could someone tell me the fastest way to crested butte from denver. I am coming from nebraska and we will be coming through late in the night thursday. thanks
The other (slightly quicker) way is to take 285 to Buena Vista, then take Cottonwood Pass over to 135, then north into Crested Butte. However, this way takes a lot of backish roads, and I'm not really sure of the way exactly so I'd hate to steer you fellas in the wrong direction or anything!
I drove the second of full truckers ways to crested butte last year, I had no problems what so ever in getting there, even though I had never done it before. basicly the directions are: take road 306 (a.k.a. cottonwood pass rd.) from buena vista, I belive that turns into road 209, take that to taylor park reservior, then take road 742 to road 813 to highway 135 to crested butte. I know that sounds complicated but it was very easy. I belive it saves about an hour. If you look at a map of the area the route becomes quite obvious. just get a map and look at it for yourself, don't trust me totaly on this.
Being that I'm from Colorado Springs, if I take 24 up to Buena Vista and then follow FullTrucker's route will that save me much time? What would be the fastest route from here?
Being that I'm from Colorado Springs, if I take 24 up to Buena Vista and then follow FullTrucker's route will that save me much time? What would be the fastest route from here?
You got on it <week after they graded it. Once the washboards get *really* nasty they run a grader over it. If you can get on it right after that it's almost like pavement.
It's almost never like that.
But with all wheel drive the washboard can actually be fun!
Unless you get behind an Excursionator that *insists* on driving SMACK dab in the middle of the road on the way down.... no matter how many times I flashed my high beams at him. :mumble:
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