taoshum said:
US64 from Farmington to I-25 in eastern NM goes over a 10,800 ft pass just east of Tierra Amarillo. West of T. Amarillo it is a tight two lane road thru the Jicarilla Apache lands. I'd recommend US 160 from Cortez to Pagosa Springs, Co and then make some inquiries about Wolf Creek Pass versus the pass east of T. Amarillo. We always go via US64 from Pagosa since we live in Taos but US160 via Wolf Ck Pass is much shorter going to CS. The other option is to swing north through Moab to I70, then east via Denver to CS. Probably longer but most of it is interstate 4 lane. There are very few services on US64 east of Farmington. There are fuel stations in Dulce, Chama and Taos. If you choose to take US64, when you get to Taos, go north on Hiway 522 to Ft Garland, then east to I25 on US160. BTW, US64 east of Taos has literally hundreds of tight twisty turns before you reach Cimarron... US160 would be much better east of Alamosa. 300 miles of this stuff at an average of 30-40mph is 9-10 hours with no stops.
I know this is an old post, but I think you're talking about a route similar to the one I have questions about, and hopefully you or someone else can help.
We won't be in an rv, but I'm learning that rv or trucker forums are the ones who go into the most detail about curvy or rough roads, and that's what I need help with. I get motion sickness very easy and get scared at high, twisty roads with drop-offs or where you can look out and see how high you are (like you're on the edge of a cliff).
We'll get to Farmington, NM, via Texas to visit relatives, then wanted to drive up to Denver in a minivan. It looks like the least problematic route for me is to take US 64 E to Walsenburg, Co, then 1-25 North to Denver.
In the post above, it says "US64 from Farmington to I-25 in eastern NM goes over a 10,800 ft pass just east of Tierra Amarillo. West of T. Amarillo it is a tight two lane road thru the Jicarilla Apache lands." That sounds like it could be real problematic for me; am I right in understanding that is what I'd be driving over on my trip? Anyone know of video of someone driving that area? Or have any tips about it in general? Or a better route for me?
Here is the google map of the route I think we'd take:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Farmington,+NM/Walsenburg,+CO/Denver,+CO/@38.1914409,-108.6571272,7z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m20!4m19!1m5!1m1!1s0x873b8f00ad0c7ec7:0xc823b1b63b534e1a!2m2!1d-108.2186856!2d36.7280583!1m5!1m1!1s0x87115bd1b7a8432d:0x61fb1b675a3d97dd!2m2!1d-104.7802645!2d37.6241793!1m5!1m1!1s0x876b80aa231f17cf:0x118ef4f8278a36d6!2m2!1d-104.990251!2d39.7392358!3e0