Most desolate stretches of highway in NM

[sjeff35]

For something a little more remote....

Try this 36 mile stretch of dirt road South of Grants.


Chain of Craters Back Country Byway.


You are "OUT" there on this road. One old ranch house and it crosses the CDT a couple of times, but other than that, nothing but views and cows, and probably tons of Elk at the right time of day.

[threecats407]

Originally Posted by sjeff35

For something a little more remote....

Try this 36 mile stretch of dirt road South of Grants.


Chain of Craters Back Country Byway.


You are "OUT" there on this road. One old ranch house and it crosses the CDT a couple of times, but other than that, nothing but views and cows, and probably tons of Elk at the right time of day.

Have not done that one yet. I remember getting fooled on the Quebradas Back Country Byway. It's a lot longer than it looks on a map.

desolate
adjective |ˈdesəlit|
(of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness: a desolate moor.
• feeling or showing misery, unhappiness, or loneliness: I suddenly felt desolate and bereft.

Truthfully I can't really think of any drive off the blacktop I have taken west of the Sandias that would fit every element of that definition. In fact parts of that definition are what makes those drives so special. I tend to think of desolate more in terms of, if you break down how many hours or days would it take for another vehicle to pass your way.

[GregW]

Try the road from Winston to the VLA. I think there are about three ranches in the 70 or so miles.