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It seems that all the riding I have been doing lately has been with Roomie. I suppose that she is making up for lost time. In any case, the riding has been spectacular.
Two weeks ago, we went for a day trip on the Chimayó Santuario - Peñasco - Dixon Loop. That trip (263 miles total, a new Roomie record!) was full of fall colors. However, Roomie had not worn quite enough layers and so she declined the High Road to Taos in favor of a quick descent into the canyon through Picuris Pueblo and Dixon.
Notwithstanding the chill of that ride, her enthusiasm for going up to Taos remained unabated and so after consideration of the clothing we could fit in the saddle bags (as it turns out a useful constraint) she was ready to take off Friday morning for a day ride to Taos and a day ride back. Instead of stopping at Santuario for tamales at Leona's as we had two weeks prior, we continued on NM 503 past the turn-off for Santuario and toward Cundiyo and Santa Cruz Lake. After dining at Sugar Nymph's Bistro in Peñasco (well worth the drive), we decided to take the High Road into Taos rather than the Mora - Angel Fire scenic route. The High Road turned out to be even shorter of a ride than I had predicted in Peñasco, taking us all of 45 minutes to complete.
We arrived at the budget-date hotel seriously early, and so we did a quick loop around Ranchitos Road to La Posta and got stuck in Taos' now infamous traffic before visiting a friend. Once the visiting concluded, Roomie joined me in the hot tub (another first!) back at the motel. She is now more prepared to entertain the idea of putting a hot tub behind the studio having experienced the benefits after a long day in the saddle.
Next day, the F650 barely wheezed up enough juice to get going. Once warm, it started just fine. By the time we were done visiting our friend in town, it was noon. We took US 64 out to Angel Fire (the stretch from town to the 585 cut off was lovelier than I remembered) and NM 434 south to Mora. In Mora, we decided to head back to Dixon (Roomie's favorite part of the ride—she must like the canyon) and lunch at Sugar's by the Rio Grande. It did not disappoint.
We really lucked out on the meals this trip. Lunch at Sugar Nymph's was excellent, dinner (Kung Pao Scallops!) at Hunan Chinese also delicious, and the barbecue beef sandwich at Sugar's in Embudo Canyon also excellent. We look forward to next season and more meals at these places.
Posted by Underblog at October 26, 2008 11:55 AM
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