manholt Report post Posted May 13, 2017 Is Hwy 160 a doable road for a 45 foot with toad? Carl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 rsbilledwards Report post Posted May 13, 2017 Yes great road. B Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 obedb Report post Posted May 14, 2017 Nope! Too dangerous! Never been there! Don't dare travel that road! Where have you been? It is a wonderful road.! I have written about it several times recently ? Been over it maybe forty or even fifty times over the years. Probably even more. An absolute peach of a highway. Especially beautiful in the spring with snow up top or late fall with the same! Elk abound in the fall late afternoon as you climb toward La Veta Pass. Just look to the south. Would prefer my ashes to be scattered in the San Luis Valley in one of the many pretty locations. To me that valley and roads in and out are almost spiritual. Peaceful. A thing of the past to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 manholt Report post Posted May 14, 2017 Quote Thank you, Linda and I will be coming out of Taos, NM (have some business to attend to), then heading to Denver. Didn't feel comfortable taking Linda up to Angel Fire and connecting with 64 to I-25. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 wolfe10 Report post Posted May 14, 2017 Ya, U.S. 64 east of Taos is certainly doable, but not for ideal for first time mountain drivers in large coaches. Does have a great view of Mt Wheeler at 13,000+ feet just off to the north. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 manholt Report post Posted May 14, 2017 Brett. Been there and done that. But Linda is fairly new to Mt. travel...3 trips up the Alcan does not prepare you for Angel Fire or the back way to Red River. She has been up Wolf Pass, but in a 32 foot not a 40 foot DP pulling a full size Expedition! That's the reason to take 285 to 160. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 rsbilledwards Report post Posted May 14, 2017 Wolf Creek is apiec of cake any more, nice and wide not as steep as 17 out of the Verdi Valley!! B Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 hermanmullins Report post Posted May 14, 2017 Bill, Wolf Creek might be 4 lanes wide but it is not for the faint at heart. Been through there in a 32 footer towing a Jeep and a 40 footer towing a Yukon. At no time was there any chance to look at the scenery. But Bobbie got to tell me all about it. Herman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 obedb Report post Posted May 14, 2017 La Veta Pass/ Eastbound it is fairly steep. With an exhaust or engine brake and your guidance, Linda will be OK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 manholt Report post Posted May 14, 2017 She learned all about running the gears and exhaust brake from Brett, then practiced all the way back from AZ via Ruidoso, NM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 obedb Report post Posted May 14, 2017 If things get out of control, can she snug up to your jeep for additional braking power?😂😄 You want to get to I-25 which makes me believe that you are headed north? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 rsbilledwards Report post Posted May 15, 2017 Too many of you here are TEXANS andyou know flat is flat! I know that Pass, it is long and one should pay attention but living here in this state and dealing with it all the time, smile on my face, makes it joyful heading up and down patiently. It can, those hills, be formidable to newbies like Linda and you other Texans. Then there is OBED a real driver doing what he likes best...They broke the mold after he was finished...HA HA Go Byron! I am still waiting for a call...B Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Is Hwy 160 a doable road for a 45 foot with toad?
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