Thanks for the suggestions Jim. I have a great time camping and hiking outside of Tucson. We stayed at a state park but I can't remember the name of it now. I don't think I want to drive to Arizona on this trip, but i do want to look at all these links. michael
On Jan 7, 2:38 pm, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote: > 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.... > > 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.
