"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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One possible solution: Fly Atlas to Denver, CO, and pick up a big ol'
rental RV. It seems you can rent one for around $600 per week (not
counting gas), and that would give us the "feeling" of a road trip
without the zillion hours spent getting there.

Anyone ever rented an RV? Are they a pain to drive? (I've driven
trucks, but never a motor home.)

They're not hard, but they take some getting used to. I would NOT recommend
driving one in the Colorado Rockies if you're what we mountain folk call
"Prarie Chickens" (those who are used to flatlands, then come to the
mountains and PANIC!!!!)

Anyone ever tried combining a flying
vacation with a road trip?

Yeah! It was easy, but it was drving in the flatlands of Texas, not the
Rockies.

You mentioned Estes park, so I assume you're going to Rocky Mountain
National Park. That would mean a trip up Trail Ridge Road. That, my friend,
is not for the faint of heart in a car, much less a motor home.

Rent a SUV or just a nice car. See RMNP, then take a trip out Highway 24
down to HW50 through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison to Montrose, then head
into Ouray. From there, if you want a "white-knuckle" drive, take the
Million Dollar Highway to Silverton. From there take the NGR to Durango and
back again.

If you take the Million Dollar highway, don't expect the driver to see very
much sceanery...only the roadway. :~)


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Matt Barrow
Performace Homes, LLC.
Cheyenne, WY