Touring - Touring Southwest US in Winter

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bigfatphingers
01-27-03, 10:03 AM
Hi-
I want to leave Albuquerque and cycle to El Paso, then head over to Tucson before finishing up in Bishop California. My plan is to leave as soon as the weather allows it. Anyone down there have any weather reports or advice? I am a first time tourer, so anything you might think of that could help me would be appreciated (i.e. things you think are obvious probably arent to me!). Do you think that early March is too early? Thanks in advance.

BiFF

WhiteMtnWench
01-27-03, 10:34 AM
I don't know what it is like in early March, but I cycled in the Tuscon area last April and many of the days were in the 90's...mighty warm for me!
BJS2003
01-28-03, 09:40 PM
I live in NM (Gila National Forest area) at 5,000 feet and we have been getting high sixties to a little over seventy for the past week. Mid thirties to lower fourties at night.
We are getting the first buds on our trees right now.

It is around ten or fifteen degrees cooler in Albuquerque compared to here right now.


Is there a reason for going to El Paso? Albuquerque to El Paso to Tucson would add a 90+ mile detour. El Paso is also high traffic, bad air and high crime.

bigfatphingers
02-04-03, 01:37 PM
Hi- thanks for the info. the reason to hit El Paso is so that I can do some bouldering at Hueco TAnks, but I have been thinking the same thing lately- I will probably just go as far as Las Cruces (used to live there and want to see it again), then head west. Any route suggestions?

BiFPh