South Dakota - Wyoming - Colorado - New Mexico & back to Phoenix

The trip back to warmer climes & then some cycling around Phoenix. Amazing cycling infrastructure, with endless 12 foot wide concrete bike ways, under & over all the roads.

                                                      Heading South.

                                                                   As above.

                                            'Raton' a sad quiet western town in New Mexico.

                                                                          As above.

                                                                     No more snow.

                                                            Just North of Santa Fe.

                                                  A well stocked mexican shop in Santa Fe.

                                                                             As above.

                                                                     As above.

      As above.

                                                            Old town Santa Fe.

                                                                         As above.

                                                                    As above.

                                                                     As above.

                                           Bull snake on footpath Santa Fe.

                                                                      New Mexico.

                                                                     New Mexico.

                                                                 Mini Ayres Rock.

                                       Approaching Flagstaff, San Francisco Peaks.

  Cycling along the canal. An activity made possible by Angela & Spencer who kindly loaned us their bikes for the duration.

                                                     As above, over the shoulder.

                                                                        Underpass.

                                                                Video, heading home.

That's enough snow !!

The last couple of days we have been heading north to Deadwood to see Mt Rushmore & the presidents carved into the mountain & the nearby mountain being carved into Crazy Horse, the Indian chief. This is the biggest sculpture ever & is bigger than the entire Rushmore mountain carvings. .It was commenced in 1948 & is still under construction.
Anyway after 1100 miles of driving we turned back at Chugwater, only a few hours out of  Deadwood due to severe weather & dangerous road conditions. However we have seen a lot of country in Colorado & Wyoming.
We are now heading South toward Santa Fe.
We have had enough snow & cold.

                                                                 Coming into Denver.

                                                                  As above.

                                                     The Budweiser brewery.

                                                     Colorado Springs, Air Force academy.
                                               Turns out about 100 new USAF pilots per year.

                                                       The training strip for the academy.

By train to Cascade canyon.

An interesting day, started of rainy then turned to sleet & then to snow & then heavy snow & a thunderstorm with plenty of hail on the way home.
Most pics don't need explanation.

                                      The snow has buit right up to the roof of this shelter.

                                                             The snow continues to fall.

                             The train museum at the station was warm & extensive.

                                                                       Drivers cab.

                                                        Great model layout.

                                                       All kinds of stuff in the museum.