Thursday September 12
On to New Mexico
Grant's KOA in New Mexico somewhere--I can see why this KOA has such high reviews. Glorious mountain views in the distance. Friendly people with food cooked on site, barbeque, pizza including a veggie version, cookies and free breakfast. Dog park of course and a couple of small playgrounds.
And out to the side, a lovely little trail cut through the lava field with a bunch of interpretive signs. I could see the yellow signs out in the field but assumed they were water or utility lines. But after jogging up and down the street (in the hot sun) a couple of times, Molly and I found the trailhead and read the first sign:
And we continued on the the end. Probably only about 2/10 mile total, maybe even less. But still better than jogging up and down the street.
Gravel surface campsite; fierce winds including one that blew the sewer hose off the pipe; as expensive as usual. But very nice. Sadly, very crowded, too.
Down the road--Molly and I didn't go very far on account of fear of loose dogs--there was a horse farm with a small flock of quail over across the road. Most likely Scaled Quail. And I saw a Rock Wren on the big lava rock by the camp.
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