Tripometer – 13,139 mi
Gas Gauge – 1002.257 gal
Location – Rock Hound State Park, Deming, NM
Lodging – $14
Cans of OFF – 4
There came a knock at the trailer door this morning at 8am. The camp host came out of the campground to let us know that our future campsite had been vacated and she had put a lawn chair in the site to reserve it for us until we could get our trailer up the hill and into the site. What a nice thing to do!
We quickly got all set up in the campsite and Kelly got to work with an excellent cell signal in the shade of a picnic table gazebo in our site. The backdrop was spectacular. Paul cleaned up the trailer and put in some quality time on the trip blog.
After work, Kelly ran into town to restock our groceries. On the way she ran across JB’s Barber Shop and RV Park. We both thought this was such a funny business plan, we had to share. Ranger and Paul took some time this afternoon while Kelly was shopping to familiarize ourselves with the state park and some of its trails. A quick hike around the perimeter trail showed that the hills were absolutely covered in prickly pear. We have seen lots of prickly pear over the past few weeks but neither of us recall seeing it be the predominant species across such a wide area. It is beautiful.
After putting in a long day of work and chores we decided to take an easy evening in camp to watch some TV and read books. We’re both thrilled with the amenities at this little state park and we’re both looking forward to spending the weekend here.