Pretending to be a hummingbird.
An Acorn Woodpecker
The long holiday weekend is over
The crowds have gone home. That means now there will be room for us to camp in state parks again. But it’s almost June and it’s getting pretty hot. We’ve been on the road for about a month now. Our choices are, camp out in the heat, get another hotel room, or just go home. We decided on home.
650 miles. 11 hours. One state. One time zone. Home Sweet Home.
Time Zones
We got lonesome for the eastern time zone, so we hit the eject button and got on the interstate. We’re here in Van Horn.
390 miles and two time zones away. Back in Texas.
Night Birds
Last night we spent the evening in Madera Canyon listening for owls as the sun went down and it got dark. It was spectacular. First, the Mexican Whip-poor-will started up. Then we heard an elf owl. Then several elf owls. Then a western screech owl. Then a whiskered screech owl. And finally, a northern pygmy owl.
It was a very good night bird night.
Today, we drove a hundred miles.
And today
We’re here!
We’ve begun our trip home. We’re as far as Green Valley, AZ. Right close to Madera Canyon, which is cool and nice, and the camping is full for the Memorial Day Weekend. The temperature in Green Valley is triple digits. We’re in a hotel.