Start Location: Green River, UT
Ending Location: Grants, NM
Miles Today: 390
Trip Miles: 1456
States Visited: 6
National Parks Visited: 0
Low Temp: 62.0° F
High Temp: 86.9° F
Min Elevation: 3966'
Max Elevation: 7293'
Route Map:
White Sands 2024 Day04
Today featured moderate temperatures all day. We almost finished the
day at the same temperature we started out from. We started the ride
with 20 miles on I-70 and finished with 60 miles on I-40. In between we
were on US 191 and US 491. Both roads were 2 lane highways for the most
part with a speed limit of 65 and passing lanes ever 5 to 8 miles. The
traffic was mostly low to non-existent. The scenery in Utah was
spectacular as always but not quite as good in Colorado and New Mexico
but we were definitely spoiled by Utah.
My
biggest complaint was the roads in New Mexico. They are really bad,
like jarring your fillings bad. And speaking of bad roads, I-40 has
more trucks than cars. Linda counted for a 20 mile stretch and there
were 26 more trucks than cars. We ran into a brief rain shower and the
splash from all the trucks forced us to take refuge under an overpass.
The rain only lated 5 minutes or so and then it dried up as quickly as
it started.
We had a short, pleasant walk to a Denny's for
dinner but, by the time we were ready to head back, it was raining and
the wind was blowing very hard. The joys of road trips.
