Palo Duro State Park is Southeast of Amarillo, Texas (12 miles East of Canyon, Texas). In this high plain area it is a surprising change. A mini grand canyon of sorts. We just visited for the day but there are lots of campsites some of which have hookups.
We hiked the Lighthouse Trail, a […]
It’s been 32 years since I last visited Carlsbad Caverns. This is Lou’s first visit. They look pretty much the same to me. We hiked down the original entrance (top left picture) and through the big room. The total distance of a little over two miles took us around three hours. The Big […]
We had a very good rain last night at Valley Of Fires. First rain around here for over 150 days.
We headed East toward Roswell. We spent the afternoon looking around the UFO Museum. I’m still unconvinced. It looked like they are reading a lot into iffy and non evidence. Lou, on the other hand […]
We stopped at Valley Of Fires Recreation Area near Carrizozo, NM. They have a very nice campground.
There are sites with Electric and water for $18 a night ($9 with the Golden Access Pass). There are some nice views from the campsites.
We hiked the 2/3 mile interpretive trail around on the lava flow next […]
We stopped at Three Rivers Petroglyph Site.
There are many petroglyphs and some are very detailed unlike most we’ve seen. The top left image looks a little like a space alien. We are near Roswell? The top right looks a little like a smurf? Note the bottom right image even has the fur coat […]
Wednesday:
We left Las Cruces early and headed toward Oliver Lee State Park campground. A nice park with electric and water hookups for $14. Good view of the valley. We were in before 8:30 am and had a nice breakfast after setup.
We went by the visitor center here at the park and learned about the […]
Sunrise at our campsite.
We took the Rotunda/Throne Room Cave Tour this morning. This cave is pristine. It only opened for tours in 1999 and they seem to have the impact of visitors minimized appropriately. Even so, it is an excellent tour with possibly the best decoration condition of any cave I’ve ever seen. Unfortunately, nothing […]