JJ -
Home base is Grand Junction, CO, around 4700 elev.
Have done Monarch Pass (11.3K), Lizardhead (10.2K), Loveland Pass - Snow (11.9K), Red Mountain Pass - Snow (11 K), and make numerous trips on the Grand Mesa (10.5K), all w/o problems, all stock, AI on.
Do dress warm. Layer, layer, LAYER!! In August of 2005, temps ranged from 35 - 80 on I 70, from Loveland to Denver, in 75 miles and in two hours.
