How high have you ever been?

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US 6 over Loveland pass?

Damfino. I was just gravitating generally eastward to Waukegan, IL. I drove "south" and stayed the night in Colorado Springs, as I recall. Then went east through Kansas. This was in March, '73. Maybe that helps tell you where I was?

If you were headed east into Denver, it was likely the Eisenhower tunnel that was closed. Seeing that the north bore opened on March 8th of 1973 and was frequently shut down during the early months of it's operation, that seems likely. US 6 over Loveland pass is the original route through the Rockies in that area. If it was Loveland pass, you can credit yourself with almost 12,000 feet (officially 11,992). Still shy of me at 14,271 though. Pike's Peak is more famous, but Mt Evans is where it's at if you want to get high in the Rockies without the mountaineering gear.