Westbound from Taos NM to Farmington NM
I am towing a 35' fifth wheel. I use Basecamp in conjunction with my Garmin RV760 GPS. Basecamp is routing me (in RV mode) SW down hwy 68 to 285, to I-25 all the way to Bernalillo before head NW u...
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There is certainly no reason to go down to Sante Fe and I25.
The other 2 routes are fine.
If you go US64 all the way. The road goes above 10,000ft between Tres Piedras and Tierra Amarilla. It is steep with several curves on the west side. But the road is good and wide and the curves are not very tight. The is a nice pullout and vista to see the whole valley before the steeper part. I have not drive this in the motorhome only because it is not on the way anywhere for us. But, have driven many times in the car. It is often closed in the winter if that matters.
The other route you could take NM68 to Espanola, then take Fairview Ln, to US84/285, then to NM96 and US550. It is an easier drive. NM96 is a narrow back road. We have driven it in the motorhome and it was fine, but we did have to stop for cows crossing. This route is probably a bit faster.
The scenery is good both ways, but completely different. US64 goes through the mountains. NM68 follows the Rio Grande and then US84 goes past Abiquiu, and will have more traffic.
David
The other 2 routes are fine.
If you go US64 all the way. The road goes above 10,000ft between Tres Piedras and Tierra Amarilla. It is steep with several curves on the west side. But the road is good and wide and the curves are not very tight. The is a nice pullout and vista to see the whole valley before the steeper part. I have not drive this in the motorhome only because it is not on the way anywhere for us. But, have driven many times in the car. It is often closed in the winter if that matters.
The other route you could take NM68 to Espanola, then take Fairview Ln, to US84/285, then to NM96 and US550. It is an easier drive. NM96 is a narrow back road. We have driven it in the motorhome and it was fine, but we did have to stop for cows crossing. This route is probably a bit faster.
The scenery is good both ways, but completely different. US64 goes through the mountains. NM68 follows the Rio Grande and then US84 goes past Abiquiu, and will have more traffic.
David
