Taos, NM; Day 6; Saturday, September 15th

We started back home today and departed the motel at 9:15.  It was sunny and 50 degrees.

Highway 64 east from Taos was a pretty but slow ride.  Slow due to speed limit and slow moving vehicles.  As we gained altitude east of Taos the temperature dropped to 46.Hwy 64 east of TaosIt took us well over an hour to make the 55 mile trip to Cimarron, NM, where we stopped for a bathroom break.  From Cimarron we rode Hwy 58 south and east to I-25 and then south to Springer, NM, where we picked up Hwy 56 eastbound.  It is 83 miles from Springer to Clayton, NM with not much of anything except antelope.  My ace photographer was able to get a few pictures of them.antelope along Hwy 56 between Springer and Clayton

In Clayton, NM we stopped for gas and then for lunch at the historic Eklund Hotel and Restaurant.  The food was very good and it was an interesting place to stop.Eklund Hotel and Restaurant; Clayton, NM

From Clayton it was eleven miles to Oklahoma.On Hwy 56

The WILDCAT logo in Boise City, OK made us feel right at home, even if it was the Boise City High School mascot.OklahomaJust east of Boise City Hwys 56 and 64 split.  We took 64 to Guymon.

When riding to our motel in Guymon, OK we passed a park with a Rock Island caboose displayed.  Chris’ Dad worked for many years for the Rock Island Railroad.in a park in Guymon, OK

Comfort Inn was our home for the night.  We arrived at 5:00 after 280 miles.  Our high temperature today was 77.  GREAT riding weather!

For more pictures from today click on the following link:https://picasaweb.google.com/104542123131082631220/TaosNMDay6091512?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOPe9NSZs_f4tAE&feat=directlink 

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