Details

So you want all the details, or maybe you want to go yourself?
Here is what you may want to know.

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Location:
Rocky Mountian National Park in Colorado

1. Park Location
2. Hike Locations


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Cost:

Who wants to hear about a trip if it's to expensive to go yourself? I've always hated travel shows that show you an incredible location and never mention the price, or the price mentioned doesn't include taxes or fees which can be up to 25% in some areas. Or worst of all is when you check the price for yourself you find that prices are ridiculous and only for the super rich. These are the prices you'll get yourself from the vendor's website after taxes.

We had 4 guys and split the cost, so the costs below are per Guy split 4 ways even.

Airfare $245
Room $442
Car $75
Gas $13
Park Fee $5
   
Total $780

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Planes, Hotels, and Rental Cars:


Planes:
If you live in Raleigh it's almost impossible to beat the prices to Denver via Southwest, which is not really a surprise as both Raleigh and Denver are Southwest Hub cities. We took the non-stop both directions. Yes the filghts were full, but they were direct.

Hotels:
We stayed at the Sponsel Rental House at Windcliff Sponsel Wow, the place has a view.

Rental Cars:
We went with Advantage Rental Car this time. Not better or worse than any of the others. The cost differce betwen going directly to the rental car website and using expedia was $30-$50 dollars. Many of the rental car sites offer specials which are only available through thier websites directly. Finally, the new wrinkle in rental car prices is when they are the cheapest. While the cheapest time to book your airfar is 60-90 out, the best time to rent a car is 3-4 weeks. I have now seen prices at half the rate when waiting till the last minute.

Other Pics

Sponsel Outside

Sponsel Inside

Sponsel Inside

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Other Notes

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