Re: NNNG Things to See on the Durango to Denver Drive via Montrose and Monarch Pass

BrianJ Wrote:
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> Google has it at 7 hrs flat from our hotel in
> Durango to our hotel in Denver via HW550 to
> Montrose, HW50 to Poncha Springs and HW285 through
> the South Park to Denver. While that is a hefty
> drive, we are both young aren't concerned about
> it. I am not looking for long stops but at 10
> minute excursion to see something is worth it. So
> far my list is:
>
> 1. Ridgway Railway Museum
> 2. Marrow Point Damn
> 3. 278 in Cimarron (it isn't back on the bridge
> yet, is it?)
> 4. Curecanti Needle
> 5. 268 in Gunnison
> 6. The roundhouse in Como
> 7. Keep my eyes open over Marshall / Monarch pass
> and through Como and Kenosha
>
> We will be basing out of Denver for the next few
> days and the Georgetown Loop is on the list (as is
> the CRRM) as well as Rocky Mountain National Park
> and Colorado Springs.
>
> This is already quite a list!


Don't even think about Marshall Pass at that time of the year. It will be a mess and takes way longer than you think to drive it.

The earlier you leave Durango the more time you'll have for seeing things.