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Originally Posted by tobias.knoll
Hy all!

thanks a lot for this load of information.I really will need some time to think about it - but surely come back with some more questions.

What I really would miss is ending in Las Vegas. It would be a really cool finish to ride into Las Vegas and spend two days there to relax after the trip. I would really like that! But I understand that this is not such a good idea maybe becaus of wind and also because of traffic and road into LV. I already once had the wind against me in Arizona - so I know what it is like and remember now!

We also really want to do a line-trip not a round-trip and I like the scenery in the region a lot. Denver to LV would lead through the most scenerey and divers region in my opinion - starting in the mountains through canyons and finally the desert ...

So I will think about with my wife and come back here with more questions. Thanks again - and I hope I will meet some of you on the trip in 2012!

yours Tobias
I understand your ideas for direction and end point. I'd suggest you look at doing a modified route that combines Adventure Cycle's Great Parks section 6 with a modification starting from Denver, Great Parks section 7 and the Western Express section 3. I'd suggest doing a couple of days layover in Durango and renting a car to see some extra sites and/or ride the Durango/Silverton Railroad. Durango is somewhat centrally located so that you could see some of the places that would be off-route.

I can help with getting through Denver and over to connect with the Great Parks route.
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