SilvrT Posted March 10, 2010 #1 Posted March 10, 2010 So, we're contemplating doing the trip to Venture West 2010 and looking at possible routes ... Vancouver, BC to Durango, CO Is this a decent route? Anyone have other suggestions? Google maps shows the following .... http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=vancouver,+bc&daddr=durango,+co&hl=en&geocode=FeSz7wId-w2p-CmN3LASwnOGVDEACnsqFTUBBQ%3BFZDGOAIdfeGR-Skj_IW9pgI8hzFafqajgogr3A&mra=ls&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=43.928609,79.453125&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=6&dirflg=d Start at: Vancouver, BC 1. Head south on Granville St toward W 10th Ave - 6.1 km 2. Turn left at W 70th Ave - 0.7 km 3. Turn right at Oak St - 0.2 km 4. Continue onto Hwy 99 S Entering United States (Washington) - 40.8 km 5. Continue onto I-5 S - 150 km 6. Take the exit onto I-405 S - 30.7 km 7. Take exit 11 to merge onto I-90 E toward Spokane - 163 km 8. Slight right at US-97 S (signs for I-82 E/US-97 S/Yakima) - 1.5 km 9. Continue onto I-82 E Entering Oregon - 229 km 10. Take the exit onto I-84 E toward Pendleton Entering Idaho - 545 km 11. Take exit 141 for US-26 toward Gooding/Hagerman - 0.3 km 12. Turn left at US-26 E (signs for US-26/Gooding/Shoshone/Hospital) - 18.2 km 13. Turn right at ID-46 S - 17.5 km 14. Continue onto S Idaho St - 0.2 km 15. Turn left to merge onto I-84 E Entering Utah - 321 km 16. Continue onto I-15 S - 133 km 17. Take exit 258 to merge onto US-6 E toward Price/Manti/US-89 E - 8.5 km 18. Continue straight onto S State Rd/US-6 E Continue to follow US-6 E - 197 km 19. Take the ramp onto I-70 E - 38.0 km 20. Take exit 182 for US-191 S toward Crescent Jct/Moab - 0.6 km 21. Turn right at US-191 S - 137 km 22. Turn left at E Central St/US-491 S Continue to follow US-491 S Entering Colorado - 97.1 km 23. Make a U-turn at W 3rd St/Canyon Dr - 0.2 km 24. Continue onto W Main St - 3.6 km 25. Continue onto Mancos Rd/US-160 E Continue to follow US-160 E - 69.4 km 26. Turn left at S Camino Del Rio - 0.9 km 27. Turn right at W 11th St - 0.2 km 28. Turn right at the 2nd cross street onto Main Ave - 30 m Arrive at: Durango, CO USA
utadventure Posted March 10, 2010 #2 Posted March 10, 2010 Lines 15-20 is the same route I'm planning to take. You have a place to crash in SLC!! Dave
SilvrT Posted March 10, 2010 Author #3 Posted March 10, 2010 Lines 15-20 is the same route I'm planning to take. You have a place to crash in SLC!! Dave SLC? what's that? As mentioned, we're "contemplating" the trip ... haven't even thought of places to stay either enroute or at Duango.
utadventure Posted March 10, 2010 #4 Posted March 10, 2010 SLC? what's that? As mentioned, we're "contemplating" the trip ... haven't even thought of places to stay either enroute or at Duango. Salt Lake City!! You're 4 - 4.5 hours to Moab and another 3 to Durango. Should be a reasonable place to stay, we have pretty good rates! Dave
friesman Posted March 10, 2010 #5 Posted March 10, 2010 I am looking at that trip too, but I am just going straight south mostly from here and its about the same distance as Nelson BC ...roughly. Brian
SilvrT Posted March 10, 2010 Author #6 Posted March 10, 2010 I am looking at that trip too, but I am just going straight south mostly from here and its about the same distance as Nelson BC ...roughly. Brian cool !!
LilBeaver Posted March 10, 2010 #7 Posted March 10, 2010 Rick: This is one of the routes that I have nominally planned for my ride up (or down depending on how my timing works out) for this summer (for one of my work trips to Vancouver). I can let you know how it is after I do it if you'd like.
SilvrT Posted March 10, 2010 Author #8 Posted March 10, 2010 Now this is odd ... Google maps says I should turn off I-84 and take US-26 E to Gooding and then take ID-46 to Wendell ... DUH?? why not stay on I-84 ... makes no sense to me LOL
SilvrT Posted March 10, 2010 Author #9 Posted March 10, 2010 Rick: This is one of the routes that I have nominally planned for my ride up (or down depending on how my timing works out) for this summer (for one of my work trips to Vancouver). I can let you know how it is after I do it if you'd like. That would be great!
91nwl Posted March 10, 2010 #10 Posted March 10, 2010 Salt Lake City should be avoided. Riding through there on I-15 is a very unpleasant experience, and I have done it a few times. Traffic is terrible, there are always accidents, it is hot, and then there's the whole "Utah drivers" thing. I'm from Southern California so I know a thing or two about traffic and I avoid SLC at all costs. JMHO
SilvrT Posted March 10, 2010 Author #11 Posted March 10, 2010 Salt Lake City should be avoided. Riding through there on I-15 is a very unpleasant experience, and I have done it a few times. Traffic is terrible, there are always accidents, it is hot, and then there's the whole "Utah drivers" thing. I'm from Southern California so I know a thing or two about traffic and I avoid SLC at all costs. JMHO great advice ... but what about an alternate suggestion to a "furriner"? Actually I've ridden thru there and really didn't seem bothered by the traffic and that was during the days when I lived in smaller cities ... before I moved here to Vancouver which has some of the worst traffic I've ever seen..partly due to the stupid drivers who immigrated here and partly due to the crappy infrastructure. I've also ridden in Southern California... if one can call SLO and points north as "southern".
utadventure Posted March 10, 2010 #12 Posted March 10, 2010 Salt Lake City should be avoided. Riding through there on I-15 is a very unpleasant experience, and I have done it a few times. Traffic is terrible, there are always accidents, it is hot, and then there's the whole "Utah drivers" thing. I'm from Southern California so I know a thing or two about traffic and I avoid SLC at all costs. JMHO It's probably just what you know. Living here you get use to when and where to go and not to go. You're welcome to come by anyway.
AlbertaClipper Posted March 11, 2010 #13 Posted March 11, 2010 We are planning to go to the Durango R.I. also. And we are thinking hard about going to the Kootney R.I. Definately going to SLC in May for the World Superbike Races again. Went last year and had a great time. Brian, I'll see you at the Alberta/Sask M&E in June. I've been trying to get BillM30 to commit to Durango. Maybe we can persuade them at the Kootney R.I.. I've also invited them to the Alberta/Sask M&E but haven't heard back from them yet. Waiting to get a firm destination for the M&E before I really start to pester them:hihi:. Anyway, SilverT if I don't get to meet you at Kruzin in the Kootney's matbe we'll see you in Durango.
Digger Posted March 11, 2010 #14 Posted March 11, 2010 First, I've lived in Salt Lake City for 16 years and the traffic here is no worse than any other city during rush hour - avoid rush hour times at all costs just like you would LA, Denver, Chicago etc. Second, the Durango area has great MC rides. Might I suggest at trip out to Mesa Verde National Park just West of Durango. There are over 600 cliff dwellings built by the ancient ones. Easy to spend an entire day there. Then next day head up the "Million Dollar Highway"550 to Silverton, Ouray and spend the night in Telluride. Don't forget to ride to the dead end in Telluride to see the waterfall. Next day continue the loop back to Durango or go North to Gunnison to see the Black Canyon
Shamue Posted March 11, 2010 #15 Posted March 11, 2010 Don't know how much time you have, but see your on Interstate alot. If you have time, I would suggest staying on I-15 past Salt Lake, Utah and catching state hwy 17 at Anderson Junction, Utah to hwy 9 east at La Verkin, takes you through Zion NP and to hwy 89 at Carmel Junction. Ride 89 to Jacob Lake then hwy 67 the 45 miles in and out to see the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and Lodge. Very nice ride through the forest. Leaving the North Rim catch hwy 89 again and go east through/to Marble Canyon drive down a paved road after crossing the suspension bridge to see where they launch the rafts for river trips down the Colorado river through the Grand Canyon. Anyway back to hwy 89 and it wraps around to Paige AZ and Lake Powell. On hwy 89 you will intersect with hwy 160 across and through the Indian Reservation and catch up to you origional route near Mesa Verde NP, also a should see, then a short ride to Durango. If you do dicide to cross the reservation from Paige AZ, keep your gas tank topped off. This area is beautiful in it's own desiclite way. Have ridden all these rodes and often go out of my way to ride then when I'm heading to the Northwest. Let me know the dates you will be around Durango, if it includes a weekend, my wife and I would ride up for some ice cream. Sorry I don't have a lot of time during the summer as I'm a one man operation at work and weekends is all I have Customers that make orders that have to be shipped same day during the week. You can always PM, me. Shamue.
utadventure Posted March 11, 2010 #16 Posted March 11, 2010 Let me know the dates you will be around Durango, if it includes a weekend, my wife and I would ride up for some ice cream. Sorry I don't have a lot of time during the summer as I'm a one man operation at work and weekends is all I have Customers that make orders that have to be shipped same day during the week. You can always PM, me. Shamue. The Roundup for 2010 is planned for Sept 13-17. Plan to be a bit low key but fun all the same. Dave
SilvrT Posted March 11, 2010 Author #17 Posted March 11, 2010 heh... I note there is a Gunnison in Utah (south of SLC) and another one in Colorado ... or am I seein things?
SilvrT Posted March 11, 2010 Author #18 Posted March 11, 2010 Anyway, SilverT if I don't get to meet you at Kruzin in the Kootney's matbe we'll see you in Durango. I'll be at the Nelson rally, no doubt about that.
SilvrT Posted March 11, 2010 Author #19 Posted March 11, 2010 Shamue ... great info... I did some "looking" around on Google maps and that route would certainly be of interest. ... thanks
Digger Posted March 11, 2010 #20 Posted March 11, 2010 heh... I note there is a Gunnison in Utah (south of SLC) and another one in Colorado ... or am I seein things? Yeah, there is a Gunnison UT too, a whooping 3000 people more or less live there. Digger
91nwl Posted March 11, 2010 #21 Posted March 11, 2010 Is there a link to information about the rally in Durango in September? Thanks
SilvrT Posted March 11, 2010 Author #22 Posted March 11, 2010 Is there a link to information about the rally in Durango in September? Thanks I just did a search for it... http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=41093&highlight=venture+west there might be other threads...not sure.
utadventure Posted March 11, 2010 #23 Posted March 11, 2010 Here's another one. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=41093&highlight=durango&page=4
Condor Posted March 11, 2010 #24 Posted March 11, 2010 (edited) Looks like I'm not going to be alone in Durango come Sept. Looking forward to seeing everyone at this years Venture Rider Round-Up 2010 in Durango.... PS: I'm going to start putting together a flyer. Send me any input/info /ideas you might have that would make our visit more enjoyable if you'd like... PPS: And.... I just made reservatioins at the Motel 6 in Ely Nev for Saturday 9/11/10. Anybody else going thru Ely on their way, let's grab diner. Edited March 11, 2010 by Condor
eagleeye Posted March 11, 2010 #25 Posted March 11, 2010 I'll be heading there from Wisconsin. Really looking forward to this one. Steve
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