Can the poster above expand on the dry camping at Eureka comment? Are there formal National Forest Campgrounds up that way? Just public land? Something else?
There are RV parks in Silverton. There is one forest service campground - South Mineral Creek and the max size would be around 35'. Along the same road are very nice boondocking areas, the same with the Eureka area. Lots of place to stay in this gorgeous area with #1 4-wheeling opportunities. We easily spend 2-3 weeks there - an all-time favorite.
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.... now trying to adjust to 3-season traveling - and it isn't easy!
2004 40' Newmar Dutch Star Diesel Pusher
2004 Jeep Liberty
This way you will be able to "preview" your journey.
...after watching, think about - what's an Enjoyable journey to you? Would this be "an exciting, memorable wonderful drive" where you and your co pilot enjoyed the scenery as well as the challenge of this drive or would it be more like a white knuckle experience with you totally focused only on keeping the rig between the lines and not overheating the engine, transmission or brakes while your co pilot cowers on the floor pleading that you not kill her?
It's up to you.
'04 Safari Zanzibar, 40', 3 slides, 400 Cummins ISL
Honda Odyssey toad, 2-15 yr old Balinese cats
first coach
I and several of my friends here in Durango had a good laugh over the drama in that episode. You'd think those drivers have a 50% fatality rate the way they talked There are some good pics of the highway and if those rigs can make it on a daily basis there's no reason we shouldn't.
We're doing a trip to Ouray at the end of the month dragging a Cherokee behind ours, don't anticipate any issues other than possibly having to get creases out of the passenger's seat after the trip home.
'99 Alpine 36SDS/8.3 ISC 330 Cummins
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'05 Lance 845
'06 Super duty SC/SB 6.0
Upgrades include: StabilLoads, Air Bags & Timbrens,Swaybars
Usually towing an '01 Wrangler, lifted/locked on 35"s or a mildly built '98 Cherokee on 33"s (only one locker)
Having grown up traveling all over the western states, I never considered roads like this as anything but relaxing and scenic to drive. They tended to scare the dailights out of my wife however. The way I found to cure that is taking her four wheeling. We often encounter some truely tough and technical trails with no room for error, expecially when we take the RZR out. After a few of those trips I found the wife started considering anything on pavement to be a walk in the park. (not to mean climbing angles landing, which is technically in a park).
Glad to hear the op enjoyed the trip. We took that route back from our trip a couple weeks ago, and found it to be a great time.
We have driven that road called "the million dollar highway," in a little Saturn Toad, and my wife says she wouldn't give two cents for it.....Actually saw a tanker on its side on a turnout about the town of Uray.....lost a hitchpin on it when I bottomed on something in the road in the rain.....discovered the loss of the pin in Grand Junction after towing the car there from Montrose where we had the mh....Beautiful country, but dangerous road to drive with something large like a MH.....just my opinion.....
We really enjoyed the Million Dollar Highway with our DP & Jeep toad, but like Searching_Ut said above, it may be due to our experiences four wheeling. After some of the Jeep trails we've done, the pavement really isn't that scary.
It really is up to each driver to figure out what they're comfortable with, but I certainly wouldn't consider it a "dangerous road to drive with sometihng large like a MH...".
2003 Country Coach Intrigue, Cummins ISL 400
Toad: 2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (LJ) toad, with just a few mods...
Other rig: 2005 Chevy Silverado 3500 Duramax Dually / Next Level 38CK Fifth-wheel Toy Hauler w/ quads, sand rail, etc...
MPond wrote: We really enjoyed the Million Dollar Highway with our DP & Jeep toad, but like Searching_Ut said above, it may be due to our experiences four wheeling. After some of the Jeep trails we've done, the pavement really isn't that scary.
It really is up to each driver to figure out what they're comfortable with, but I certainly wouldn't consider it a "dangerous road to drive with something large like a MH...".
I have noticed that most of the ones that say "dangerous road to drive with something large like a MH", are flatlanders with no indication of mountain driving experience or apparently never took an OHV ride through the trails of the west.............Our Rzr, on the trails of UT and ID, will prepare you for any driving experience you may encounter in the west......
Bob & Betsy(FishNFanatic) - USN Aviation Ret'd '78 & LEO Ret'd '03 & "Oath Keeper Forever" '05 HR Endeavor 40PRQ, 400 Cummins-Pulling our '11 Silverado LT, Ex Cab 6.2L NHT 4x4, w/2010 Rzr or 01 V Star in back. Where the wheels are stopped today
Ahhh the Million Dollar Highway I think it is called. Drove it last yer in a 36' Class A. Accurate descriptions by others. Beautiful!!
If you are returning back south go through Telluride.
My first trip in my 40' HR Ambassador towing my Wrangler was from SE Texas to Ouray. I had towed my 33' bumper pull over that route before and therefore wasn't intimidated.
However...I took it slower than I thought I needed to and felt safe. I was especially careful going DOWN and going around sharp corners because it is difficult to keep from hanging over the center line with a long rig. I prefer gearing down manually even though my rig downshifts as I brake because otherwise when you ease off the brake, it may upshift before you want it to. I am frequently down at least to 2nd although with my old 7.3 powerstroke with trailer, I would sometimes be in 1st.
It is indeed a magnificent drive! We'll be back there in August.
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