Cross Country Adventure - Day 8 - Raton to Evergreen, Colorado

Raton, New Mexico is so close to the southern border of Colorado that within ten minutes of leaving our motel, we had crossed into Colorado. The scenery ahead changed dramatically with rocky crags and mountain ranges looming large in the distance. 

A three hour drive north on I-25 brought us to the town of Pueblo at an elevation of 4,695 ft. We found a parking lot which must rate as one of the prettiest I’ve ever seen.  

Cross Country Adventure - Day 7 - Elk City, OK to Raton, New Mexico

Ackley Park, Elk City, OK

Day 7 started with a breakfast picnic in a pretty Park opposite our motel followed by a visit to The Old Town Museum which was conveniently located about a block away.

The museum is actually three in one, it has an old town set up with buildings circa 1800’s to mid-1900’s, a farm and ranch museum and a small Route 66 museum.