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MEMBER ADVENTURE
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Jul / Aug 2017
Jayson Massey
Photos by Jayson Massey
Cute kids by Erin Massey
The weather was quite warm as we travelled through the western part of Kansas and then headed southwest from Oakley on Highway 40. There isn’t much in this neck of the country, besides some of the greatest roads I have ever driven! The Cayenne was an absolute dream to drive on the two lane highways that stretch through the vast plains of Eastern Colorado.
I highly recommend these roads if you enjoy driving. No, there aren’t many sporting curves, but the tarmac was fresh and as straight as a knife with almost zero traf c. Already loving the touring capacity of the Cayenne, I was in heaven as I kept exclaiming to my wife, “I am loving this drive!”
After staying a few nights with family
in La Veta, CO, we headed to the Great Sand Dunes National Park. Close to the park is a rubble road that heads to Zapata Falls. At rst I was very leery about taking our main driver up the road that consisted of softball sized stones. But, after a grueling three mile, slow going bump fest we made it to up the road to the falls. I thanked the Cayenne for making it (I also thanked the almost new Pirelli Scorpion Verde tires!)
After leaving the hot and sandy park, we headed to Denver. Again, the Cayenne easily impressed. Highway 25 through Colorado can be a dangerous place for drivers. Traf c can be at a standstill or moving at 90 mph+. It can be at or going over mountain passes. This is where I praised the 4.5L V8 engine. It kept up with all traf c, never overheated
The Family Porsche
CAYENNE ROAD TRIP