Tucson To Ouray

[Tad]

Sally has been playing with her online AAA thing.
Came up with this...

Tucson, AZ to Globe, AZ = 103 miles
Globe, AZ to Show Low, AZ = 86.5 miles
Show Low, AZ to Holbrook, AZ = 47.7 miles
Holbrook, AZ to Chambers, AZ = 47.2 miles
Chambers, AZ to Gallup, NM = 48.4 miles
Gallup, NM to Kirtland, NM = 111.6 miles
Kirtland, NM to Farmington, NM = 8.8 miles
Farmington, NM to Cedar Hill, NM = 24.1 miles
Cedar Hill, NM to Durango, CO = 25.1 miles
Durango, CO to Silverton, CO = 47.4 miles
Silverton, CO to Ouray, CO = 22.1 miles
Total = 572 miles

[Don S]

..
tadsal...
... That is about 400 mile less than we have to go... Now here is a neat idea... Head east on I-10 to I-35 and then head north on I-35 till you get to my house then pick us up :D sounds easy to me...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid57/p7334b9940833aad72b83f0cf3a61eac8/fc6a835c.gif
Good Luck.. ;) and hope to CUL
Don S..

[Tad]

Ok Don, you folks be out front, that's a long push and we ain't slowing down.

[Ridgbak]

--I'm just taggin' along behind Papa Duck Tad. Are we there yet???

[Tad]

Uh oh, I better get a map.
Never been north of farmington, NM.

[Ridgbak]

--Tad, I just used Mapquest last year. It was even easier than goin' down to AAA.
--Mapquest allowed me to have the road map, topo map and aerial-photo, all in one of those 'trip-tic' formats.
--I have full USGS topos of Ouray and a 50 mile radius, shows all the trails. Map World on NW corner Ft.Lowell and First Ave for those.
--AAA, if a member, has new mapping software for downloading trip maps online. smile.gif

[64Trvlr]

Tad, there's a faster easier way to get there. I'll call you Mon when I'm in town and let you in on it.
Ric, return a call some time.
:cool:

[Damage, Inc.]

http://www.randmcnally.com is a good site, too.

[Ridgbak]

--Sorry Kev: the phone doesn't ring here, blind spot at the house for a cell. (which I like). ;)
--Next time try 520.579.0078.
--I just discovered in another post that you were making all these trips in advance of a residential move. I just figured you were another FSJ nut-case, drivin' cross country and up and down just lookin' for rust-free Wags to bring up into cold country. ;-0

[Tad]

Originally posted by 64Trvlr:
...Tad, there's a faster easier way to get there. I'll call you Mon when I'm in town and let you in on it...Kevin, I just got back from the gsmikie tranny rebuild but no matter what, we are staying off of the interstates (as much as possible) and our rooms are booked in Farmington on the way up, ShowLow on the way back.
Anyone wants to go another way, that's fine, we are taking the mellow route.
We are not leading jack, it's just another road trip.

[Ridgbak]

--LOL. I didn't mean to imply that you were leading, Tad, just that I was following...;)
--I took 40 and then 17 thru Phx on the way back. 100 miles additional miles, and the same time as goin up. That was non-stop.
--I'm not interested in a +75MPH trip, up or back.Those were the old days, set aside for the Datsun Z-cars I used to have. ;)

[mtn goat]

LOL Tad, that loooks like you dont have to go more than an hour before potty breaks ...always helps to plan ahead...(thats why Sally put listed all that)

[Tad]

Originally posted by Ridgbak:
LOL. I didn't mean to imply that you were leading, Tad, just that I was following...;)ROFLOL Ric,
Well I didn't mean to imply, that you meant to imply, that any leadership had been implied, or any other implications directly related to implementing the master plan :D
Chet,
Sally and I once took a 1,000 mile roadtrip and stoped at almost every rest area to take pickures of roadside picnic tables. Don't ask why, we still have no clue :confused: sounded like a good idea at the time.

[Ridgbak]

--as an aside, I'm looking forward to all the write-ups involving Tellico. I have a feeling that they'll have a MUCH different tone than the Ouray event, and personalities.
--I've noticed that the frequency of break downs seems directly related to the amount of mods on a given vehicle.
--With the exceptions of vapor lock and alt-related glitches, which were beyond our control, already the attrition rate for Tellico seems much greater. ;)
--Got stock?

[Tad]

This is gonna be fun!!!
Any others going to join the convoy?
We should be able to hook up with the PHX folks someplace along the way.