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The photo below was taken on Colorado Highway 14 about 20 miles east of the summit of Cameron Pass. This is the beginning of an approximately 50-mile stretch that's simply perfect for mpg junkies: These turned out to be only the first six of 15 consecutive 99.9-mpg bars. The road is only steep for a few miles (we saw eight bars on the energy screen for the first time), after which it follows the Platte River – a fast-flowing western river, with enough of an incline to allow long periods of coasting in quasi-neutral. The curves are plentiful, but few are sharp enough to eat up much momentum. The speed limits are low – 35 to 45 mph – and the fabulous scenery makes observing them a pleasure. (Of course, I couldn't be bothered to take a picture of THAT! :?) The descent is over 5,000 feet from Cameron Pass (10,257 feet) to the low point at Fort Collins.
That's where our tank mpg topped out, at 73.6 after 165 miles. It was 72.2 my wife and I reached her parents' house in Boulder. The net descent from Saratoga, Wyoming, to Boulder was only 1,400 feet; on the entire 212-mile drive, we used less than three gallons of gasoline.
That's where our tank mpg topped out, at 73.6 after 165 miles. It was 72.2 my wife and I reached her parents' house in Boulder. The net descent from Saratoga, Wyoming, to Boulder was only 1,400 feet; on the entire 212-mile drive, we used less than three gallons of gasoline.
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