I70 between Grand Junction and Denver.

Today was my first time doing it in a truck and I have to say I was expecting it to be a lot worse than it was. Now I can see how it would be pretty bad during the winter.

I remember Stevens prohibited us from running it as we didn't have engine brakes back then but now having run it, I didn't think it was any worse than Donner Pass or the Grapevine. Or even I17 southbound.

 

Yeah, that's another one. Stevens didn't chain so maybe that's another reason but it was prohibited year round, not just during the winter.

Granted in 2 years I never had a load that running 70 would have made it shorter so I never had a reason to run it.

 

Oh yeah. My dad was born in Leadville.

 

When the yuppie ski crowd discovered Leadville, houses that became near worthless when the mines shut down suddenly became prime real estate. A lot of my relatives who lived there sold out, cashed in and moved to Denver.

 

I only had 23000 lbs but I took it easy.