2015 DBRII Route

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2015 DBRII Details
Day 0. 0 miles. Fort Collins Motel 6*. Start of DBR II
Day 1. 231 miles. USFS Molly Brown campground, Leadville, CO
     - Rocky Mt NP, US 34 - Trail Ridge Rd - highest continuously paved road in US, highest point of DBRII 12,183 ft!
     - Fall River Pass, 11796', Rocky Mt NP, US 34
     - Milner Pass, 10758', Rocky Mt NP, US 34
     - Berthoud Pass, 11315', Arapaho NF, US 40
     - Loveland Pass, 11990', Arapaho NF, US 6, alternative route Eisenhower tunnel I 70

     - Alpine slide in Winter Park, CO
     - Fremont Pass,11318', White River NF, CO 91
Day 2.  245 miles. South Rim campground, Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP, CO
   .- Independence Pass, 12093', White River NF, CO 82
    - Independence ghost town (self-guided walking tour)
    - Aspen. 
    - McClure Pass, 8753', Grand Mesa NF, CO 133    
    - Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP
      - Drive South Rim Rd to view the canyon, stopping & walking to various viewpoints. 
      - East Portal Rd. "...road is extremely steep (16% grades) with hairpin curves."
Day 3. 159 mi. Morefield campground, Mesa Verde NP, CO
    - Million Dollar Hwy, US 550
    - Red Mtn Pass, 11018', San Juan NF, US 550
    - Molas Pass, 10910', San Juan NF, US 550
    - Coal Bank Pass, 10640', San Juan NF, US 550
    - Durango 
    - Mesa Verde NP
      - Mesa Verde Cliff Palace Photography Tour.
      - Morefield campground evening program
Day 4. 281 mi. Thousand Lakes RV Park, Torrey, UT
    - Ismay Trading Post
    - Hovenweep Square Tower NM - short walk;
    - Natural Bridges NM - short walk,
    - Capitol Reef NP (pick fruit at Fruita site?) - scenic drive with stops
Day 5. 217 mi. Bryan Head, UT
    - Escalante NM - stops along the way.
    - Kodachrome SP - side trip & scenic drive
    - Bryce Canyon NP - scenic drive with stops
Day 6. 183 mi. Bryan Head, UT 
   - Zion NP - Narrows hike (5 mi round trip)
   - Cedar Breaks NM,
Day 7. End of DBR II
Total: 2,743 miles