newbie kinda questions about a "might happen" trip

 Shirley, can you get my gps masters, trip planners and random onlookers a
drink to get started here?
Plastics on the bar. (Disclaimer: no previous experience with this route)

4 of us girls (and one kiddo) are thinking about taking off over a long 4th
of July weekend
to go from Austin,TX to Trinidad,CO.

We will have 3 bikes and a pickup pulling a pop-up camper. (I'm thinking
about $500.00 in gas RT???)

Since we are traveling with a youngster, we will want to take a very direct
route there and back, to maximize the time spent playing there.

I googled about 750 miles and 12-13 hours.....sound right?
We are considering Monument Lake park (about halfway up legends highway)
for our camping spot...or would you recommend another?? (We really don't
know the area at all!!)

Bikes: Are the elevations such in these areas that we have to tweak the
carbs? (and recommendations for doing that if necessary)

I'm really just gathering basics to see if this is feasible...

Thanks, and have another round...


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jojo
BS#279
SLOB#19

 
15MPG ????????? I think 10 mpg
May as well figure 35 mpg on the bikes
$3. a gal ???? I think $3.50 + for 4th July weekend
Hopefully you will have some gas  money left over.
A trial run to Martin Tn would be a good idea to calcualte more better.

kickstart

 :> : We will have 3 bikes and a pickup pulling a pop-up camper. (I'm thinking
:> : about $500.00 in gas RT???)
:>
:> 1500 miles, 15mpg, 100 gallons for the truck, 1500 miles, 40 mpg, roughly
:> 40 gallons per bike, 100 + (3*40) "0 gallons * $3.00/gallon = $660

: 15MPG ????????? I think 10 mpg

Not knowing the truck, or its milage, somewhere in there is correct.

: May as well figure 35 mpg on the bikes

Quick, divide 1500 by 35.  40 is easier to divide, and then I rounded up,
to 37.5 mpgs.

: $3. a gal ???? I think $3.50 + for 4th July weekend

it's 3 bucks a gallon in Austin right now, I've heard the price is
expected to drop in the coming weeks.

: Hopefully you will have some gas  money left over.
: A trial run to Martin Tn would be a good idea to calcualte more better.

Yep, but I think jojo is going to be one of the "girls gone wild" at the
ROT rally this weekend.

--
George BS235

 
and your riding right past her.... now I don't feel so bad that you rode
right past Fishead and me in FL

kickstart

 

George and I have met, he knows what he ain't missing.
;-)

jojo