We started off our trip a little slow today. It took some time to pick the tents up and put everything away. We had a lot of humidity last night and the tents were soaked! After doing our best to dry them out, we packed up and headed to breakfast.Eric loves a good Mexican breakfast. So we located "The Mexican Kitchen" in town. Eric order the Mexican Burrito with Green Chile. I stuck with the traditional Eggs and Pancakes. They were severly understaffed, so the service was slow. It took over an hour to get in and out. Frustrating knowing that we had a long ride ahead.
After getting our bellies full, we headed towards Grand Junction on the Santa Fe Trail. Hightway 518 was a scenic drive with a lot of curves. We reached Taos, which is a beautiful town, but it was really crowded. Just outside Taos is the Rio Grand Gorge. We stopped to take a quick look and some photo's. In the parking lot, there are vendors selling stones to ice cream. How these people make a living is beyond me. After taking some photo's, we were back on the road.
We hit Hwy 64 and into the twisties. This was a great road with lots of twists and turns and new pavement! These are the roads we ride for.
On our last trip in October, we stopped in Silverton, CO for a hamburger. We had this on our schedule from day one of this trip as well. Even though we got a late start, we knew we were stopping again for a hamburger and peach cobbler!!!
However, before getting to Silverton, we had to endure another rain shower. Instead of stopping to put on our rain gear, we just kept going. I was wet yesterday, what's another day. On to Silverton and that burger.
We finally arrived at Handlebars around 4:30. We were both tired and hungry. We had been driving almost non-stop since breakfast. Our only stops were for gas. The burgers and cobbler did not disappoint. The bellies were full again, so we headed off on the final 120 miles to Grand Junction.
We pulled into the KOA around 8:40. Tired, hot and ready for bed. The total trip mileage is 1068. Tomorrow we head for Dubois, WY.
3 comments:
Hi Dale -
It looks like you guys are having a great ride. Not too much happening on Atwood. Interestingly, there were a bunch of cars down by your house last night. Was Cindy throwing a party?
Just kidding... Drive safe and I will keep reading your posts. By the way, did you bring a computer to do the blogs?
Happy trails,
Craig Senick
Thanks for the comment Craig. Yes, I am toting the laptop. This is a first! I've never done a blog before, but it's an easy way to keep a lot people updated.
Keep an eye on my house! See you Sunday.
Great work.
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