35 46.25 N 105 42.03 W
Man oh man what a beautifully e we found this time. We just chose a campground based on arriving there between 1500 and 1600. We lucked out.
We are at an altitude of 7800 feet, under a big ponderosa pine tree (with excellent pine needles) and beside a babbling brook. There is only one other camper in this area. Our camping fee is only $4.
To get here we drove three miles up a very steep, very narrow road full of potholes. It was worth it.
Right behind us are snow covered mountain peaks. Wow oh wow what a place. Check it out on Google Earth using the coordinates above.
In the pic, Libby is on the left, the brook is behind the tent.
We are past the plains where motels prominently list "Storm Shelter" on their signs, and into and are where warnings for bears are more prominent.Tomorrow we must backtrack 25 miles out of this box canyon, then head for Santa Fe and Taos.
P.s. our new tent worked great. It stormed last night, and some critter ransacked our stuff, but we slept throughout it all warm, dry and comfortable.
p.p.s. yesterday we got lost in Palo Dura Canyon. We turned the wrong way and walked to exhaustion. Finally a young couple drove by and we hitched a ride back. The couple had hiked up an 800 foot high hoodoo. Good for them. We are not into strenuous hiking any more.
p.p.p.s. We are both grinning ear to ear, we are having so much fun.
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You are about 130 miles from where we are spending our summer. We may have to check this place out.
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