RE: [emrat:4838] Triumphs in Taos - Saddlesore 1000?

Just Googling around this morning and came up with a tentative route:

https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=taos,+nm&daddr=Socorro,+NM+to:roswell,+nm+to:Lubbock,+TX+to:Amarillo,+TX+to:lamar,+co+to:Denver,+CO&hl=en&ll=37.666429,-106.611328&spn=7.476904,14.227295&sll=36.75649,-101.392822&sspn=7.56736,14.227295&geocode=FdCHKwIdNhW1-Smx_BF_2mQXhzGCt6lhg5HqkA%3BFaCwBwIdaPeg-SkBlH8Nw04ghzGk5s-iaubu0w%3BFVmO_QEd8BrF-SlV7axlE2XihjF-18905Asb5A%3BFYdbAAIdQtDt-Sk53X3TrRL-hjGHQugiKQTwGg%3BFe1xGQIdfy3u-SkDz0Wy1EgBhzGv0jZoHNHz0A%3BFT8qRQIdsiHi-SkDNRSX9CUMhzEPiopvA3B5Sw%3BFd9YXgIdcg---SnPFx8jqoBrhzHWNoon-PSOEQ&oq=socor&mra=ls&t=m&z=7

The reason I went with this route was because, assuming we depart Taos ~ 5am, this puts us into Denver by around midnight.

I HATE riding in Deer Country after dark. Since Deer aren't as numerous out on the plains as they are in the mountains, I figured a Plains route would be somewhat safer (this is why, for example, I didn't choose a route that had us going West towards Flagstaff and then returning via US 160 and US 285. While that would be more scenic it would also, IMO, be more dangerous especially after dark.)

I also wanted to avoid urban areas as much as possible which is why this route does not go up I-25. I've been in too many slow-moving traffic jams on I-25 between Pueblo and Fort Collins to want to risk that.

Any input/tips/suggestions would be welcome!

Martin




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On Wed, 6/4/14, JEFF WALTERS <jeffswalters@msn.com> wrote:

Subject: RE: [emrat:4837] Triumphs in Taos - Saddlesore 1000?
To: "emrat@googlegroups.com" <emrat@googlegroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 10:44 AM

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#yiv8236850554 I've
done 1500 in 3 days before. I would like to do a trip to the
west coast and back but like you, not sure when I will have
the time with work and all.
 
> Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 09:36:38
-0700
> From: emrat@googlegroups.com
> Subject: [emrat:4836] Triumphs in Taos -
Saddlesore 1000?
> To:
emrat@googlegroups.com
>
> I put this out at the RAT meeting last
night, but I thought I'd go ahead and throw it out on
the Googlegroup as well.
>
> Doing an "Iron Butt" ride has
been on my "bucket list" for years. Most of the
last few years I have either not had the time or not had a
suitable bike for such a ride but now that I have the
Beemer, I think I've got the perfect mount for a long
distance ride.
>
>
(Actually, it was Steve and Capt. Bob's presentation
about the "Three Flags" ride they did last year
that really kindled my interest in finally doing a ride like
this, so in a way they're the ones to blame for me
getting a BMW!!! :) )
>
> For those not familiar, "Iron
Butt" rides are rides certified by the Iron Butt
Association of long-distance riders. There are two
"introductory" rides to the Iron Butt Association,
the Saddlesore 1000, 1000 miles in 24 hours or less, and
the Bunburner 1500, 1500 miles in 36 hours or less.
>
>
http://www.ironbutt.com/about/default.cfm?CFID=5433804&CFTOKEN=11457233
>
> Anyway, I'm
taking both Friday and Monday off for the T in T ride in
September, and I think it would be possible to work a SS1000
or even a BB1500 at either the beginning or the end of the
ride.
>
> I'm
just putting out this "feeler" to see if there
might be anyone else interested in joining me. I've
only just started planning, looking at routes, times, etc,
but I figure I may not be the only one in the group
who's been wanting to do such a ride for a while.
>
> Anyway, email me if
you're interested in going!
>
> Martin
>
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