Originally Posted by
eappleton
cycommute,
Thanks so much for the detailed options. This is the sort of detail I was looking for. Now, I just need to make up my mind. We are visiting friends in Pueblo, Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins, but may use some public transportation to get around once we're in the metro area. We're even considering (newly in the last few days) taking a bus or something back to Pueblo to get back on the Transam there when we're ready to leave the Denver area. I haven't seen much of the area between Canon City and Walden and would hate to miss it.
Thoughts about that? Thank again for the help.
This being Colorado, we don't have too much in the way of public transportation along the Front Range. You could ride RTD from the Parker area to Longmont.
Here's the RTD system map. You could connect to the RTD system using
FLEX. But it might be easier just to ride your bike. Greyhound is an option but you have to pack your bike.
Another suggestion would be to rent a car in Pueblo (Enterprise works very well for bicycle touring because they really do come to pick you up), do your visiting and maybe a little sightseeing by car along the Front Range, then drive back to Pueblo and resume your tour. It's not cheating and you do get to see the central Colorado mountains.