May 30. 84 miles from Springer to Clayton NM, the last 65 miles into a 20-30 mph headwind. Cool temps and clear skies, and endless green prairie with lots of antelopes racing around, but the wind sucked a lot of the enjoyment out of the ride. Took us 91/2 hours and we were too 'winded' to take any pics.

May 29. Taos to Springer NM, 75 miles. Went through an extraordinary mix of countryside today, from sagebrush desert to high mountain meadows to steep canyons to the great plains. Got off at 6:30 AM and had no problems with traffic. We were going to stop at Cimarron Canyon st park still in the mountains, but this being Memorial Day weekend there were no sites available so we did tomorrow's trip as well since we were feeling good, even after summitting out at 9120 ft over the Sangre de Christo mountains this morning. For scenery this was one of the best legs of our trip. Great weather and a tailwind once again that fairly blew us along on the prairrie. Saw some pronghorn antelope on the high plains between Cimarron and Springer. Staying at a quaint RV park in Springer, which doesn't have much going on.

A pastoral scene in the Sangre de Christo mts east of Taos.

Heading down Cimarron Canyon towards the plains.