On May 20th. we did a overnight run to Taos, NM., the ride was cold and wet and gray all the way thru CO. but as we headed over the pass on I-25 S. into NM. The sun came out and we got to Raton and took off all the "rain gear" and rain covers! We had a great ride on NM. 64 W., thru the Cimmaron National Forest, the first part of the road was wide sweepers but soon turned to "serious 20mph twisties! :) This kept up all the way to Eagles Nest, NM. where we stopped for a lunch and talked about the way the water was coming up all the way to the road in places!! We continued on 64 into Taos with more twisty roads and entered the mass of slow traffic that is always a part of "down town" Taos! We got to the motel and unpacked and the weather was excellent!
We spent the afternoon walking around Taos, artys mid-town, getting dinner and enjoying the warm and sunny weahter that has not been seen in So. Colorado for the last 2 weeks!!! Once it got dark we just hung around the motel by the fireplace and watched the sun go down. Woke up the next morning and it was pretty chilly but still sunny. The had a great free breakfast at the motel so we chowed down and headed back on a different route. We took NM. 552 N. and that turned into CO. 159 N. into Fort Garland.
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| The last bit of WARM weather at Ft. Garland, CO. |
This is a huge open area with lot's of Mesa's and excellent wide open sky views but there's NOTHING on this road till Fort Garland! We picked up CO. 160 E. into Walsenburg but just as we were going on the down side of La Veta Pass (9,000+ ft.), it turned "COLD"!!! It was like someone shoved us in a freezer! Back to the gray, cold and solid clouds, aruugh!!! We stopped in Walsenburg for Hot Chocolate and to warm up, then added the "rain gear" for another layer against the cold. We didn't get a drop of rain till 20 miles outside of Colorado Springs, then it opened up and poured on us all the way home. The ride was good even with the cold, we had very good time! :)
