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Originally Posted by Design7
... Jemez Mountain Trail between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. ...
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For those unfamiliar with the area:
This trail can take you from Albuquerque to Santa Fe.
I almost always take visitors on this route to get to
Santa Fe due to the diversity of geology and vegetation
as well as all the great places to stop and walk around.
However, the trail is
not "between" Albuquerque and
Santa Fe any more than Las Vegas is "between" Albuquerque
and Los Angeles. You can choose to divert from the direct
route, but you have to go out of your way.
As the pictures show, it's worth it.
Again, for those who don't know what the route is:
(1) Rt 44/550 from Bernalillo to San Ysidro
(2) Rt 4 through Jemez Springs, up into the caldera
.... turn right to go East to Los Alamos ( still on Rt 4 )
(3) Rt 502 to Pojoaque
(4) Rt 84/285 to Santa Fe
Plan on driving/stopping/driving from 9 am to 1 - 3 pm
or thereabouts. Actual driving time is about 2 - 3 hours.
Go at your own pace and don't mind the locals. People
who live out there have been down the road a jillion times
and want to go fast. They will be irritated with you for
wanting to see things and pull off at parking areas.
If you pull off whilst they are tailgating you, they will honk
and yell at you. Never mind them. They are the morons
who
chose to live in a touristy area, but expect all
others to stay out of their turf. You might see one or two
of these types.