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Day one was the 950 mile drive to Dalhart TX. Day two is the 400 mile drive to Crested Butte. I love the stretch between Clayton NM and Raton. It starts with the grassy plains then gives way to the volcanoes. Sierra Grande serves a silent welcome to the Rockies. There's some wildlife to be seen along the route. And pronghorn. I think this one is a shooter, but I am not sure. Laurie thought this pic was comical This is the biggest herd I have ever seen. The view from the condo where I sit typing. After I got settled in, Laurie and I took a bike ride down the mountain into town for dinner. She got to ride the new electric assist bike I bought her for our anniversary for the first time. She loves it. She kicked my butt riding back up the mountain.
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Nice pictures.
Now just obey the traffic laws 😂
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Man!
I'd love to be in the cool mountains for a few weeks about now!
Have fun, and stay safe!
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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I remember back when I was a sprocket head early 90's Went to Crested Butte with a bunch of buds...rented condo @ 9200' Rode up from there on s/track trails....drank beer & partied long into the night Did that for a week....those were the days.....now a s/track trail at 9K' would kill me Travis will enjoy UR pics I'm sure....... Did ya kill the coyote ?
T R U M P W O N !
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Lotta antelope from Texline to Raton.
Every day on this side of the ground is a win.
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That's my route every year headed to NM for elk and antelope! We usually spend the night in Dalhart before finishing the trip the next morning to Eagle Nest, Raton or Angel Fire. Tons of antelope on that route.
Required visit: Capulin Volcano....need to do that at least once.
You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.
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Cool shots.
Fun Fact: Pronghorns are over-evolved in terms of speed and distance keeping from predators. Their speed and tendency to maintain distance evolved when North America had cheetahs who could catch them (long extinct here). Pronghorns have likely lost a little of their speed and distance keeping traits over the last 10,000 years, but still retain far more of those characteristics than made necessary by any predator in North America still extant.
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I remember back when I was a sprocket head early 90's Went to Crested Butte with a bunch of buds...rented condo @ 9200' Rode up from there on s/track trails....drank beer & partied long into the night Did that for a week....those were the days.....now a s/track trail at 9K' would kill me Travis will enjoy UR pics I'm sure....... Did ya kill the coyote ? That 'yote was far away and all I had was my SR22.
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That's my route every year headed to NM for elk and antelope! We usually spend the night in Dalhart before finishing the trip the next morning to Eagle Nest, Raton or Angel Fire. Tons of antelope on that route.
Required visit: Capulin Volcano....need to do that at least once. I have never visited. I drive right past it every summer. I think that area where the plains give way to the Rockies is spectacularly beautiful. Especially when it's green.
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These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Beautiful photos! I love the West, and especially the Rockies.
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Man!
I'd love to be in the cool mountains for a few weeks about now!
Have fun, and stay safe! Sixty degrees here... My son and DIL are roasting in Boerne.
Conduct is the best proof of character.
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We stay a night in Dalhart every time we go west. The drive from there into the Rockies is truly spectacular.
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It’s always funny to me to see antelope slow down to go under a fence instead of just bounding over it.
Every day on this side of the ground is a win.
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Hey Paul
thanks for the pics. Way different than your home locale.
Did you bring the spandex? Might have helped racing back up the hill against the electric wife.
Enjoy the rest of your time there.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Hey Paul
thanks for the pics. Way different than your home locale.
Did you bring the spandex? Might have helped racing back up the hill against the electric wife.
Enjoy the rest of your time there. 4 pair of spandex shorts!
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Hey Paul
thanks for the pics. Way different than your home locale.
Did you bring the spandex? Might have helped racing back up the hill against the electric wife.
Enjoy the rest of your time there. 4 pair of spandex shorts! Let's keep the pics focused on wildlife and local scenery? Please?
"Chances Will Be Taken"
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Pictures of Laurie are fine though.
Every day on this side of the ground is a win.
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Nice pictures.
Now just obey the traffic laws 😂 Where’s the spandex super suit Paul? Come on man, we gotta see the outfit. LOL 😎
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