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ChriSTian_64 said:
@mmmsted, Pagosa Spring is at 7000 feet ?
Ouch !

Remember that, for every 1000 feet of altitude, you're loosing, on average, 3.5 degree F.

So, climbing to 7000 feet, it will be about 25F cooler.

That is why, I think, the best for now is to stay where it is warmer, that is a bit more south, because it is lower in altitude.

North of Arizona stands at 8000 feet, while the south is at 1000 feet. That is a 25 F difference. For a guy sleeping in a tent, it makes a difference.

It's like in summer, when you are at the base of mont washington. 78F, in T-Shirt and shorts, life is good.
You're climbing at the summit (or take the road for the top) and there, it is 45-50, and with the wind factor, you're freezing.
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Many thank you’s! I’m at about 5000 feet in Albuquerque now, and i wonder why i was so cold all day! I didnt notice any harley riders! Perhaps their bikes run poorly in the cold!
 
Tonight's low :
7000' Pagosa Springs : 30 F.
5000' Albuquerque : 44 F.
3000' Las Cruces : 50 F
1000' Phoenix : 61 F.

Desert is a cold place at night.
Even more in altitude.
 
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Congrats, Michael.

You're not that far from mesa verde national park. They also have a campground there. What is interesting to see there, is the cliff dwellings. The anasazi could live there. The cliff dwellings was an ingenious system to protect them against the elements and from enemies.
 
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ChriSTian_64 said:
Congrats, Michael.

You're not that far from mesa verde national park. They also have a campground there. What is interesting to see there, is the cliff dwellings. The anasazi could live there. The cliff dwellings was an ingenious system to protect them against the elements and from enemies.
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Funny story! My daughter told me i should see it last year and i thought she meant a mex restaraunt. It was closed anyway and i hope to seenit this year.
thanks!
 
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