Cooler weather. The low last night was 36 degrees. We turned on the space heater and stayed toasty all night.
Tonight, the camping gods smiled upon us. Navajo Lake State Park. Cottonwood Campground.
About as nice a spot as we have ever been in.
Entertained a visitor at our site.
And encountered a Bull Snake.
They kind of like to pretend they’re rattlesnakes, but they’re harmless. As boy scouts, we would find them along the trail, carry them for a while, then put them back down.
Lunch with the Albuquerque crew.
That was fun. Haven’t done this in several years.
Then off down the highway for a hundred miles to Bluewater Lake State Park.
Pinon Juniper habitat. This would be the Pinon Pine part.
Evening light.
Last night.
This rig we saw this morning might be homemade…
I like the solar power setup.
A close-up of a sphinx moth. Really, they’re not huge, I just wanted to show the detail.
They can be seen in the evenings hoovering over flowers like tiny hummingbirds.
And we’re off to the KOA in Albuquerque.
For showers, laundry, and a little more evening light.
And now we are out of Texas!
Morning light.
Across the arid cropland of the Texas Panhandle.
A thriving desert willow at a small highway rest area in New Mexico.
To Bottomless Lakes State Park.
Limestone sinkhole lakes as much as 90 feet deep.
One big lake for recreating.
Many smaller lakes that are left in their natural state.
Our site for the night.
A quiet comfortable spot for morning coffee.
Particularly quiet and comfortable for Jesse for her after breakfast snooze.
A rainy drive all day. It just started clearing up when we arrived at our camp for the night.
Another good day.
