Blogs from New Mexico, United States, North America - page 20

The beginning of the road trip across four states. The first day saw us meeting up with our travelling companions, loading up the truck with bags, water and other essentials for the next week of travel, and leaving Kansas. to travel to New Mexico via the Oklahoma panhandle. We drove through Cimarron on the way to Taos, stopping off at St James Hotel, an historic establishment that was frequented by many infamous characters during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Guests included Jessie James, Buffalo Bill Cody & Annie Oakley, Billy the Kid, Bat Masterson, Davy Crockett Doc Halliday. Names I am sure we are all familiar with. Wyatt Earp stayed here for three nights on the way on his fateful journey from Dodge City to Tombstone in 1880. Later came Zane Grey, an author ... read more

It is really nice to not spend a day driving to our next location, we choose not to take highway 82 over to White Sands National Park due to the steep grade and roll backs. We were told this is a beautiful drive but not suited for a travel trailer. We decided to take 285 to Roswell and stay a night at Bottomless Lakes State Park, the lakes here are a beautiful blue and are formed from sink holes. This is a must see for anyone in the area even if you do not plan on taking a swim in the mineral lakes. We headed into town, Roswell, to visit the UFO Museum. The museum itself was well put together well, it was set up that you walk through in chronological order reading the events of ... read more

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Bonjour à tous, En ce moment mon horloge biologique subit tous ces changements d'heure, 6h il y a 10 jours, 1h la semaine dernière, encore 1h hier, résultat je suis réveillé d'assez bonne heure, ce matin départ 7h30, je traverse Raton, à cette heure là il n'y a pas grand monde, il ne doit pas y en avoir beaucoup plus dans la journée. J'ai modifié le parcours initial en regardant ma carte, la route me parait beaucoup plus attirante en passant par la montagne. Première programmation Taos 150km. Le ciel est pur, mais une petite fraîcheur est présente 13°. Je fais les premiers km au milieu d'une prairie, je suis pratiquement seul sur la route, Je ne comprends pas pourquoi le thermomètre baisse encore. J'ai la curiosité de consulté "Gèremème", car il y a un altimètre ... read more

Today was mainly a slog along I40 to meet Rob. In fact all but the last 60 miles were on I40. The first 300 miles or so were flat and barren even at this time of the year. Occasional wind gusts up to 20 miles and hour kept me on my toes, well gripping the handlebars at least. Not much use of cruise control and one handed riding. I was amazed at the wind farms as I crossed from Oklahoma into Texas. Having always associated Texas with oil it seemed ironic to me - donkey wells replaced by windmills. 9% of power in Texas comes from wind - more than any other state - go Texas! The highlight was a visit to Russell's Car Museum at exit 369 of I40 in New Mexico. Excellent Ruben sandwich ... read more