I'm planning a trip to Denver in September.  a two-cage, two couple trip to visit some Triple D joints.  Can't go to Denver without a day trip or two out and back to and from the near front range stuff.

Anything that I should stay away from due to construction or disaster?

Possibilities include Trail Ridge Road to Estes Park.  Maybe past and down to Grand Lake.  Or down 7/72/119 to Central City.  Or maybe 7 to Lyons.  Boulder Canyon Drive?  Coal Creek Canyon Road?  Gap/Twin Spruce?

Loveland Pass?  Berthound Pass?

Too many options, too little time.

Any and all advice appreciated.

Bill

Quote from: BillL on August 13, 2015, 11:02:30 AM

I'm planning a trip to Denver in September.  a two-cage, two couple trip to visit some Triple D joints. 

What's a triple D joint?

Diners, Drive inns, and Dives.

Triple D... I assumed it was a "medicinal" trip for some of CO's herb.

www.COtrip.org
is your reference to road status / construction.

I don't know of any road issues on the roads you mentioned. I've not been up Coal Creek or Boulder Canyon in a few years though. I was up at RMNP last night for the meteor shower and took Fall River up and Trail Ridge down (both to the east / estes side) and each was in great condition (1 or 2 year old asphalt on TRR from Alpine visitor center to Estes - likely on the western side as well)

I-70 had widening (add one lane, now three lanes) of the twin tunnels at Idaho Springs but that is complete enough to have each tunnel open with 3 lanes / no slowdown.

`haven't been up Berthoud Pass recently - cotrip for info.  34 (Loveland to Estes) is free flowing. 36 (Lyons to Estes) should be free flowing but might have remnants of construction in a couple spots - nothing I'd be concerned with unless cotrip says otherwise. 7 is sweetness (the St. Vrain river still shows striped bare riverbed from the flood though vegetation is coming back).

Enjoy the trip!  I'll be curious to recommendations for food stops...

Triple D... I assumed it was a "medicinal" trip for some of CO's herb.

And I assumed it was strip clubs.   

Like the neighborhood?