New Mexico / Colorado

[Snobdds]

Don't worry, wouldn't want to move to Wyoming due to the winters now at my age LOL.

Fantastic.

Tell all your friends.

 

[Sigarms]

What show are you going to? Red Rocks for a concert is on my bucket list but I'll never get there. LOL

News flash... it won't be myself or any of my friends, but they're coming, hopefully not in your lifetime, but they're coming...

 

[jyoutz]

News flash... it won't be myself or any of my friends, but they're coming, hopefully not in your lifetime, but they're coming...

Until they experience a few months of wind.

 

[Oaktree]

That said, I'm a meat & potatoes guy and all the Mexican dishes confuse me. Generally stick with a taco or enchilada because I stick with what I know (I know, bad American). Like any happy married man, worst case I'll always ask my wife what she thinks I would like because she knows me so well LOL

In NM try the chile rellanos and the carne adovada. For dessert try a flan and sopapilla with honey. Anything smothered in red or green chile is good. Locals often order “Christmas” meaning both red and green. If you get to Santa Fe, go to Tomasitas. In Taos go to Anthony’s.

Aren't a lot of those dishes rather spicy? Not a problem for me, but not to everyone's taste (my wife for example).

Some very beautiful country in that area...almost can't go wrong no matter where you go.

 

[jyoutz]

Aren't a lot of those dishes rather spicy? Not a problem for me, but not to everyone's taste (my wife for example).

Some very beautiful country in that area...almost can't go wrong no matter where you go.

Chile comes at different heat levels. Whether it’s red (fully ripe) or green is irrelevant to heat levels. Most restaurants use mild chile for their sauces or other dishes, and will state if one of the sauces is spicy. Flavor is typically the focus rather than heat.

 

[caver]

You mention trains. Pikes Peak Cog Railway was enjoyable many years ago. The two narrow gauge RR's mentioned. I preferred the Durango/Silverton for the scenery. Cumbres and Toltec stops in the mountains so the trains can pass and they provide lunch. Pretty bland food from what I remember. There is some nice boondock camping close to where the RR comes through. There's also a canyon train out of Canon City. I've always liked Ouray but like many places I got burnt out on subsequent trips or the crowds got to be too much to enjoy the place.

 

[Hughman]

The drive to the top of Pikes Peak is fun.

 

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

If you are a rider, you can rent a MC and drive through the Rockies. Its a beautiful, especially in the Durango/Silverton area.

Wife and I liked stopping at some reservations along the way.

I have always wanted to get outside of towns and gaze up into the night sky to see if it looks as pretty and clear as in pictures.

 

[WM75Guy]

Thanks for the info!

Thinking about perhaps staying in Pogosa springs Colorado for 4 or 5 days, then do Red River NM for another 4 or 5 days. Thinking this will give us different directions to explore different areas of both states "in a general area" if that makes sense.

Don't see the logic in staying up north in Colorado if we want to check out NM. Also will give us an option to hit Utah just to revisit the area which we'll probably do (our wedding pic was us standing at the needles overlook LOL).

We stayed in Pagosa Springs for our honeymoon in June 1993. Temps were 80°F-90°F. Shorts and a tee-shirt weather. Decide to drive over Wolf Creek Pass. Was a raging snowstorm going on, several feet of snow on the ground, so we stopped to have a snowball fight. Driving up to the ski resorts were amazing views, especially noting the changes in the trees as you get higher in elevation.

 

[Sigarms]

We stayed in Pagosa Springs for our honeymoon in June 1993. Temps were 80°F-90°F. Shorts and a tee-shirt weather. Decide to drive over Wolf Creek Pass. Was a raging snowstorm going on, several feet of snow on the ground, so we stopped to have a snowball fight. Driving up to the ski resorts were amazing views, especially noting the changes in the trees as you get higher in elevation.

What month was that?