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Posted: 1/21/2017 4:11:56 PM EDT
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Depending on what part of town you're looking at 6-7 hours.
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Posted: 1/21/2017 8:59:39 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/22/2017 1:49:14 PM EDT
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That's not too bad then. I've been to Durango/Silverton and Mesa Verde before but was maybe 5 years old and that was in the late 60's. Thanks for the replies.
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Posted: 1/23/2017 1:01:27 AM EDT
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Plenty of beautiful scenery along the way. If you can spend the extra time, I would recommend driving across I-70 to Delta or Grand Junction and then down to Durango along US-50 and 550, then up US-160 to 285 on the way back or vice-versa.
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Posted: 1/24/2017 12:15:57 AM EDT
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I was hoping to fly into Grand Junction and rent a car there but none of the larger carriers seem to service it. I was also thinking of making kind of a circle as you describe so not seeing the same thing on return trip to Denver. Time not an issue but like to keep trips like this 4-5 days so nobody gets bored. Thanks for your input!
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Posted: 1/24/2017 12:51:12 AM EDT
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You can make a nice loop of it. 285 takes you over the front range and down into the high desert in the San Luis valley where you can hit Sand Dunes Nat'l Park or wrestle gators. The route west on 160 takes you over Wolf Creek Pass. Most of that route is very picture worthy. Ouray on 550/50 out of Durango is supposed to be the like the alps.
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Posted: 1/24/2017 8:38:05 PM EDT
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I was hoping to fly into Grand Junction and rent a car there but none of the larger carriers seem to service it. I was also thinking of making kind of a circle as you describe so not seeing the same thing on return trip to Denver. Time not an issue but like to keep trips like this 4-5 days so nobody gets bored. Thanks for your input! American and United fly in an out of Junction all year. |
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Posted: 1/27/2017 2:12:14 AM EDT
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American and United fly in an out of Junction all year.
That is true but not direct from Portland. There is always 1 stop and it's about 8-9hrs because of the layover. It is an option I suppose but not one I care for. I do thank you all for the helpful replies. RickM |
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Posted: 1/28/2017 11:07:51 AM EDT
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American and United fly in an out of Junction all year. That is true but not direct from Portland. There is always 1 stop and it's about 8-9hrs because of the layover. It is an option I suppose but not one I care for. I do thank you all for the helpful replies. RickM None of the majors fly direct to GJ, have to connect in Denver, DFW, PHX or SLC. Its just like flying into any other smaller town. Montrose and Eagle get some direct flights from LA and bigger cities during the ski season but I doubt Portland is on that list. |
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Posted: 2/14/2017 9:08:21 PM EDT
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About how many hours would I be looking at driving from Denver to Durango? Thinking of taking the family there for a short vacation this summer. Would be flying in from OR. Thanks. It is close to a 7 hour drive from metro Denver. Having lived in Durango for 15 years and having driven to Denver every way possible your route is key. South to Walsenburg and then straight across to Durango. You can maintain road speeds, skip more speed traps, few smaller towns, better roads, less up and down (still a few mountain passes). It is worth the drive. I miss Colorado badly. |
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