on 2013-10-22 14:19 Jack Davis wrote
I've enjoyed (?) the Trail Ridge Road drive which exceeds 12,00 feet in elevation in some areas and constitutes the longest high elevation drive in the US. In order to make this claim, it also includes a bit of Estes Park. Can keep one focused.
the claim i'm more familiar with is "highest continuous paved road" — it connects Grand Lake to Estes Park - there aren't many guard rails, but it is well maintained and traffic is not fast, so i find tourists (on foot & driving) the biggest hazard in good conditions; interestingly, this 12000 foot pass was the only one of three roads into Estes Park that wasn't closed by September's catastrophic floods
Trail Ridge is a gorgeous drive and when combined with Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park is perhaps the most well-rounded outdoor destination in Colorado; but if you want a Colorado "sports car" drive i would recommend Colorado National Monument, an underrated area almost on the order of Canyonlands with a great through-road along the canyon edges
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