Traveling the Highway Way

If you take I-25 South, and stick to it, you will eventually end up in Albuquerque. That means that you've traveled some 400 miles south of Denver, entered New Mexico, went past Santa Fe (and even missed Taos...), and you won't even notice. America, from the Highway, looks all the same. The only thing that changes are the licence plate colors, and the population density.

Adobe houses? We probably saw one or two. They are hidden from the fast-track tourists, who travel at 110 miles an hour (oops! really? I truly apologize, Officer, I thought I was going just 5 miles over the speed limit!)

So the way back to Denver will be the slow way. We'll take the High Road, from Santa Fe to Taos, we'll venture into the Sand Dunes, and we'll do a quick stop at the wild hot springs on the way. In all these years, that I have tried to come visit NM at least once a year, this is the first time I take I-25 all the way down. And I strongly advise you against it.

But the goal was to get here quick. We've completed Phase I of this trip, and tomorrow will be tomorow.