Made it to Taos, NM. Had to do a couple hundred miles on I-25 and that was a lot of meh. Cut across towards Taos at Raton, NM; just across the border from Colorado. Had a killer green chili Reuben sandwich there., making a mental note of that. The initial part of the run was a lot of straight, bad road. Then came the Cimmaron Canyon. A really nice part of New Mexico that winds and twists with the canyon. After that, the road runs up to Eagles Nest which lies in a bowl in the mountains at about 8200 feet. Leaving there you get nothing but twisties on a narrow road all the way to Taos. There was some construction and I was stuck behind a long line of cars and trucks with no passing zones. Pretty sucky at 30 mph all the way to Taos.
Today I'll start the run over to Austin. I'll drop down through Santa Fe, continue south to Roswell for the night. After that, it's about 500 miles to Austin. I'll arrive there Sunday night. 10 days after leaving home. Right on schedule. Probably spend Saturday night in Big Spring, TX. That's just about half way from Roswell. It's really chilly here in Taos, about 35 degrees right now. But, the weather is warming fast and it will be in the 80's at Roswell. I'm going to have to shed layers somewhere after Santa Fe. I'm really glad the weather cooperated to let me make this little run through New Mexico. Really lovely country out here.
If you don't hear from me further, I will have been abducted by aliens. Ad astra.
Almost forgot, obligatory photo of Pikes Peak from Colorado Springs. IMHO, nowhere as dramatic as Mt Ranier. But I may be biased.
Today I'll start the run over to Austin. I'll drop down through Santa Fe, continue south to Roswell for the night. After that, it's about 500 miles to Austin. I'll arrive there Sunday night. 10 days after leaving home. Right on schedule. Probably spend Saturday night in Big Spring, TX. That's just about half way from Roswell. It's really chilly here in Taos, about 35 degrees right now. But, the weather is warming fast and it will be in the 80's at Roswell. I'm going to have to shed layers somewhere after Santa Fe. I'm really glad the weather cooperated to let me make this little run through New Mexico. Really lovely country out here.
If you don't hear from me further, I will have been abducted by aliens. Ad astra.
Almost forgot, obligatory photo of Pikes Peak from Colorado Springs. IMHO, nowhere as dramatic as Mt Ranier. But I may be biased.