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Durango Tango Tour |
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| Captain: Mitch Munson | Phone: (303) 470-6384 | |
| Date: August 3 - 5 | Saturday-Sunday-Monday | |
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| Meet: 6:15 AM @ Village Inn, C-470 and Ken-Caryl Ave. | ||
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Depart at 6:30 AM. Eat and Fuel before meeting |
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Once again, RMVTA will make a trek to Southwestern Colorado the first weekend in August. The ride will depart from the Village In at C-470 and Ken-Caryl at the early hour of 6:30am. I know it’s early but this will give us plenty of time for the long 360-mile trip to Durango. We will take 285 south, then west on US 50 over Monarch Pass to Montrose and then approach Durango from the north on US 550 through Ouray and “The Million Dollar Highway” with a brief stop in Silverton before reaching Durango. |
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 |
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| Depart north on C-470 to Hwy 285 (5), then west on US 285 over Kenosha Pass to (Antero Jct) (87). Continue south on US 285 to Junction City (14). Refuel. | ||
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106 mi. |
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| Go south on US 285 to Jct. US 50 (21). West on US 50 over Monarch Pass to Gunnison (60) and Montrose (65). |
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146 mi. |
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Lunch/refuel in Montrose. |
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| Depart Montrose south on US 550 to Ouray (36), over Red Mountain Pass ("The Million Dollar Highway") to Silverton (23). Take a short stop in Silverton to Sightsee and refuel if necessary. Continue south on US 550 over Molas Divide and Coalbank Pass to Durango (49). | ||
| 108 mi. | ||
| Day Total |
360 mi. |
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RMVTA has held eight rooms, a mix of smoking and non-smoking, kings and doubles at the Super
8 motel in the southern part of town on US 550. They will be held until July 25th. The phone number for reservations
is (970) 259-0590 and is under both Munson and RMVTA.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 |
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We will plan our Sunday based upon the will of the group, as there is much to do in this part of the state. I think it’s a safe bet, however, that at least part of the group will be heading to Mesa Verde for the day. |
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Have a fun day riding the train, taking a ride to Mesa Verde, Telluride or just hanging out in Durango. A limited number of train reservations will be made early in the year for the Durango/Silverton Narrow Guage Railroad. |
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MONDAY, AUGUST 5 |
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Meet @ 7:15 AM at a location TBD in Durango. |
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Our return trip to Denver will take us east on 160 over Wolf Creek Pass and then north on 285 for a total of nearly 300 miles. |
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| Depart Durango eastbound on US 160 to Pagosa Springs (60), over Wolf Creek Pass to South Fork (44) and Del Norte (15). | ||
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119 mi. |
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| Veer northeast on CO 112 to US 285 (13), then north on 285 to Saguache (24), over Poncha Pass to Poncha Springs (40) | ||
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77 mi. |
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Lunch at Poncha Springs. |
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| Continue north on 285 to Junction City (21), turning east on US 285 to Antero Jct. (14) and north on 285 to C-470 (66). | ||
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101 mi. |
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| Day Total |
297 mi. |
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| Tour Total |
657+ mi. |
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