom Suddard said:Greetings from Mesa Verde, CO!
You may have to divert more power to the shields.
Jim Pettengill said:Only ones I've been on that can compare are going to the sun in glacier and Beartooth going northeast out of Yellowstone.
Glad you say that, will be hitting both of those in the next week.
In reply to Slippery :
You have to make reservations to drive in the park? Is it that crowded?
Back on the road! Next stop, Albuquerque, then Roswell for lunch!
Nicole Suddard said:Back on the road! Next stop, Albuquerque, then Roswell for lunch!
Make sure to turn left.
preach said:triumph7 said:In reply to Tom Suddard :
Got bugs?
When I bought mine my wife and I left San Diego and the first stop was to see my uncle in Moab. The Cayman was an epic bug slayer even by then. By the time we got to Pittsburgh to see my parents you could not tell the front plate was from California. Our trip was also in June.
There's a bug I've only...met...in Utah. I don't know what it looks like, but it's fairly large and has yellow guts. We call them Mormon bugs because of their state affiliation.
Tom Suddard said:
I finally looked it up, but between this and the other similar pic, I was like "are they doing ~650 miles on a single tank??" Unless you have extra cans plumbed into the regular tank, Cannonball-style, I'm assuming not.
25+ mpg running 65-70mph in 4th gear is impressive.
the nav just had us on unpaved county roads for about a mile... that was interesting
RALLY PORSCHE!
NorseDave said:Tom Suddard said:
I finally looked it up, but between this and the other similar pic, I was like "are they doing ~650 miles on a single tank??" Unless you have extra cans plumbed into the regular tank, Cannonball-style, I'm assuming not.
25+ mpg running 65-70mph in 4th gear is impressive.
That's probably only 24.5 real world mpg. It's rated 29 so I'd say that seems about right.
Keith Tanner said:There's a bug I've only...met...in Utah. I don't know what it looks like, but it's fairly large and has yellow guts. We call them Mormon bugs because of their state affiliation.
Years ago a buddy of ours switched from his Yamaha to a Harley; naturally he decided he needed an open face helmet to complete the look.
On his second ride he took a so called Mormon bug to the teeth...............it was the last time he ever wore an open face helmet.
Note he said the taste even worse than you'd imagine.
Slippery said:Glad you say that, will be hitting both of those in the next week.
We went to Glacier in late June 2019 and Going to the Sun Road was still snowed in. We ended up renting bikes and biking it, which turned out to be even more spectacular.
Nicole Suddard said:
the nav just had us on unpaved county roads for about a mile... that was interesting
More OLOA flashbacks for Tom...Waze did that to us in OK on the way to Hallett. I cringed. Tom floored it.
In hindsight, I shoulda sent you guys down the Moki Dugway...you were right there.
TRoglodyte said:RALLY PORSCHE!
No, no, the proper term is "safari". It's classier.
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