day 5: Part 4: farther up and farther in

after leaving leaving capulin volcano i soon reached raton and the gateway to the mountains. it was exciting after seeing nothing but flat land for the last 5 days. so into the mountains i went. my route happened to take me through cimarron canyon on the way... i must admit it did make me think of that disney movie a little bit.





after reaching the top of the
canyon you're graced with
some beautiful views of
eagle's nest lake and
the surrounding mountains.
it was in eagle's nest that i
took what may be my fav-
orite picture of the entire trip.
again, i snapped it out the
passenger window as i drove
by and in looking at it all these
weeks later i find it really
amazing. here it is: