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In late September and early October we will head to Rocky Mountain National Park for 3-1/2 days (Glacier Basin Campground) before we head to Southwest Colorado. We intend on spending 3 days at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, with plans to stay at the South Rim. Then it will be onto Mesa Verde National Park for 3 days, before we head into Telluride. In Telluride we plan on staying in the City Park so we can enjoy Telluride, while making some day runs to Ouray and surrounding areas. Our last stop will be Great Sand Dunes National Monument.
When we leave RMNP we plan on taking Trail Ridge Road and winding our way down to I-70 and then taking some scenic roads through the mountains to BCofGNP.
1. What are some of the things we should do and see in and around RMNP?
2. From Trail Ridge Road, what roads should we take south to Black Canyon of the Gunnison. I ordered my Benchmark Atlas, but everyone's experience and recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
3. Looking for Pros and Cons between North Rim and South Rim campgrounds at Black Canyon of the Gunnison. We are leaning toward South Rim, so I can take the road down into the canyon to do some fly fishing.
4. Mesa Verde will be our next stop. Any suggestions on what we should see and do. Plenty of cliff dwellings to visit, your thoughts. We also plan on taking a drive over to Four Corners for a photo Op.
5. While in Telluride we plan on day excursions so information on Ouray and some of the surrounding area would be helpful. "The Alpine Loop" - How hard is this trip and with our FWC Grandby? We stepped outside our element traveling one lane gravel roads up into the mountains and across some passes in Montana and had a blast. We used 4-wheel high a lot. I have never used 4-wheel low. I've never driven in 4-wheel low and don't have a clue what to do, other than common sense. Advice on the Alpine Loop would be much appreciated and whether the trip can be done completely in 4-wheel high or whether there are some places that 4-wheel low is required and how much? If we do it, it would be on our way to Great Sand Dune NM, so we would probably find some dispersed camping, since the loop takes 6+/- hours to complete.
6. Great Sand Dune NM. We plan on staying in the campground. Andy information and suggestions would be helpful.
Looking forward to everyone's suggestions and recommendations. jd
When we leave RMNP we plan on taking Trail Ridge Road and winding our way down to I-70 and then taking some scenic roads through the mountains to BCofGNP.
1. What are some of the things we should do and see in and around RMNP?
2. From Trail Ridge Road, what roads should we take south to Black Canyon of the Gunnison. I ordered my Benchmark Atlas, but everyone's experience and recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
3. Looking for Pros and Cons between North Rim and South Rim campgrounds at Black Canyon of the Gunnison. We are leaning toward South Rim, so I can take the road down into the canyon to do some fly fishing.
4. Mesa Verde will be our next stop. Any suggestions on what we should see and do. Plenty of cliff dwellings to visit, your thoughts. We also plan on taking a drive over to Four Corners for a photo Op.
5. While in Telluride we plan on day excursions so information on Ouray and some of the surrounding area would be helpful. "The Alpine Loop" - How hard is this trip and with our FWC Grandby? We stepped outside our element traveling one lane gravel roads up into the mountains and across some passes in Montana and had a blast. We used 4-wheel high a lot. I have never used 4-wheel low. I've never driven in 4-wheel low and don't have a clue what to do, other than common sense. Advice on the Alpine Loop would be much appreciated and whether the trip can be done completely in 4-wheel high or whether there are some places that 4-wheel low is required and how much? If we do it, it would be on our way to Great Sand Dune NM, so we would probably find some dispersed camping, since the loop takes 6+/- hours to complete.
6. Great Sand Dune NM. We plan on staying in the campground. Andy information and suggestions would be helpful.
Looking forward to everyone's suggestions and recommendations. jd