I can't make NMNSXPO - That and Trinidad is like 7 hours from here.
I think you and Kool Aid need to get an atlas!!!! I made it from Trinidad to Ft. Collins in 4:30 in my slow Lexus SUV through rush hour and a gas stop. Trinidad to Colorado Springs is 1:45. Trinidad to Park Meadows (Denver) is 2:30. It's not the end of the world down here, but you can see it from here.
The NMNSXPO will be some great drives I think. There are some beautiful drives down this way...Taos, Red River, Angel Fire, Cuchara etc. Wish you could make it Craig. Perhaps we should plot out a route to Portland and get a group to drive up there. That would be fantastic. Hope to see you sometime this summer. Take care.