Tuesday 7 September 2021
Amarillo to Santa Fe Skies RV Park
planned time: 4:12
Actual: 4:11
Stops: 13-minute gas stop Tucumcari; another short stop in suburb near I-25
On to Santa Fe. This was a much shorter drive in miles, but it seemed very long. We were going uphill most of the way, and due to Mammoth's overheating problems, we were taking the long, slow slopes easy, not to burn our engine out by blasting up them at high speeds.
Scenes from Texas:
Finally out
The Santa Fe Skies RV park was lovely. It sat just to the south of the city, up on a slope in some partially developed ranch land. The park was large, clean and well laid out. Little patios for each campsite and a lot of greenery scattered here and there--it is in the middle of a desert, after all--make each site seem special. A 3/4 mile jogging and dog walking path all around it, and even two poop stations with baggies provided for the mini-trash cans.
They decorated the jogging trail with artwork of dubious value and a bunch of rusty old farm and ranch equipment. They called that a "display of antique farm"equipment...hmm. I could spread out the old junk in my barn and have an antique display of my own, if I were willing to weed-eat around it every summer.
The place was pretty much full both nights we stayed, but very, very quiet. Only a smattering of RVs bothered putting up their stupid outdoor lights, so it was fairly dark at night. I think a lot of people stayed only a single night.
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