Really not anything to talk about today since it was just a traveling day. The drive from Idaho Springs to Denver was just as expected. There was a series of sharp turns just as I came to the first long hill so I had to go all the way down to 2nd and just grind it out to the top. After that it wasn’t bad till I started downhill into Denver. They had 5 miles of 6% grade. I was able to use 4th gear and use my exhaust brake. I still had to use my brakes every once in a while to keep my speed down.
What can I say about Denver Traffic? Most people just stayed with the flow of the traffic but of course there had to be those few that were more important than everyone else. They would weave in and out of all 3 lanes and if necessary pull in front of a 30,000 plus motor home as if I could stop on a dime. The good news is we made it safely through to the east side on I-70 and from then on it was just set the cruise control at 68 and enjoy the scenery. Wrong!!!! There is no scenery on I-70 going across East Colorado and West Kansas but you can make good time. It was 401 miles from our campground at Idaho Springs to the Triple J RV Park in Russell, Kansas. We left at 9am and got here at 4:15pm and that was with a stop at Limon, Colorado at the Flying J for fuel and to eat lunch. I had gone 639.72 miles since filling up at Cokeville, WY and I put in 79.960 gallons at $3.039 per gallon. I got 8 mpg and it cost me $243.00.
Tomorrow we will be back at my son’s house in rural Cushing, OK. I will try to do a wrap up of the trip, what we expected and what we found.
Well aren’t you glad I didn’t have anything to talk about?
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