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From: ajs@hpfcla.UUCP (ajs)
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Subject: Re: Cross country through Colorado
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Date: Wed, 14-Aug-85 22:12:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 14 22:12:00 1985
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Nf-From: hpfcla!ajs    Aug 14 18:12:00 1985

> The other route I have thought about is head due north to Denver, then
> cut throught Nebraska...

If you come up I25 to Denver, then north to Cheyenne, Wyoming; or worse,
east out of Denver on I70; you will see little but plains, a couple of
large cities, and mountains in the distance.  Instead, be adventurous
and take some time.  Come through SW Colorado (don't remember exactly
how, don't have a map in front of me).  Get on US24 at some point and go
north via Buena Vista, Leadville, etc.  to I70, then down to Denver.  Or
catch US40 before Denver, north then east over Trail Ridge Road, Rocky
Mountain National Park, then through Estes Park and Loveland, to I25
north.

The US24 route takes you through the Arkansas River Valley to its
headwaters at Fremont Pass, with the US backbone of the Rocky Mountains
(the Sawatch Range) nearby to the west.  There are 15 peaks over 14000'
just in that range.  On Trail Ridge Road, at Milner Pass, you encounter
the headwaters of the Colorado River.

Have a great trip.

Alan Silverstein