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Driving from BR to Denver - any suggestions\recs to make this dreaded drive better
Posted on 7/7/20 at 2:22 pm
Posted on 7/7/20 at 2:22 pm
any suggestions on which route to go? any cool sites to see along the way?
Posted on 7/7/20 at 3:03 pm to LSUvegasbombed
The path through northern New Mexico has better views than the path through Kansas.
Posted on 7/7/20 at 3:20 pm to LSUvegasbombed
Cadillac ranch around Amarillo if you are into that sort of thing. Will take you 10 minutes to see it and is only about 15 minutes out of the way overall. Capulin volcano is worth the 3 mile detour. Sand dunes, royal gorge, garden of the gods are all “on the way” with slight detours. But if you are making the drive in one day I wouldn’t take those detours.
I agree with wick. Go up through Amarillo to raton and up 25.
I agree with wick. Go up through Amarillo to raton and up 25.
This post was edited on 7/7/20 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 7/7/20 at 4:22 pm to LSUvegasbombed
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any suggestions\recs to make this dreaded drive better
Drive to New Orleans and fly the rest of the way.
Posted on 7/7/20 at 6:43 pm to LSUvegasbombed
The Kansas/OKC/Dallas route is the fastest in my experience, but the route through Amarillo is pretty close. They're both just under 19 hours.
The most entertaining is the Houston/San Antonio/Santa Fe route, but it's still a major slog through West Texas. Granted, with the oil patch being mostly shuddered atm, the traffic may not be nearly as bad. The drive from Santa Fe up US 285 is incredible. If you want to make it extra scenic, you can take a detour at Fairplay up CO 9 through Breckonridge up to the Dillon Reservoir and then hop on I-70 to take you the rest of the way into Denver.
That is a significantly longer route than going through the Great Plains, though, by at least 6 hours, but the difference in scenery and cool places to stop along the way is worth it, imo, if time isn't of the essence.
It’s really not worth it, though, with so many cheap flights out of msy. I’d fly there and then rent a car.
The most entertaining is the Houston/San Antonio/Santa Fe route, but it's still a major slog through West Texas. Granted, with the oil patch being mostly shuddered atm, the traffic may not be nearly as bad. The drive from Santa Fe up US 285 is incredible. If you want to make it extra scenic, you can take a detour at Fairplay up CO 9 through Breckonridge up to the Dillon Reservoir and then hop on I-70 to take you the rest of the way into Denver.
That is a significantly longer route than going through the Great Plains, though, by at least 6 hours, but the difference in scenery and cool places to stop along the way is worth it, imo, if time isn't of the essence.
It’s really not worth it, though, with so many cheap flights out of msy. I’d fly there and then rent a car.
This post was edited on 7/7/20 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 7/7/20 at 8:59 pm to LSUvegasbombed
The drive back is so much worse
Posted on 7/8/20 at 12:34 pm to LSUvegasbombed
I've made that trip numerous times and have gone several ways just to mix it up. I didn''t mind if it added an hour or so but no more than that. This past Easter, my flight out of Denver got cancelled, so at 10:30 p.m. Easter Sunday, me and the wife (no pics) set off. It was also 420 weekend in Denver and the 25th anniversary of Columbine. Very strange weekend in Denver. We set off down 70 east from the airport and got off and headed for Kit Carson and through Lamar, Colorado. This takes you through Boise City, OK and into Amarillo. We actually got to Amarillo at daybreak, so we really did make Amarillo by morning. Two lane road through the Great Plains/front range area. Complete openess. Road was good and paved. Cruise at 70-75. Made me think about how the Indians survived out there. Complete absence of trees except along creek banks. Absolutely no traffic and a part of Americana that is rarely seen. Definitely fly over country. In 1997, me and my dad took the same route. We watched LSU beat No. 1 ranked Florida there. It's different. Only notable I remember and would like to visit is the site of the Sand Creek massacre. I read about it in Ambrose's Custer and Crazy Horse book. If I remember correctly, an officer named Chivington was responsible. There is a town around there named Chivington, but it might be cancelled soon. You can definitely clear your mind out there.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 12:41 pm to LSUvegasbombed
avoid kansas, even if that means adding 10 hours onto your drive. For every hour in kansas, it'll feel like 4 hours anywhere else.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 3:21 pm to LSUvegasbombed
There are a set of twins in Quanah Parker named Flo and Dot. Tell em Pimp says hi.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 7:49 pm to LSUvegasbombed
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dreaded drive
LOL WHAT that drive is awesome
Take 87 north of Amarillo and through New Mexico. Once you hit Raton it's like you're in a new world.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 10:18 pm to LSUvegasbombed
US 287 through Wichita Falls and on to Amarillo. From there to Trinidad, CO via Dalhart, TX and Clayton, NM. Boring drive from Dallas to the panhandle and (except for 30 miles or so of red Mesa/canyon northwest of Amarillo) into NM. But, Capulin Volcano National Monument and that area of northeast NM is great and from the top, on a clear day, you get your first view of the Rockies. Trivia alert: Dalhart, TX is closer to six other state capitals than it is to Austin, TX. Name them.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:08 am to LSUvegasbombed
Have made the FW to Colorado drive many times, agree with Amarillo route. Stop at Headly Peach Ranch for fresh peaches. Mighty Burger in Memphis TX is a good stop too.
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