Durango, Colorado to Taos, New Mexico

Friday June 1

It was a short driving day today. My body was tired from yesterdays the 11-hour day.

On the way to Taos, the highway passes over the Rio Grande Gorge; the first image is the gorge (of course). The second image puts the gorge's size in perspective. Scan the very top of the image find the mesa - now scan down towards the bottom / center of the image and notice the white spot in the on the gorge wall. The white spot is an off road vehicle that took a wrong turn and when off the rim of the mesa. Looooong way down!!!!

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North of Taos there is a developer that builds homes from materials that are typically recycled or placed in landfills – tires, aluminum cans, bottles, etc. The homes include technology that recycles wastewater, creates electric and a system that heats and cools the home without the aid of public utilities. It was interesting going through the model.

To learn more go to:

http://www.earthship.net
Taos is a community focused on tourist. Not my cup of tea. This place must be zoo during the summer months. To learn more go to:

http://www.taosguide.com

Setting is very beautiful, high desert with the mountains in the background. Heavy Mexican influence. I saw several small Mexican cemeteries. The Mexican culture has the most beautiful cemeteries I have ever seen.

Had the greatest Mexican dinner tonight. A good reason to return to Taos.

I am now going to pack the bike for tomorrows trip. Still have not decided if I will travel east across to Okalahoma or south through Texas.

Daily Miles: 225
Accumulated Miles: 2,025