NM SB1 - Abo Pass Trail Traditional Cache

Looking to put out 25 new caches and since New Mexico is home to 25 magnificent scenic byways, totaling over 2,900 miles across a diverse landscape a little series on them seemed perfect. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation recognizes these designated roads based on one or more intrinsic qualities — archaeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, or scenic.

Around 1540, small bands of Pueblo Indians trudged east through the Rio Grande Valley, carrying maize, pinon nuts, beans, squash, and cotton goods, to trade with their Plains Indian neighbors. In return, they expected to receive dried buffalo meat, hides, flints, shells, and salt. The route these traders took led past the Pueblo of Abo, strategically located near a cluster of springs on the trail to Abo Pass. This old footpath is now the Abo Pass Trail Scenic Byway.

http://www.newmexico.org/abo-pass-sb/

I planned this series to run East to West from I-10 exit 132 to exit 129 but there is plenty of room to park along the side of this quiet frontage road in either direction. This is a desert environment so please be careful of the flora and fauna that live here and the trash people leave along the road.