This was just a sight-seeing day. My buddy wanted to sight-see Santa Fe and revisit Madrid, while I wanted to drive the route shown below. It was a great day for both of us, finishing up with dinner with our Albuquerque friends in Rio Rancho. The weather was mostly cooperative, a great day overall.

Pallisades Sill (U.S. 64) is one of my favorite spots along this route:

Eagle Nest Lake:

Between Red River and Taos, the weather started to turn bad again:

We finally met up with our Albuquerque friend and his wife for a great dinner. A great ending to a great day.