In September 2014, we drove West. Our first stop was Denver to see our favorite band, The Mavericks. Great musicians and their lead singer, Raul Malo, has an amazing voice. We camped at the Bear Creek Lake campground near Morrison for two nights. Good spot with trails, nice views and a 15-minute drive from downtown Denver.
We drove south towards Taos and found an RV campground on the north side of town with a beautiful view of the mountains late in the day. A noon stop in Buena Vista, Colorado delayed us but it was worth it. We enjoyed some good food from a truck vendor in the center of town and a sip of whiskey from a nearby distillery.
Taos was as touristy as ever but we made the best of it. We caught the tail end of an arts festival in the park and toured the Taos Pueblo. Our best find was a great Mexican restaurant -- Orlandos -- on the edge of town. We dined outside on the patio with plenty of shade and gravel under our feet. A must stop if you are in the area.
Santa Fe was more enjoyable. We found a great camping spot outside of town at Black Canyon State Park. We stayed there several nights. During the day we toured and shopped around Santa Fe. Lots of things to see and do. We parked our Roadtrek on a side street and it worked just fine.
We slowly made our way north and stopped for the night at Eagle's Nest. There's a great loop drive in the area through the mountains but we didn't have time to take it. The next day we drove through Cimmaron, NM and then northeast to Raton. We made it to Kansas, stopped at a nondescript state park for the night and the next day headed home.
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