The 2006 Travels of Richard n Shirley

The trip began at 5:30 am and we arrived a McD across the street at 7:30 am for breakfast. Worst I'v had. Usually McD has good food but not this one. We saw the Dr and he looked at the leg and the chest and stated we have Dermatitist caused by a lack of surface blood flow. The leg had the vein removed from the ankle to the groin and the area is part of the incession. The chest is really the tummy and this never healed from last December. I have an ointment to apply that is suppose to stop the itch and reduce the inflamation. Other than that, keep it dry and apply the ointment twice daily. It looks like marbled meat.

Look closely and see what you can see. Dont cheat and look at the later pictures either. You Cheated didn't you! Another view of the Rio Grande gorge. Once you get up to this elevation approaching Taos, the gorge appears. There is a bridge over the gorge along US64 I believe. We didn't go that way but I'm sure it would be worth the trip. Jerryriverguy has some information about the bridge. It is a sight to see.


We found a place to park and watch the refters come down river. They started up stream in the photo above and slowely made their way down stream past us. DW remarked that they had oars. The oars are for steering on the water and for paddling in slower water. In the above is a two person kayak making its way thru the rapids.


And a raft going thru the rapids. The person in the back is steering and is probably employed by the rental company. Some times they waved and some times not.

They sure looked like they were having fun. The whole ride lasted maybe 15 minutes. We don't have any idea as to cost.

Now this is a group of funseekers. They were running into each other, laughing and have fun. There are lots of rv camps up there and some are for boondocking. But you pay and Jerryriverguy says its $15.00 now. The trip to see Taos, Red River and Angel Fire is worth the whole day from Abiquiu Lake.

We will be moving to Chama, NM tomorrow. We will be boondocking there at 7863 feet and if we have a secure place, the satellite will be put up and left up over night. If its not a secure area, updates here may be iffy. The weather there is in the low 80's and low/mid 40's at night. Sounds good to us. It was 97 in Albq today.

Be sure to see our picture link as I posted some of my time in Viet Nam in 1968. I dont plan on keeping the photos after I get them scanned.

And update your bloggs too!

Mileage: 273
Gas: $3.10.9