Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta & Taos Ride       Captain: Nancy Frase Phone: 303-926-1591       Date: October 3-6 Friday - Monday       Meet: 7:45 a.m. @ I-25 & Arapahoe Road (Target parking lot)        Friday, October 3 Ride leaves @ 8:00 a.m., eat and fuel before meeting     Head south on I-25 to Pueblo, CO (gas stop) 99 mi.   South on I-25 to Raton, NM (gas & lunch stop) 105 mi.    Las Vegas, NM (gas stop) 109 mi.    Take exit #225 and go west on Lomas Blvd. Go about 1 mile on Lomas Blvd. to 6th Street. Head south on 6th Street for about 1/2 mile to Central Ave. Turn right (west) onto Central Ave, hotel is at the corner of 8th & Central Ave.     Day Total 437 mi.   Hotel Information in Albuquerque (2 nights):     The Hotel Blue 717 Central Avenue, NW, Albuquerque, NM (877) 878-4868 $69.00 per night for king bed - two nights Make reservations by September 19th Held under "RMVTA" and "Nancy Frase"           Saturday, October 4     Spend all day watching the balloons, shopping, eating . . . Spend the night at the same hotel (The Hotel Blue)           Sunday, October 5 Ride leave time to be announced by Ride Captain     Ride to Taos & spend the day doing fun stuff near Taos, route will be determined by what activities the group would like to do along the way.     Albuquerque to Taos 132 mi.   Day Total 132 mi.    Hotel Information in Taos (1 night):     Sungod Lodge (located on Hwy 68 (Paseo Del Pueblo Sur)) 919 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur (Hwy 68) Taos, NM (800) 821-2437 $48.70 per night. Make reservations by September 22nd. Held under "RMVTA" and "Nancy Frase"           Monday, October 6 Ride leaves @ 7:30 a.m., eat and fuel before meeting Return to Denver around 3 p.m.     North/east on Hwy 64 to Raton (gas stop) 96 mi.    I-25 north to Pueblo (gas & lunch stop) 109 mi.    I-25 north to Denver 99 mi.    Day Total 304 mi.   Trip Total 873 mi.