Following crossing Berthoud Pass on US Route 40 I took it westward to Granby to the western terminus of US 34. My next destination was on US 34 over the top of Rocky Mountain National Park on the Trail Ridge Road. The previous entry in this series can be found here: 2016 Summer Mountain Trip Part 1; US Route 40 Berthoud Pass The Trail Ridge portion of US Route 34 is 48 miles long from the Grand Lake Entrance east over the crest of the Rockies to the Fall River Entrance. The Trail Ridge Road travels over the Continental Divide and several high passes in the Rockies such as; Milner Pass at 10,758 feet above sea level, Fall River Pass at 11,796 feet above sea level and Iceberg Pass at 11,827 feet above sea level. The high point on the Trail Ridge Road is near Fall River Pass at 12,183 feet above sea level which I believe is the highest point in the US Route system. US 34 and Trail Ridge close seasonally unlike many of the high passes in the...
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