Melissa
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We are driving from SLC to Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Morrison, CO at the end of Septmember for a concert. The concert is on Wednesday the 23rd, so that gives us some of Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to go play before we drive home on Sunday.
What should we go see? For how close we live to Colorado, we have spent shockingly little time there. We are open to car camping with day hikes or moderate backpacking with lower mileages (10 miles per day max, less if there's lots of altitude or elevation gain). @neiloro is a photographer, so good sunrise/sunset spots are a bonus.
Looking at the map, we will probably take the northern route on our way there, but on the way back we could potentially take either the U.S. 89/40 or the I70 routes home. There are a lot of wilderness areas along there!
I've thought about Rocky Mountain National Park, Little Book Cliffs Wilderness Study Area, Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, and Colorado National Monument, but I'd love to get some ideas from people who know the area. I wouldn't want to put in more than 8ish hours in the car Sunday to get home, so I don't want to go too far afield.
We're open to having more people with us, whether it's as part of our road trip or as a meet in Colorado thing, so I'll do a separate thread in the invite forum once we have our itinerary more mapped out.
What should we go see? For how close we live to Colorado, we have spent shockingly little time there. We are open to car camping with day hikes or moderate backpacking with lower mileages (10 miles per day max, less if there's lots of altitude or elevation gain). @neiloro is a photographer, so good sunrise/sunset spots are a bonus.
Looking at the map, we will probably take the northern route on our way there, but on the way back we could potentially take either the U.S. 89/40 or the I70 routes home. There are a lot of wilderness areas along there!
I've thought about Rocky Mountain National Park, Little Book Cliffs Wilderness Study Area, Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, and Colorado National Monument, but I'd love to get some ideas from people who know the area. I wouldn't want to put in more than 8ish hours in the car Sunday to get home, so I don't want to go too far afield.
We're open to having more people with us, whether it's as part of our road trip or as a meet in Colorado thing, so I'll do a separate thread in the invite forum once we have our itinerary more mapped out.
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