Heading for Stony Pass This Morning
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| The Sign Marker at Stony Pass |
I hiked through Stony Pass when I hiked the Continental Divide Trail many years ago. Here at Stony Pass, the foot trail crosses a jeep trail and I have wanted to follow the jeep trail ever since. This is the first time that I have had a vehicle suited to this rugged terrain. In fact, I bought my Toyota FJ Cruiser with this particular trip in mind! Today, We will see if the reality matches the dream?
I took my time driving here from Round Rock, Texas. My pup, Max, and I stayed on the lesser-traveled roads as much as possible. Driving through West Texas has never been particularly high on my list of things that I am dying to do, but it is the only way to get from where I live in Central Texas, to the mountains of New Mexico and Colorado.
My plan was to make it from Round Rock to somewhere close to the Texas and New Mexico border the first day and then amble up through Las Vegas and Taos toward Chama on the second day. From Chama, I wanted to follow Forest Road 250 upstream along the Conejos River and eventually reach somewhere near South Fork. From there it would be a short trip through Creede to the Rio Grand Reservoir, which would be my jumping-off point for the Stony Pass jeep trail.
My plan worked pretty well. I made it all the way to Littlefield, Texas the first day. Littlefield has a city RV park named after a favorite son, country musician, Waylon Jennings. Interestingly, quite a few Texas towns have places where you can spend the night in a tent or RV, either for free or for a very nominal charge. I suppose this is a throwback to the wagon camps that most Texas towns furnished for travelers back in the 1800's. The Waylon Jennings RV Park in Littlefield is quite nice and has electric and water hookups. It is free of charge for up to four days. I got there around 10 pm, found a spot, and was soon enjoying a cool breeze from the AC in my Casita. The next morning, I stopped at a nearby MacDonalds and grabbed a senior coffee and a couple of sausage biscuits, then hit the road. For sentimental reasons, I decided to stay on US 84 all the way to Las Vegas, NM.
I took my time driving here from Round Rock, Texas. My pup, Max, and I stayed on the lesser-traveled roads as much as possible. Driving through West Texas has never been particularly high on my list of things that I am dying to do, but it is the only way to get from where I live in Central Texas, to the mountains of New Mexico and Colorado.
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| San Saba Peak, Texas |
My plan worked pretty well. I made it all the way to Littlefield, Texas the first day. Littlefield has a city RV park named after a favorite son, country musician, Waylon Jennings. Interestingly, quite a few Texas towns have places where you can spend the night in a tent or RV, either for free or for a very nominal charge. I suppose this is a throwback to the wagon camps that most Texas towns furnished for travelers back in the 1800's. The Waylon Jennings RV Park in Littlefield is quite nice and has electric and water hookups. It is free of charge for up to four days. I got there around 10 pm, found a spot, and was soon enjoying a cool breeze from the AC in my Casita. The next morning, I stopped at a nearby MacDonalds and grabbed a senior coffee and a couple of sausage biscuits, then hit the road. For sentimental reasons, I decided to stay on US 84 all the way to Las Vegas, NM.
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