Earth USA 2022 - Final Monday Tour Itinerary
Last Updated September 25, 2022.
Monday, September 26, 2022
Leave Scottish Rite Temple at 8am.
Travel US Hwy 285-84 to Espanola then State Hwy 68 to Alcalde: 32 miles, 49 minutes
Stop 1: Mel Medina's Adobe Factory - 9:00am - 9:20am: Lecho Rascon will meet us.
Travel NM Hwy 68 to Taos Pueblo: 52 miles, 65 minutes
Stop 2: Taos Pueblo ($16 cash) or Martinez House ($7): 10:30am to 11:30am
Stop 3: Lunch 11:30 to 12:30pm at Guadalupe Grill North
Travel NM Hwy 522 then Colorado Hwy 159 to San Luis, CO: 63 miles, 1 hr, 15 min
Stop 4: San Luis, CO: La Capilla de Todos los Santos: 1:45pm to 2:30pm
Arnie Valdez will meet us and have La Capilla open
Travel from San Luis, Colorado to Center, Colorado via CO 159 then US Hwy 160 then US Hwy 285: 72 miles; 1hr, 20 min
Stop 5: Frontier Drive-Inn, Center, CO - 4:00pm to 4:30pm
Adam will meet us
Dinner at restaurants in Monte Vista, CO for those staying for the second day. Sleep at Frontier Drive-Inn or Sandhill Inn and Suites in Monte Vista.
Contact for Frontier Drive-Inn lodging: https://www.frontierdriveinn.com/
Yurts $150 for one or two guests. Steelmasters Sheds for $210 for one or two guests. Meals in Center (2 miles) or Monte Vista, Colorado (11 miles).
Contact for Sandhill Inn and Suites lodging in Monte Vista: https://sandhillinn.com/
Rooms starting at $105 breakfast included.
Phone registration at 719-852-3585 may be easier.
One-day travelers get snacks at Monte Vista Safeway or Sinclair Gas Station south of Antonito heading to Santa Fe on US Hwy 285. Watch for Elk!
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 (optional tour extension)
Travel south from Monte Vista, CO via US 160 and US 285 to Conejos, CO: 50 miles, 60 min to Conejos
Stop 6: Visit Labyrinth and Lafayette Head house in Conejos - 9:30am to 10:15am
Travel south on US 285 to Tres Piedras, NM then US 64 to Taos: 74 miles, 1 hr, 30 min
Stop 7: Visit Martinez House and or Ranchos de Taos Church - 11:45am to 12:45pm
Stop 8: Lunch in Taos - 12:45 to 1:45pm
Travel south on State Hwy 68 to US 285 to Santa Fe: 84 miles, 1 hr, 40 min
Arrive back in Santa Fe and the Scottish Rite Temple at 3:30pm
