Today I deviated from the TransAm to make a side trip to Taos, New Mexico (where I grew up).
When I was planning this route, I was concerned because getting from Pueblo, Colorado to Taos, New Mexico seemed to require riding on I-25, and I took some care to find segments of frontage road that paralleled the interstate. That was not just unnecessary, but it was bad. Some of these roads aren’t maintained, and they are in terrible shape. So, after a few of these diversions, I just stuck to the interstate. Like almost all Interstates, at least in the wide-open western states, the shoulders are massively wide. I also didn’t see much hazardous debris, like wire, nails and glass. After a a while, it was just a pleasant ride in the sun, albeit with noisy vehicles whizzing past at 65 miles per hour.
Tomorrow I will cross the continental divide for the first time on this journey, on North La Veta Pass, 9,413 feet above sea level.
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