Travel options to Pueblo

Some info as people are pondering whether they can get to Kevin's funeral in Pueblo, Colo. (bear in mind this info is geared toward those who would be traveling from California):

Google Maps put Pueblo about 15 hours from Riverside, or 16.5 hours from San Diego via another route. I've already volunteered to be a driver if anyone is considering a vanpool that would drive straight through.

Unfortunately, the weather might not be on our side. The Weather Channel is reporting that a storm is going to push through the west and into the Midwest this weekend, dumping up to 12 inches of snow across the northern Rockies and accompanied by "pockets of freezing drizzle." Fun.

This maybe makes flying a more feasible option. Having just battled the airports, I recommend looking at Southwest, which won't charge you for checking luggage (almost everyone else does at this point, as I found out the hard way). When I checked out the site just now, they were offering nonstop round-trip flights from San Diego for about $485; and from Orange County for $549.

Otherwise, Orbitz has round-trip, one-stop flights going for about $400; just be sure to only carry on if you're looking to economize on those.

WeatherChannel.com offers a cool way to stay on top of weather impacts on flights, if you end up going that route.

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UPDATE: United flies into Colorado Springs, which is a little closer to Pueblo. You can get flights there on Orbitz for about $225 from San Diego, but it looks like it will cost more than $500 to fly from Orange County.