Land of Enchantment 1000
October 3-4, 2009
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Land of Enchantment 1000 |
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Friday - Ridin' down the trail to Albuquerque, odometer check, and parking lot tour.
New Mexico, Land of Enchantment. |
On US-84, part of pre-1937 Route 66. |
Rally volunteers taking care of the odometer check. |
Volunteers, still busy making for a great rally. |
More riders ready to go. |
Heidi and the odo check. |
With an aux tank, it's a LD machine. |
Don't forget the receipts. |
He says it works well and lasts a long time. |
On a Gold Wing of course. |
Border-to-border-to-border in 48 hours. |
Local riders always have an unfair advantage. |
Saturday - Ready to ride and burnin' daylight.
Lining up early. |
Starting to lighten up. |
Sandia Peak. |
A lot of bikes and riders. |
Beemers ready to go. |
Saturday and Sunday - Some of the bonii.
The view of Albuquerque from Sandia Peak. |
The view of the balloon port from Sandia Peak. |
Closer view of the balloon port. Way more than 4 balloons in the air. |
Madrid. Makes you want to watch "Wild Hogs". |
The train station at Lamy. |
Southwest of Santa Fe. |
Santa Fe. Santa Fe Trail sculpture on Museum Hill. |
Santa Fe. San Miguel Mission. |
Santa Fe. La Fonda Hotel. |
Santa Fe. The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. |
Los Alamos. Great museum. |
Bandelier National Monument. |
Las Trampas. Church of San José de Gracia. On the High Road to Taos. |
Taos. Kit Carson's grave. |
Taos. |
Viet Nam Memorial near Angel Fire. |
Philmont Boy Scout camp near Cimarron. |
SW of Raton. Should have brought my rifle. |
Albuquerque. Unser Racing Museum. |
Albuquerque. The new Nuclear Museum. |
Moriarty. DWI Victims' Memorial of Perpetual Tears. |
Santa Rosa. Route 66 Auto Museum. |
Belen. Harvey House Museum. |
Albuquerque. Rattlesnake Museum and Gift Shop. |
Sunday - Waiting for the banquet.
Back in Albuquerque. |
Back in Albuquerque. |
Monday - More bonii collecting on the way home.
On US-285 south of Antonito. |
Retired Cumbres & Toltec locomotive in Antonito. |
1920-40s vintage bronze historical plaque in Conejos. |
Jack Dempsey, "the Manassa Mauler", 1919 heavyweight champion. |
1970s vintage wooden historical sign in San Luis. |
Blanca Peak and two other 14ers up ahead. |
Los Caminos Antiguos. |
Ft. Garland, once commanded by Kit Carson. |
Land of Enchantment 1000, October 3-4, 2009
My favorite parts of the rally were the curvey roads up Sandia Peak, to Bandelier National Monument, on the High Road to Taos, and through Taos and Cimarron Canyons. Riding under a full moon was cool too. I could almost read the map on my tank bag from all the light.
Oh yeah, the green chili cheeseburger at the Owl Cafe and the green chili chicken corn chowder in Santa Fe sure were tasty. (Good food before and after the rally. Ensure and Clif bars during the rally!)
More details later.
-- Randy Bishop, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
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