Discover The Unexpected: Taos, New Mexico Rocks Like No Other!

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We survived the drive to Taos on NM 120 and settle in to meet some friends, check out the Rio Grande Gorge, enjoy southwestern food, and hike to a mountain lake at 11,200 feet.
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We are Ken and Pam Smith, aka TheRoadSMITHS. We are empty nesters from Texas who sold our Texas home in 2021, bought an Alliance 310RL fifth wheel and are traveling North America with our faithful Aussie, named Meka. Join us as we experience the beauty, build new friendships with the people we meet, and show you not only the Epic locations but the “hidden gems” that North America has to offer.
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[@AmpedtoGlamp]

Beautiful views! Really enjoy watching your travels.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thanks guys...Go Giants!. haha

[@RVAmerica]

We have a TV outside and I think we've used it, maybe twice. That's a beautiful area. Hiking is our favorite thing to do. Lynn and Danny

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

We have not used the outside TV much, but with this smaller rig, and being on the mountains with cooler weather we sit outside more. It was a great but a bit grueling hike.

[@NoSticksNoBricks]

The little one! LOL! Love it! The hike looked great. Sorry you didn't get to finish the first one. Amazing views from the second hike. Good job guys! Thanks for sharing! --Jen

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

After living in the 5th wheel for three years, the Lance definitely feels like the little one! 😝 Thanks, Jen! Hoping y’all are enjoying being back in yours! Also, hoping your arm is healing good! Hope we can meet up somewhere on the road soon! 😊

[@NoSticksNoBricks]

@@TheRoadSMITHS definitely!

[@thetravelingbrowns]

Looks like Meka enjoyed that snow! Glad ya'll were able to get some hiking in, and what an awesome scenery!🔆🐾

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thanks guys.....hope you both are enjoying your travels as well!! Sorry for just responding we were off grid camping for a few days and just got back.

[@thetravelingbrowns]

@TheRoadSMITHS No worries! I haven't been good staying up to date on social media stuff. We're in NC for doctor appts., visiting family and friends but, would rather be out Northwest, 'cause it is really hot here!🥵 safe travels🥰

[@BrazenBrits]

Beautiful video guys ❤

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thanks you guys!

[@stephanleslie]

Beautiful lake, worth the hike. Hang in there!

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

So worth it...thanks

[@airstreamer]

I like "The Little One" 🥰 CONGRATULATIONS ON 5000 subs! So happy for you guys! 🥳 The scenery is WOW. Another road to NOT take the camper on. lol. That condo was cool!! What an inspiration, and much courage that hiker had. Great accomplishment hiking that trail, looked challenging. Mika looked sooo thirsty. Nice looking filets! -Michelle

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thanks and Thanks...was a great place to stay for a few days.. Meka did great on the hike...I swear...altitude does not affect them as it does humans...she had no issues and she is almost 12.

[@airstreamer]

@@TheRoadSMITHS Glad it didn't seem to bother her!

[@ourrvsunsets]

We absolutely LOVE!!!! New Mexico. We've spent time in Las Cruces and Albuquerque. Taos and Santa Fe are next on our list. That lake hike looked amazing!! Y'all are crazy breaking in the new hiking season at 11,000 feet! Safe travels in "The Little One" can't wait to see where you're going next.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thanks guys...Taos was very cool...downtown is under construction now so that hampered our desire to spend time there. I know about the hike....it was a tough one for sure at the elevation.

[@cgreen186]

I live in New Mexico and let me tell you we are always thankful for any rain that we get. Even if we go on a hike, we love the rain. We only get 6 to 7" of rain a year, if we're lucky. So we love the rain. Anytime, any place here in New Mexico! So we are never unthankful for the rain even if we are going for a hike or camping in our beautiful state. It is either the beginning or the ending the the Rocky Mt depending on which you start. Montana says it starts there.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

It was neat watching the rain some in as it did. I am sure everyone wants to claim the Rockies as their own. haha.Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@bobatwood1384]

Great job on the hike “ gonna pack o2” 😂😎

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Definitely could have used it. Thanks

[@robmcneill2967]

What a beautiful place...lol...im in training, 6 miles 3 times a week but no elevation. L9ve the outdoor TV, we want one for the house, actually i watched this video on our back deck at 11pm on the tablet...70 with a slight breeze, helps make me feel like were there..lol. I would have to say by the smiling faces that the Lance is working out well. Happy Father's day to you Ken... Cheers 🥃🥂🥂‼️

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thanks Rob....yeah we are getting used to "the little one". been doing some mods on it while moochdocking at our daughter's house. I do like the TV setup on this much better than the Alliance...but we sure do miss the space of the Alliance....but its all a trade off for sure.

[@trumanguynn]

I had missed this video, but I really enjoyed it, Did not know New Mexico had such high mtns.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Nor did we. Haha. But yes Taos Ski Valley is pretty high.

[@jeffstull2534]

I have used Smartwool socks for years while backpacking/hiking and they never let me down. Now that I'm retired my wife and I live on a farm in central texas (Thorndale) and I get all the exercise i need. Blessings.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Farm work is hard work for sure. Yes...we do have wool blended socks...but when you forget to take them it does not matter what you had. Haha.Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@bradheadley4250]

nice video guys. enjoyed it

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thanks...thats what we do it for!!

[@N2it4Now]

Geezzz Ken, if you take a header getting the picture of the cactus flower (4:52), you're toast, adios amigo, sayonara dude, as in gouge diving big boy and Pam there left holding the camera as they say, will be starring in one of her own true crime stories. I can see it now: Couple buys small Rv, husband "trips" into gouge, story at 11. All that hiking and the brewhouse is closed!? That wouldn't have stopped the Ramblers' from getting in there. haha Enjoy the cooler temps. You guys working The Silver Knot this year? Rock on RoadSmiths!!

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Haha...there was a ledge about 20 feet below. to either stop my fall or bounce me all the way down. There were some spots thought to be very very careful about getting too close. We were so disappointed that it was closed..but that meant we go to the steak quicker. Haha. And yes...Ron and Jodi would have not taken no for an answer!

[@love4travelTV]

Yup, Skiing is Snow Style. 😄

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Haha....well in Taos it can be Ice style...the New Mexico ski mountains can be that way late in the season. Hope you guys are well!!

[@RVUntethered]

Great video!! We have been all around New Mexico but we have yet to visit that area. We’ll have to put that on our list!

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thanks guys. We had not spent much time there either. We had skied in Angel Fire and Santa Fe but not Taos and not spent time there in the summer.

[@justramblinaround]

Hey guys you have sold this area to us! That bridge and Gorge looked great. Nice television set up Ken we took the TV out of our first RV but the new one came with 3 and the outside one has been used a lot. Ron likes it on when he is grilling and we actually play a lot of concerts on it which is really nice! Wow you guys are way ahead of us much of our hiking hasnt happened and we are so behind now we are going on a cruise in which we will be doing everything that will not help with hiking and when we get back we are going to festivals we are going to be in trouble when we see you in the fall. The man you guys saw on that hike did sound inspirational I would have for sure have told ourselves to get our act together. Dinner looked good sorry about the brewery you took the disappointment well! Safe Travels! Jodi ( and Ron)

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

If there are special things on TV like the Ryder Cup, Olympics, the newest JustRamblin'around video....it nice to sit outside and watch when the eather is nice and the campground allows it. Taos is pretty cool...but you only need a few days...but there is also Angel Fire and Red River Valley close by.

[@justramblinaround]

Hahaha! Thanks for including us on that list! 😊

[@kimhorton6109]

There used to be a place on US64 going into Taos called the Blue Moon campground on the South side of 64. I camped there three or four times back in the early 2000s. I had a pop tent camper from Leesurelite that I pulled with my Motorcycle. Great place, far enough off the highway that road noise wasn’t a problem, nice shower.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Interesting...we should have come up 64 but we decided to "go through the mountains" instead...bad choice. Look at out previous video about the route we took. No Bueno!!

[@kimhorton6109]

@@TheRoadSMITHS 64 is a pretty nice road. You can get in from Cimarron, which was a disappointment after all the Western fame, up into Eagle’s nest, by the Vietnam Veterans memorial and on to Taos. Pretty country.

[@meseahunt]

Wish we had rv travel mates like u guys trips would be so much better? Maybe see y’all on the road sometime?? Stay safe out there 🤠

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thank you so much. We do enjoy meeting people on the road. One of our biggest fears going full time was not making friends on the road..the first year was hard...but since then we have made some great friendships!!

[@lindao1327]

The resilience of some people amazes me! Great hike with beautiful scenery.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thanks...it really was....I just cant imagine tacking that in crutches.

[@LoCleTXRV]

I remember that lake, it was along the trail on the decent from Wheeler Peak. And yes, the beer garden was open, a much-earned celebration after the morning hike to the top.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Sounds like you’re a much more seasoned hiker than we are if you hiked Wheeler Peak! 😅 We did think about hiking up your the peak, but it only took a moment to realize it was probably best if we didn’t since this was our first hike of the season! We will definitely have to do it the next trip to the area and plan correctly to enjoy a beer after! Cheers! 🍻

[@rventures1021]

Beautiful place!! Awesome Hike! Thanks for sharing!!

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

Thanks...beautiful place!!

[@wondererschasinghorizons]

Such a beautiful lake! You mentioned 2 miles. Was it 4 miles in and back? We are getting more into hiking while we are here in Idaho. Loving it!

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

The hike was 2 miles each way, so yes a total of 4 miles. So the elevation gain was 1,000 feet in the 2 miles up to the lake. Whew..... Thanks for watching and commenting!!

[@sherriweber7105]

Beautiful lake! Looked like a nice but tiring hike. Did you see that man with crutches again in the hike back to help him out? I feel bad about him hiking alone and on crutches. Was it cold up there? How dud Meka do on the hike? Where’s my steak? lol! 😂 it’s in the triples here in Vegas. Hope you have a great weekend and week and great 4th of July. See you soon!

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

We saw him on the way down and asked if he needed help and he said no. It was nice and cool up there, not cold. Meka did great...in fact I told Pam we need to ask a vet about the effects of high altitudes on dogs vs humans....she was not dragging a bit. Happy 4th!!

[@sherriweber7105]

@@TheRoadSMITHS That’s good for a Meka doing ok with the hike. They probably do better than we do. Sad the guy the didn’t ask for help. But hope he’s ok.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

He was pretty adamant he did not need the help.

[@DavidRegian-ss8sn]

I have 4 more years till i can do what y’all are doing, so what’s the cost on average monthly

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

The cost all depends on where you stay, for how long ( better discounts for at least a week and/or monthly stays), how far you travel and how often. Do you boondock/moochdock or full campgrounds etc. We recently did a video on looking at our expenses of traveling versus stick and bricks living. You can find that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZC0aaytbbOippo Thanks for watching and commenting!