10 days in Colorado in June
Besides RMNP, what are your top three or four places to see in Colorado in June? We won't be jeeping, hiking, or riding horses. Mostly I'd like to hear about great towns and scenery. A little som...
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Snowman9000 wrote:Thanks, that helps a lot. I agree with much of the route that padredw suggests. In fact, we just camped in that area last fall when the aspen were changing. And we have also stayed at Taos Valley and Santa Fe Skies RV parks.
But to answer your question the best I can, let's say Santa Fe, NM. We're not interested in the four corners area, I don't think.
My additions to his route would be to leave US 285 at Antonito and take CO 17 over Cumbres Pass to Chama. Ride a C&TS narrow-gauge train over Cumbres Pass to Osier and back to Chama via bus. From Chama, drive US 64 to Taos with a short photo stop at the very impressive Rio Grande Gorge Bridge. Spend a day or two visiting some of the art museums and the Taos Pueblo.
From Taos, take the "High Road" (NM 518/76) through Trampas, Truchas, and Chimayo to view some of the scenery that was immortalized in "The Milagro Beanfield War" movie and stopping at a few of the wool weaving shops along the way. That route will put you back on US 285 and take you straight into Santa Fe.
Another slight detour would be to go up to Los Alamos and Bandelier National Monument. We also did that last fall--you can stay at beautiful, but dry camping, Juniper Campground at Bandelier or with hookups in the paved "parking lot" right next door to the visitor's center in White Rock, where you have to take the bus to Bandelier if you will get to their entrance gate after 9:00 AM.
Have fun!
