CO -> Utah trip Aug 9th-19th

A buddy and I are planning a trip through Colorado and Utah and trying to get a group together. Looking for recommendations on trails and sites to see! Let me know if you're down to meet up and wheel or camp out and have a couple beers!

 

Going to be in Colorado in a week! Anyone want to tag along?

 

What's your approximate route through Colorado?

 

if you plan on doing big bear pass, keep in mind that it is a one way only trail. Start is between Ouray and Silverton on Co 550 and drops you out in Telluride Co.

 

Thursday night head to Denver
Friday
Barbour Fork
Saturday
Red Cone
Radical Hill
Possibly Slaughterhouse

Sunday head to Ouray
Sunday
Imogene
Silver Basin
Sunday and Monday the rest of the trails in that area

Then off to Moab

 

My wife and I are driving from DFW to Utah this October. It will be our first time there so we are excited. Our route will be:

DFW => West Texas => Durango, CO => Canyonlands => Arches => Capitol Reef => Bryce Canyon => Zion => Durango, CO => West Texas => DFW.

 

Might look into seeing Great Sand Dune NP on your return from Durango to Dallas. Would only tack on about 2hrs to your drive. Definitely worth seeing + amazing contrast to surrounding mountains.

 

Oh nice. We are planning to return to Durango next summer so we will have to swing by to visit then. I imagine we will be exhausted on our return trip home.

 

Same with Barbour. Take two days and go Red Cone>Radical>Deer Creek>St Johns>Middle Swan>North Swan>Georgia