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Old 06-23-2008, 03:33 PM
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Hey Guys looking for some info. I'm Hoping you guys can chime in with some points of interest,&nbsp\\;must see's, do's and don'ts. Myself and some buddies are&nbsp\\;shipping&nbsp\\;our bikes out to Las Vegas Harley from Chicago. We are flying out to Vegas and riding home. From Vegas were are going to death valley (yes I know its hot&nbsp\\;but were going anyway ) making our way down to Williams AZ, Mexican Hat Utah, Cortez Colorado, Taos New Mexico&nbsp\\;are just a few of the stops I know we are making for sure.
We have 11 days to enjoy the open air and make our way home. Any info you guys got on places to see go and do or spots with good food and drink would be a greatly appreciated !
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Old 06-23-2008, 04:19 PM
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Hello from Las Cruces, NM.
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I'm located well south of&nbsp\\;the area you will be seeing, but here are a few things to enjoy.
1. Laughlin, NV south of Lost Wages.
2. London Bridge south of Laughlin, maybe to far south for this trip.
3. Grand Canyon AZ
4.&nbsp\\;Bryce Canyon Utah
5. Arches National Park Utah
6. Dead Horse Point Utah
7. For corners Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico all at once.
8. Durango to Silverton Colorado narrow gauge&nbsp\\;train.
9. Between Antonito, Colorado and Chama, New Mexico.
10. Rio Grande gorge outside of Toas NM.
10. And if you are into the visual beauty of "Wild Hogs", the majority of the movie was filmed in Northern New Mexico, Toas, Sante Fe, Madrid etc.&nbsp\\; Just google film locations and all of the sites are within 200 miles(more or less) of Sante Fe.
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Old 06-23-2008, 04:21 PM
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Oh, I forgot to mention.&nbsp\\; You will need reservations for the trains, so I would try to make them now and if you are lucky you might get them.
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Old 06-23-2008, 05:43 PM
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Cayers, thanks for the info. Some good stuff to look into. Do you know about how far it is from Vegas to the london bridge&nbsp\\; ?
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Caulky...It is about 153 miles from Vegas in Lake Havasu City, Az......
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Don't pass up Zion National Park in southwest Utah.
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Old 06-24-2008, 06:37 AM
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One of the greatest trips we have made covered New Mexico north of Santa Fe. We HQ'd in Santa Fe and rode up to Taos, then west across the Rio Grande and up through the mountains and then south through Georgia O'Keefe country back down to Santa Fe. A terrific full day of riding and unbelievable scenery. Can't wait to do that again!
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Ekse's Brew Pub in Taos.
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