Topic: I-70 West out of Denver to Green River Utah (Read 7238 times)

Ultra2010 · « **on:** December 25, 2009, 11:46:01 PM »

I-70 West out of Denver to Green River Utah Anyone care to share some information about this stretch of highway, scenic or not, high passes, etc....I've always ended up going on I-25 to Santa Fe then west on I-40 to 93 to I-15 (Love I-15) and then back up to Seattle via I-84 to I-90, but want to try something different this summer................. (pictures??)

Wanna ride · « **Reply #1 on:** December 26, 2009, 12:26:27 AM »

Sorry, last time I was on that stretch of road was back in about '93-'94.

OhioDave · « **Reply #2 on:** December 26, 2009, 03:55:21 PM »

Quote from: Ultra2010 on December 25, 2009, 11:46:01 PM

I-70 West out of Denver to Green River Utah Anyone care to share some information about this stretch of highway, scenic or not, high passes, etc....I've always ended up going on I-25 to Santa Fe then west on I-40 to 93 to I-15 (Love I-15) and then back up to Seattle via I-84 to I-90, but want to try something different this summer................. (pictures??)

Traveled that road in the car twice in the last 4 years, very scenic for a "big road", in fact the wife and i plan on doing it on the bike in 2010.

MAT · « **Reply #3 on:** December 26, 2009, 04:55:47 PM »

Quote from: OhioDave on December 26, 2009, 03:55:21 PM

Traveled that road in the car twice in the last 4 years, very scenic for a "big road", in fact the wife and i plan on doing it on the bike in 2010.

Very scenic going up and over the continental divide and then down and through the western slope, very nice ride for a interstate highway.

Tweet · « **Reply #4 on:** December 26, 2009, 06:43:08 PM »

Typical Interstate riding. Be prepared for some cold air going over the passes though. I've hit snow on the passes in late June before. Also recommend the Best Western Riverside Terrace (435-564-3401) if you spend the night there; helluva nice place and great breakfast.

Bandit4142 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 26, 2009, 07:39:44 PM »

It is indeed a pretty area, but keep in mind, it is interstate. Also, its a 75mph area so traffic is moving very fast for looking around and taking in the sites. I live 50 miles south of Copper Mountain Ski Resort which is on I-70.

At Santa Fe, you should take Hwy 285 North toward Alamosa, Co. At Alamosa simply go thru town to CO-17, which will turn back into Hwy 285. Then take Hwy 285 / Hwy 24 North thru Buena Vista, then onto Leadville, Co. then North to I-70. Much, much, much nicer ride. That would take you right thru Buena Vista where I live.

Talon · « **Reply #6 on:** December 28, 2009, 01:52:45 PM »

Stay on your toes leaving Denver on I70, lots of looky Lou's as you go into the mountains. They don't always stay in their lane, I've had a few close calls, on I70. It's mostly your typical highway driving, a few scenic spots, probably the nicest spot in my opinion is near Grand Junction. I80 out of Laramie is a nice ride, less traffic, you'll end up in Salt Lake.

Craig

2harleys · « **Reply #7 on:** January 05, 2010, 10:22:07 PM »

I have no pictures, but the scenery is exceptional for a "highway" ride. I did get into a snow storm going to vegas a few years ago near the Eisenhower tunnel. That was not a fun ride going down the pass on two wheels. The fenders on the bike were packed with snow and slush. The wife did not get warm till we got into Nevada. That was the second week of June!!!!! 30 degrees at 4:00 A.M. on the pass and 99 degrees in vegas later that day.

Talon · « **Reply #8 on:** January 06, 2010, 09:13:29 AM »

If you map a route out using Google map, in many areas you can go to street view and actually see pictures of what the area looks like.

Craig

Screamin · « **Reply #9 on:** March 09, 2010, 08:59:45 AM »

Hope it's fixed by summer.

http://cbs4denver.com/local/Major.rock.slide.2.1544928.html

Grizzly · « **Reply #10 on:** March 09, 2010, 09:46:36 AM »

Back in Sept. 2004 my wife and I were riding out to San Fran from Ontario to meet our son who was attending college in Victoria, BC. Actually it was a good excuse to have a break-in ride on my new '05 SEEG and it was a break-in ride for my wife riding an Ultra for the first time.

We had planned to take backroads most of the way to enjoy the countryside and for sure we wanted to include riding Route 50 (Loneliest Road in America). When we stopped for lunch just east of Denver a local suggested to us to take I-70 saying that we would thoroughly enjoy the "prettiest interstate in the country".

What a great suggestion, and we'll never forget that part of an amazing journey. Hope to get back that way someday soon.

Enjoy your trip!

Take care & ride safe,
Grizzly

56FLE · « **Reply #11 on:** March 09, 2010, 10:02:54 AM »

This is going west to east but here are a few pictures from 2008. I rode down US-6 out of Salt Lake to I-70 and then took US-24.

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Grizzly · « **Reply #24 on:** March 09, 2010, 11:22:44 AM »

Thanks for sharing the great pics 56!

Brought back a lot of fond memories... Yup, gotta get back there real soon!

GregKhougaz · « **Reply #25 on:** March 09, 2010, 01:56:42 PM »

I 70 west out of Denver is a great ride! Be careful though: March 8 Rockslide Near Glenwood Springs

Rooster · « **Reply #26 on:** March 09, 2010, 03:10:36 PM »

Quote from: 56FLE on March 09, 2010, 10:34:29 AM

Hey John, does this mean you are back in country?

56FLE · « **Reply #27 on:** March 09, 2010, 03:24:23 PM »

Quote from: Rooster on March 09, 2010, 03:10:36 PM

Hey John, does this mean you are back in country?

I'm still in Thailand but I have a ticket to arrive Grand Rapids, Michigan April 4th. I'll get the bike out of storage and ride it around a bit in Michigan. I have to see how it will run this year, it has 52,000 miles on it but the motor only has about 28,000 so I think it is OK for another 20,000. Not sure of my schedule yet, looking to head down to Texas in May and then out to SD for the Southwest GTG. All this depends on the bike. What is your route to the GTG? I saw you were considering an eastern California route down 395. Maybe we could meet up somewhere. I'll know more when I get back to the USA. The CVO Harley website has only been accessable from Thailand for about the last couple months, I couldn't get to it last year due to the firewall.

JCZ · « **Reply #28 on:** March 09, 2010, 03:39:42 PM »

Thanks for posting the pics John........brought back some memories. That is a pretty incredable highway.

Brought back memories of you riding with us here in Nor Cal, also.

Thanks for sharing.

56FLE · « **Reply #29 on:** March 09, 2010, 03:59:09 PM »

Quote from: JCZ on March 09, 2010, 03:39:42 PM

Thanks for posting the pics John........brought back some memories. That is a pretty incredable highway.

Brought back memories of you riding with us here in Nor Cal, also.

Thanks for sharing.

How is that new bike running now? How many miles you have on it? I saw you talking about doing a wheelie after you dropped in a new cam, sounds like it is a runner.

Talon · « **Reply #30 on:** March 09, 2010, 08:58:54 PM »

It's closed because of a big rock slide, here's one of several boulders that came down.

gordy · « **Reply #31 on:** March 09, 2010, 11:09:13 PM »

OBFR one big freakin rock

That is a beautiful ride, took it from Salt Lake to Denver in 2005, will definetely go back.

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