Got some days

oldmanb777 · 01-14-2011, 07:43 PM

Oh what to do, or where to go. So I can head out the 20th, and need to be back the 25th. If the weather permits, Moab area would be good. I have never spent any time in northern N.M. So maybe i should go explore Taos area. Similar drive time. So any suggestions?

Wolfgang55 · 01-15-2011, 06:04 AM

Ride Montecello Canyon & the Chloride mining & ranch roads.
All just west of Truth of Consequences, NM right off of I-25

If interested I will give you a # for a good DS Loudge in town that comes w/ great food & they let you work on you bike there too.

We go there 3-4 times a year.

burque magoo · 01-15-2011, 06:23 AM

I'll second the suggestion for Monticello Canyon (the Box), and Chloride Creek. (The Chloride Creek trail starts on the west end of the village of Chloride, and gradually climbs up into the Gila mountains, crossing the CDT twice). Taos is gonna be cold and snowy, similar to your home turf this time of year, but the Truth or Consequences area will have daytime highs in the upper 50s, and some excellent riding!

The Desert View Inn is a great place, $40 a night!

oldmanb777 · 01-15-2011, 07:50 AM

That sounds great. I would like to try that. Looks like a 10 hr drive. So got to come to grips with that VS 7hrs to Moab.

enduro-ince · 01-15-2011, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by oldmanb777

That sounds great. I would like to try that. Looks like a 10 hr drive. So got to come to grips with that VS 7hrs to Moab.

Moab could be doable by next weekend. Forecast is showing highs in the mid 40's all week. That'll melt 90% of the snow I bet. I'm gonna give it a shot next Friday thru Sunday, unless we get a last minute storm system...

The best part is that we have a man on the ground in Moab to give us updates.

"Myjsm" or something like that, I know him as Tyco...much easier to remember!!

Brainless_1 · 01-15-2011, 09:27 AM

Northwest New Mexico hasnt been out of the of the freezer for weeks now so almost all the snow we got a few weeks ago is still sticking around.

MountainsandRivers · 01-15-2011, 03:07 PM

I just spoke with Mylsmkj (Tyco) yesterday and he said they still were snow covered, but a lot can change in a week. Very good to have straight/accurate info available from Moab. But if any of you ADV'ers meet him, please don't hurl on him. Apparently someone already did and made him leary of us as a whole...

burque magoo · 01-15-2011, 03:33 PM

"please don't hurl on him".........

You mean hurl, like in puke?......(he can't be that bad)

MountainsandRivers · 01-15-2011, 04:11 PM

yep. puked on. but apparently he is warming up to us! Very good guy, for sure! Been complaining of some pansy ass wrist injury lately or something, but should be back on throttle by March when Moab turns green again with all the CO plates...

AtomicXRer · 01-15-2011, 04:46 PM

Yeah ride Chloride Creek this time of the year

01-14-2011, 07:43 PM	#1
oldmanb777 ^OP Just say NO to socialism! Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Centennial,Co. Oddometer: 2,822	Got some days Oh what to do, or where to go. So I can head out the 20th, and need to be back the 25th. If the weather permits, Moab area would be good. I have never spent any time in northern N.M. So maybe i should go explore Taos area. Similar drive time. So any suggestions?

01-15-2011, 06:23 AM	#3
burque magoo master of disaster.... Joined: Feb 2009 Location: nuevo mexico Oddometer: 3,777	I'll second the suggestion for Monticello Canyon (the Box), and Chloride Creek. (The Chloride Creek trail starts on the west end of the village of Chloride, and gradually climbs up into the Gila mountains, crossing the CDT twice). Taos is gonna be cold and snowy, similar to your home turf this time of year, but the Truth or Consequences area will have daytime highs in the upper 50s, and some excellent riding! The Desert View Inn is a great place, $40 a night! __________________ -Baja survivor NMOHVA/RMARiders.org/COHVCO/BRC/AMA/USA-ALL I'm not a Gynecologist... But I'll have a Look... 2007 Suzuki WeeStrom/2006 KTM450EXC/2001 Honda XR650L

01-15-2011, 03:33 PM	#8
burque magoo master of disaster.... Joined: Feb 2009 Location: nuevo mexico Oddometer: 3,777	"please don't hurl on him"......... You mean hurl, like in puke?......(he can't be that bad) __________________ -Baja survivor NMOHVA/RMARiders.org/COHVCO/BRC/AMA/USA-ALL I'm not a Gynecologist... But I'll have a Look... 2007 Suzuki WeeStrom/2006 KTM450EXC/2001 Honda XR650L

01-15-2011, 04:46 PM	#10
AtomicXRer Wild Feral BRP Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Los Alamos, Northern NM Oddometer: 3,412	Yeah ride Chloride Creek this time of the year __________________ 2005 XR650R - plated 2003 KDX220 - plated 2003 KX250 - plated

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01-15-2011, 06:04 AM	#2
Wolfgang55 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Next to Rio Bravo Oddometer: 2,962	Ride Montecello Canyon & the Chloride mining & ranch roads. All just west of Truth of Consequences, NM right off of I-25 If interested I will give you a # for a good DS Loudge in town that comes w/ great food & they let you work on you bike there too. We go there 3-4 times a year.

01-15-2011, 07:50 AM	#4
oldmanb777 ^OP Just say NO to socialism! Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Centennial,Co. Oddometer: 2,822	That sounds great. I would like to try that. Looks like a 10 hr drive. So got to come to grips with that VS 7hrs to Moab.

01-15-2011, 09:27 AM	#6
Brainless_1 Loose Nut! Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Four Corners New Mexico Oddometer: 1,576	Northwest New Mexico hasnt been out of the of the freezer for weeks now so almost all the snow we got a few weeks ago is still sticking around.

01-15-2011, 03:07 PM	#7
MountainsandRivers loves dirty things! Joined: Jun 2010 Location: To Hell U Ride Oddometer: 1,286	I just spoke with Mylsmkj (Tyco) yesterday and he said they still were snow covered, but a lot can change in a week. Very good to have straight/accurate info available from Moab. But if any of you ADV'ers meet him, please don't hurl on him. Apparently someone already did and made him leary of us as a whole...

01-15-2011, 04:11 PM	#9
MountainsandRivers loves dirty things! Joined: Jun 2010 Location: To Hell U Ride Oddometer: 1,286	yep. puked on. but apparently he is warming up to us! Very good guy, for sure! Been complaining of some pansy ass wrist injury lately or something, but should be back on throttle by March when Moab turns green again with all the CO plates...