Earlier this week I posted some preliminary plans for a trip to Chicago and Seattle. As a third option, I have developed one for a Colorado trip. So here we go!
Since I will have three lists in this post, I will use as WordPress calls them ordered and unordered list. Which is to say numbered and bulleted lists. Got it?
- We would leave for Osceola in the evening so we could catch the Westbound California Zephyr
- Ride to Granby in coach class and arrive 10:30ish MT.
- Get our car.
- Get lunch
- Take in the sights and check in to our lodge
- Following day rent a canoe and take to the Colorado river (in its infancy), Grand Lake, and Lake Granby.
- Next day drive the Trail Ridge Road (new and old)
- Leave Granby and head overnight back to Iowa
- Arrive around 8AM and drive home
Pros
- Somewhat cheaper than the Seattle trip
- Scenic
- An overnight experience on Amtrak
Cons
- Might take more time
- A bit more expensive than Chicago
- Time commitment
Really up in the air on this one, but could be cool.