Day 5- Cimarron NM to Fabulous Las Vegas

Ok, we are now caught up and in LAS VEGAS NEVADA! We left Cimarron this morning and it was nice and sunny but cool! The temp. was 62 degrees and it stayed cool throughout most of the day. The high was 86 degrees; so Mike and I had a pleasant riding day! We started by riding through the Philmont Scout Ranch on the scenic hwy 64, through several small villages, as they are called. While we were riding, we caught up with the two vets that stayed at the same motel we do and we rode with them for about 40 or 50 miles since we were heading in the same direction. We went through Eagle Nest, saw Wheeler Peak (the highest point in New Mexico), Taos, Tres Piedras, Tierra Amarilla, Chama, Dulce, Bloomfield, Farmington, and then Shiprock! Again we saw some beautiful countryside in the mountains!

We couldn't help but to stop and take as many pictures as we possibly could! I even took several while going down the road! We saw a number of different cultures today as we traveled. We went through two Native American Reservations, Jicarilla Apache and Navajo Nations. So far on this journey, everyone that we have come in contact with have been very pleasant!

We rode to the Four Corners Monument only to find that it was closed due to construction since Feb this year. So we got pictures outside the main entrance and made our way to the Grand Canyons. As we entered Kayenta AZ, we stopped for fuel and this couple pulled up on their Harley ElectraGlide Classic. They too, got gas and we pulled our motors over to the side after we fueled up to rest for a few mins. they also pulled up and we started talking to them. We found out that they were from Austria and rented the Harley to tour some of the US while they were here before going to Sturgis for the bike rally in South Dakota. We shared some experiences with each other, took some pictures together and we were on the road again. As we got about 5 miles out of Kayenta, heading towards Tuba City, it started to lightly rain, so we stopped and put on our rain gear. Then we went about 2 more miles up into the mountain and it started HAILING! So we turned around and rode back down the mountain to wait out the storm. After about 20 or 30 mins. we decided to try again; this time we were good to go. Try going about 50mph on a motorcycle and it starts hailing on you...let me tell you how that goes, NOT TO GOOD!

So we got through all of the little villages heading into the Grand Canyon and WOW, God showed us why he his Great! We got to see the sunset over the Grand Canyon and it was a beautiful and breath-taking experience! You will just have to see the pictures we took and i would encourage you to take a trip out to the Canyons and view this wonder! After we left the Grand Canyon,we were off to LAS VEGAS!

We arrived in Vegas for the night to get some rest. We tour Vegas for a few hours tomorrow!


P.S.
I will be uploading the pics from Day 4 and 5 this evening hopefully!