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Nudging 9000 feet on Day 24
The West: Another road (NM 126) branches northwards 31 miles from the west end of NM 4. This begins at the small, rather nondescript town of Cuba, on the edge of the western foothills of the Jemez Mountains, which are clearly visible for many miles - at least an hours driving time - across the bleak desert of northwest New Mexico. NM 126 is quite narrow, more steep and bendy than the main road, and is unpaved for some of its 39 miles. It climbs to a height of 8,800 feet, and passes many meadows, clear streams and inviting, open
woodland, with plenty of free places to camp, along short tracks leading into the forest. There are quite a lot of scattered dwellings, but only close to the road - the land at either side has a few side roads but most is empty and can be accessed only on foot. The mountains extend a long way to the north, including a region that contains the remnants of ancient volcanoes which now rise to 11,232 feet.
