Heading west out of the Denver area we traveled on I-70 through the Rocky Mountains, yes - through them. This was a much anticipated portion of the trip, as we knew that it was here where we would experience the steepest grades and multiple tunnels. The largest tunnel was the Eisenhower Tunnel which is over a mile and a half long. Forty years old this year, it's ten years younger than our Shasta. We found the grade climbing up to the tunnel was not too difficult, but after we exited we proceeded down a 7% grade for seven miles which left us wondering what the return trip heading back east would be like. Later in the day we drove through the amazing Glenwood Canyon, which had incredible rock walls and some impressive highway engineering. As we closed in on the state border we were glad that both the car and trailer did well through a fairly intense day of driving.
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