Understood, but Hwy 14 has pretty good speed limits and very little traffic. You could probably do it almost as quick as I25 while still getting through a famous site.
> Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 10:04:39 -0700
> From: emrat@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: [emrat:4840] Triumphs in Taos - Saddlesore 1000?
> To: emrat@googlegroups.com
>
> Jeff, if I'm doing a saddlesore, scenery is not a primary concern, since I won't be stopping to smell the flowers anyway.
>
> Here is another route I just worked up - would be MUCH more scenic but a little higher up the "difficulty scale": Taos to Farmington to Grand Junction to Vernal to Rock Springs to Cheyenne and then Denver. 1034 miles.
>
> https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=taos,+nm&daddr=farmington,+nm+to:grand+junction,+co+to:vernal,+ut+to:rock+springs,+wy+to:rawlins,+wy+to:41.1165642,-104.8727253+to:denver,+co&hl=en&ll=38.899583,-103.40332&spn=7.351306,14.227295&sll=40.853293,-105.165253&sspn=0.893314,1.778412&geocode=FdCHKwIdNhW1-Smx_BF_2mQXhzGCt6lhg5HqkA%3BFfpsMAIdwraM-SnHfgytAI87hzEaTlM7trEjyA%3BFT4RVAIdB6aH-SlXcOci49ZGhzFWfL_OUfRjzA%3BFVxNaQIdVLl4-SmLj8GjR2JFhzHcJMG7bwCkog%3BFQiTegIdKLJ9-SkZi8L16FhahzFwNzAngf4lBw%3BFV6ufQId-aqb-SkJ3vRPlU5chzET_JW_aqQgPA%3BFZRjcwId68S_-SnPtdH0LzBvhzGeOLXDlTSoIQ%3BFd9YXgIdcg---SnPFx8jqoBrhzHWNoon-PSOEQ&mra=dpe&mrsp=6&sz=10&via=6&t=m&z=7
>
>
> --------------------------------------------
> On Wed, 6/4/14, JEFF WALTERS <jeffswalters@msn.com> wrote:
>
> Subject: RE: [emrat:4839] Triumphs in Taos - Saddlesore 1000?
> To: "emrat@googlegroups.com" <emrat@googlegroups.com>
> Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 11:00 AM
>
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> #yiv7420042637 Martin,
>
> You've gotta take Hwy
> 14 from Sante Fe down to Albuquerque. This way you go
> through Madrid - a great place to go
> through for motorcycles and more scenic than being on I25.
>
>
> > Date: Wed, 4
> Jun 2014 09:51:25 -0700
> > From:
> emrat@googlegroups.com
> > Subject: RE:
> [emrat:4838] Triumphs in Taos - Saddlesore 1000?
> > To: emrat@googlegroups.com
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> --------------------------------------------
> > 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
> >
> > #yiv8236850554
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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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> From: emrat@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: [emrat:4840] Triumphs in Taos - Saddlesore 1000?
> To: emrat@googlegroups.com
>
> Jeff, if I'm doing a saddlesore, scenery is not a primary concern, since I won't be stopping to smell the flowers anyway.
>
> Here is another route I just worked up - would be MUCH more scenic but a little higher up the "difficulty scale": Taos to Farmington to Grand Junction to Vernal to Rock Springs to Cheyenne and then Denver. 1034 miles.
>
> https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=taos,+nm&daddr=farmington,+nm+to:grand+junction,+co+to:vernal,+ut+to:rock+springs,+wy+to:rawlins,+wy+to:41.1165642,-104.8727253+to:denver,+co&hl=en&ll=38.899583,-103.40332&spn=7.351306,14.227295&sll=40.853293,-105.165253&sspn=0.893314,1.778412&geocode=FdCHKwIdNhW1-Smx_BF_2mQXhzGCt6lhg5HqkA%3BFfpsMAIdwraM-SnHfgytAI87hzEaTlM7trEjyA%3BFT4RVAIdB6aH-SlXcOci49ZGhzFWfL_OUfRjzA%3BFVxNaQIdVLl4-SmLj8GjR2JFhzHcJMG7bwCkog%3BFQiTegIdKLJ9-SkZi8L16FhahzFwNzAngf4lBw%3BFV6ufQId-aqb-SkJ3vRPlU5chzET_JW_aqQgPA%3BFZRjcwId68S_-SnPtdH0LzBvhzGeOLXDlTSoIQ%3BFd9YXgIdcg---SnPFx8jqoBrhzHWNoon-PSOEQ&mra=dpe&mrsp=6&sz=10&via=6&t=m&z=7
>
>
> --------------------------------------------
> On Wed, 6/4/14, JEFF WALTERS <jeffswalters@msn.com> wrote:
>
> Subject: RE: [emrat:4839] Triumphs in Taos - Saddlesore 1000?
> To: "emrat@googlegroups.com" <emrat@googlegroups.com>
> Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 11:00 AM
>
> #yiv7420042637
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> #yiv7420042637 Martin,
>
> You've gotta take Hwy
> 14 from Sante Fe down to Albuquerque. This way you go
> through Madrid - a great place to go
> through for motorcycles and more scenic than being on I25.
>
>
> > Date: Wed, 4
> Jun 2014 09:51:25 -0700
> > From:
> emrat@googlegroups.com
> > Subject: RE:
> [emrat:4838] Triumphs in Taos - Saddlesore 1000?
> > To: emrat@googlegroups.com
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> --------------------------------------------
> > 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
> >
> > #yiv8236850554
> >
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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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