New Mexico Bike Trip: (San Luis, CO to Taos, NM) - June 3, 2004
| I rolled out of bed at 3:53 a.m. to get ready for the drive down to San Luis, 15 miles north of the CO/NM border. |
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| Special *THANKS* to Anne who dropped me off and drove my car back so early in the morning. |
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TOP: Looking north, towards Colorado.
BOTTOM: Hooray! New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment! ;) |
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| The Sangre de Cristo Mountains actually run south way into northern New Mexico. |
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| This is my favorite picture! Now it's somewhat of an ordinary desert photo, but the lighting was perfect. Most of the interesting scenery was to the east, exactly in the direction of the sun, which made picture taking difficult. Well, this shot is facing west. ;) |
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| I rode along with this friendly guy named
Daniel for a short while. This guy definitely lifted my spirits, even for the
mere fact that he took the time to have a real conversation with me - the first
meaningful contact in my approximate four hours of biking I had done that morning.
NOTE: Shortly after posting this pictorial, I received a letter
from Daniel's father in Indiana, who seemed pleased to see his son
on the Internet and spoke proudly of how his son serves his local community in many wonderful ways. 6/14/04
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| Near Questa, NM, a picture of Flag Mountain. (Elevation 11,986 feet) |
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| Pretty scenic, ain't it? :) |
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| By the way, check out last year's bike trip across Colorado: Across Colorado 2003 |
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| There were chili pepper ornaments throughout many shops in Taos. |
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| Ha ha ha ha! Look at all those smiling suns ... and look at me trying to imitate them! ;) |
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| Near the southern edge of Taos, looking back north. Click here to see pictures from the next day's bike ride from Taos to Santa Fe! :) |
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