Finally! My first ride of 2015. The weather forecast was for mid 50's and sunny. Good enough for me.
I avoided heading up into any of our mountains and lower temps, instead going South 110 miles to one of the preeminent
wildlife areas in the country. Only way to get there is on I-25, but so be it.
Bird watchers come from all over to watch the thousands of birds wintering in the middle of our desert environment. The Bosque del Apache (forest of the Apache) is fed from the Rio Grande and always wet. Plenty of marshy areas and food for the birds.
The best time of day to watch is early morning or evening before most leave for other feeding grounds. Unfortunately, by mid afternoon there were some geese, and ducks, but not many Sandhill Cranes. I didn't see any Bald Eagles, but they have been reported before.
I layered up for the trip, but actually got too warm walking around taking photo's. Temp topped out in the mid 60's. Nice.
Total mileage for the first run of 2015 was 240 miles. Fuel consumed 3.966 gal. Avg fuel economy 60.5 mpg. Hope the rest of 2015 is as good as this trip. Waiting for me at home was one of the most glorious sunsets I have seen in years!
I avoided heading up into any of our mountains and lower temps, instead going South 110 miles to one of the preeminent
wildlife areas in the country. Only way to get there is on I-25, but so be it.
Bird watchers come from all over to watch the thousands of birds wintering in the middle of our desert environment. The Bosque del Apache (forest of the Apache) is fed from the Rio Grande and always wet. Plenty of marshy areas and food for the birds.
The best time of day to watch is early morning or evening before most leave for other feeding grounds. Unfortunately, by mid afternoon there were some geese, and ducks, but not many Sandhill Cranes. I didn't see any Bald Eagles, but they have been reported before.
I layered up for the trip, but actually got too warm walking around taking photo's. Temp topped out in the mid 60's. Nice.
Total mileage for the first run of 2015 was 240 miles. Fuel consumed 3.966 gal. Avg fuel economy 60.5 mpg. Hope the rest of 2015 is as good as this trip. Waiting for me at home was one of the most glorious sunsets I have seen in years!
