South Western Ride (May 27 - June 6 Ish)

[1MoreProject]

Good afternoon everyone,

Looks like it's been a while since someone posted here so I want to throw in my upcoming trip in case someone else wants to get away for a while.

The total trip distance is somewhere around 2,000 miles, the longest days would be close to six hours. I plan to start in Denver and stop at or pass through

• Mesa Verde
• Monument Valley
• Grand canyon (South rim)
• Grand canyon (North rim)
• Zion national park
• Capitol Reef National Park
• Million dollar highway
• Ouray
• Telluride
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison

I plan to move pretty much every night to see as much as possible and I have a few days extra that I could extend the trip if we found something we really wanted to pause to check out. I plan on avoiding campsites for the majority of the trip except for one or two places where I am keeping them cheap. There are small sections of dirt roads but I don't predict anything very difficult at all. I am also trying to avoid major highways so hopefully, we can also keep away from those crazy drivers.

Let me know if any of you want to join for part of it, all of it, or have any suggestions on good things I am skipping by accident.

Thanks for your time!
-Josh M.



Edit one:
I made a quick little time and distance sheet to get a better idea of total mileage and drive times per day. The first time/mileage and the last time/mileage are subjective because they are based on where I will be starting and ending (my house).

 

[Boris]

Sounds great…..lots of pics and updates please. Do love a road trip!

 

[1MoreProject]

Sounds great…..lots of pics and updates please. Do love a road trip!

I'll try my best!

 

[SkunkWorks]

If you get the chance, I can highly recommend riding the "Burr Trail" from Bullfrog to Boulder.
The Ferry is not running, but you can detour south on hwy-276.
There is Fuel at "North Lake Powell Marine"( near Ticaboo), and also at Bullfrog.
There is also camping available at Bullfrog.
Burr Trail is mostly paved, but there is a section of easy dirt in the middle.
Ride up the Switchbacks, and it dumps you out into Capital Reef NP.
A stop at "Singing Canyon" for a short walk into the slot-canyon is well worth it!
Super-scenic Ride!
There are also a few places to grab something to eat, and fuel in Boulder.

 

[1MoreProject]

If you get the chance, I can highly recommend riding the "Burr Trail" from Bullfrog to Boulder.
The Ferry is not running, but you can detour south on hwy-276.
There is Fuel at "North Lake Powell Marine"( near Ticaboo), and also at Bullfrog.
There is also camping available at Bullfrog.
Burr Trail is mostly paved, but there is a section of easy dirt in the middle.
Ride up the Switchbacks, and it dumps you out into Capital Reef NP.
A stop at "Singing Canyon" for a short walk into the slot-canyon is well worth it!
Super-scenic Ride!
There are also a few places to grab something to eat, and fuel in Boulder.
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I appreciate that and I added it to the list! For some reason, Google Maps does everything in its power to keep you out of national parks so it doesn't want to let me go that way, but that's pretty much a perfect senic route along the way!

Updated Map
Figured it out! Here's the new map to include the Burr trail. Apparently, I am not allowed to edit my original post anymore...