Topic: to Carlsbad, NM spring break '07

[heffay]

unless dad and i are abducted in roswell... i'll fill you in on our return.

see ya   

[medic09]

I think the restaurant you wanted to recall in Pojuaque is Gabriel's.

[heffay]

thanks medic... that is exactly the name of it 

we're getting a good nights rest here at dad's house in pueblo this evening and we'll be off in the morning 

[medic09]

I'm bummed out to miss you guys when you're riding right past!  Tomorrow morning I'm already in-hospital before 06:00.  And I think I'm away when you all ride back.

Have a great trip!

[heffay]

I'M BACK!!! 

it was a great trip... you'll hear all about it in the very near future but, for now... i have much work to catch up on.

like reading the 20 pages of unread topics i came back to 

[heffay]

and the first round of pics rolls in...
this is the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge... and obviously the Rio Grande Gorge and Rio Grande 


i'm not sure why i'm taking you backwards thru the trip but, who cares?  This pic was after La Veta Pass in Colorado on the way back to Pueblo.  notice the ice on dad's fork boots    you can see what we just came thru at 9,000feet altitude in the background. 


and the ice on my jacket 


and a tasty treat of motorcycles to fill the eyes w/ joy.  dad's garage is like a candy store.  there's also a 75/5 toaster tank, 86 srx6 and ex250 lurking behind the paris dakar.

[heffay]

nobody cares huh?  i guess that means you don't want to see the 15+ minutes of video either... oh well, just makes it easier for me to not have to edit.

[andy750]

Looks like a good trip Heffay. The fact that your Dad is still riding is very cool - love his bike as well  . Id be interested in seeing that video :-)
How cold was it at 9000ft?

thanks for posting the pics,
cheers
Andy

[keiths]

Keep the pics coming, Heffay.

[heffay]

it was right at the freezing mark up on the pass.  i put my foot down a few times just to make sure it wasn't icing up... i was a little unsure whether it was or not the last time i put it down    dad swore up and down it wasn't.

i was working on the video but every time i try to mess w/ it in windows movie maker it crashes.  my gf took my laptop on her 2 week mars simulation in utah (yes, you heard me) that has nero... my editing program of choice.

pictures coming up.

[heffay]

Socorro, New Mexico
a hot springs w/ a number of private pools overlooking the Rio Grande

[Cowboy]

Hey Heffay!

Don't get discouraged, it seems a lot of people read the tour reports, but few comment. I'm not sure why. The same is true over at ADVRider.com. The trip reports are the most popular part of that site, in  terms of the total hits, but people post more comments about a pair of used boots for sale.

Looks like a fun trip, if you have grip warmers!  Everytime I see the Rio Grande Gorge, it reminds me of that sceneat the end of the Milagro Beanfield War (the book, not the movie, sadly, the scene didn't make it into the movie). Near the end, Jose Mondragon drives the developer's road grader off the edge of the gorge! I can't see the gorge without thinking about the sound a road grader would make bouncing down the canyon! I guess I can't blame the producers for leaving that scene out of the movie. Who's gonna ask the BLM for a permit to wreck a road grader into the gorge?

Hope you stopped at the Apple Tree in Taos for dinner!

Your dad's garage looks like a fun place to hang out!

[heffay]

thanks cowboy... and yes... heated grips i do have!

that bridge also made it into natural born killers where mickey and malorie knox pledged their allegience to each other.

[andy750]

I just saw that movie and wondered where that bridge was!

Here is a more sedate view of the Rio Grande - taken on Rt 149, CO



Keep the pics coming Heffay!

cheers
Andy

[sparty]

I just saw that movie and wondered where that bridge was!

Here is a more sedate view of the Rio Grande - taken on Rt 149, CO



Keep the pics coming Heffay!

cheers
Andy


I would love to fly fish that water.

Looks like a nice tour, I am jealous.

Sparty

[medic09]

Hey Heffay!

Did you all stop to eat at Gabriel's in Pojuaqe?

Sorry I missed you guys!  I'm still in Beit Shemesh for another week+.  Ya know, I did army night orienteering courses in these very hills 20 years ago.  Kept getting my squad lost up the wrong hill...