Michael, Just as another tour to consider, Southeast Arizona in late February to March is just about perfect for weather. Vermont Bicycle Tours, which I'm sure you're familiar with, has a tour itinerary for one of their supported tours that could fairly easily be cannibalized for a self-supported tour. Here's a link to the VBT description of their tour: http://www.vbt.com/tours/Arizona-Sonoran-Splendor-2011-itinerary_397.aspx#tab1
There are a number of decent and relatively inexpensive Bed & Breakfast accommodations in Bisbee (home of the great "Bisbee Bicycle Brothel" - http://www.bisbeebicyclebrothel.com/ ), as well as in the Sonoita, Patagonia and Tubac areas. The tour possibilities in this area are pretty unlimited. If you prefer camping, you can certainly find some suitable locations (e.g. Chiricahua National Monument in the Chircahua Mtns., Cochise Stronghold in the Dragoon Mtns., numerous possibilities in the area around Patagonia). Just another possibility to think about. Jim Cloud Tucson, AZ On Jan 7, 10:43 am, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually that's the part of the state that I have toured on two > occasions for about a month in total. I was thinking about coming > across the south - hitting New Orleans & San Antonio before landing in > Big Bend, then on to Carlsbad, and Las Cruces, before heading back > north. > michael > > On Jan 7, 9:58 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Cold and windy, especially north of Albuquerque; I'd guess that you > > want to tour the north central part of the state, Santa Fe, Taos, > > Espanola, Chama, and they are all considerably higher than ABQ's 5K > > feet. I'd not spring this on her suddenly! My own choice would be May > > and June or perhaps September. Mid summer isn't too hot at those > > elevations, but the "monsoon" comes in July and August. > > > On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 7:43 PM, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote: > > > Somehow, a bicycle camping trip to NM in the mid Feb. to March time > > > frame doesn't sound like quite the trip compared to Barbados! It's > > > not particularly warm at that time of year, by the way. (And, yes, I > > > did live in New Mexico for many years, it's my home state). The > > > average high and low temperatures in Albuquerque in Feb. - 53/27. I > > > guess that's balmy compared to Vermont! > > > > Good luck getting your wife on board! > > > > Jim Cloud > > > > On Jan 6, 2:30 pm, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I just double crossed my wife by backing out of a trip to Barbados. > > >> As I was about to order the tickets, I couldn't make my finger go down > > >> and hit the button that put $900 for airfare on my CC. I realized > > >> that what I really waned to do was go back to NM. I've been there > > >> twice - Albuquerque & north - and never with a bike. > > > >> So I'm trying to talk her into a road trip, camping, riding, visiting > > >> in the mid Feb. to mid March time frame. I would welcome some > > >> feedback from people either in the area or who have ridden there. > > >> Weather, road conditions, camp sites, etc. > > > >> Thanks, > > >> michael > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
