Caballo Lake

Home for 2 weeks parked on the lake

 Three weeks in New Mexico, and so far so good! The people at the parks seem incredibly laid back. Haven't been hassled, or told the rules and regulation only  been told to enjoy my stay. Just show your pass at the gate, and away you go with no additional paperwork. Having garbage cans, and hot showers is a well added bonus. Not bad for $18.75 a month. Here's a few pics......

 Possible boondocking sites across the lake. Not sure if you need a permit, or not? Caballo Lake is 11000 acres a 1 1/2 across, and 11 miles long. Stocked with bass, catfish, crappie, and walleye. Hmmm fishing license? Looks like most the State parks are right on the lake.

You can camp wherever you wish unless theres hook ups then theres a fee. People even set up tents on the boat launch. The Turtle parked in the primitive camping area, which is huge, very quiet. Except for a few fisherman on the weekends. Definitely four legged friend friendly. Hope the rest of the parks have such open camping.

Huh? Thanks for visiting! Good day!

R.I.P. Candy

Sorry to report that Candy passed today, after a good 15 year run, the tumor we had been fighting for the last 7 years begin to incapacitate her leg, and another operation was no longer option. Love ya Baby Girl... 

Silver City, and a Parker Lump?

My plans were to spend the day exploring Silver City. After all it is where the legendary Billy the Kid was raised, and the grave site of his mother, along with plenty of other historic facts. Well my day of exploration all came to a sudden halt when I picked up my mail.

Three whole envelopes, a $3 rebate check, a letter from the Apache County Assessors office valuing my acreage at $862 for tax purposes, which is a great deal taxes should be under $10 again, and a envelope called the Parker Lump.

Interesting indeed! A buyout offer from my previous employee I give up my pension, they write me a pretty substantial check, so after a lot of pondering I determined no matter how you look at it, at the end of the day its basically a gamble.

 Who knows what could happen in the next 27 years? It could be gone by then, a days worth of faxing, phone calls, and gathering documents. I decided to roll it over into a IRA to avoid a tax hit, and manage it myself. One big step towards financial freedom. Heres a few pics I did manage to grab.....

Managed to visit a good friend. One of the first people I met on the road.  Thanks for visiting! Good Day!

City of Rocks

 My home for the next two weeks at The City of Rocks

First impressions of the New Mexico state park pass is that this thing a purty darn good deal! Upon arrival I located my site. Notified the Ranger of my two week stay. Filled out the proper paperwork, and couldn't help but smile when I wrote the big $0 in the total amount due. A heckuva good deal considering the rest of American shell out a average of $800 a month on rent.

All campsites are located within walking distance to the vault toilets, and most are a short journey to the hot showers if your willing to wander through the labyrinth of gargantuan rocks. Verizon cell phone is three bars of 4g on the booster, and wanders from 3g to 4g without it. Heres a few more pics...

 Candy showing off her campsite

The City of Rocks was created 34.9 million years ago by a volcanic eruption. Then over millions of years, erosion sculpted the rock formation we see today. The eruption was from the Emory Caldera centered near Hillsboro Peak at the southern end of Black Range. The eruption was estimated to be a VEI 8.5 Eruption. All credit to wikipedia

Conical hole

The Mimbreno Indians settled in the are about 750 to 1250 AD. Pottery, arrowhead, and other artifacts show evidence of prehistoric Indians in the area. Indian well, or conical holes, are found in rocks where water would be allowed to collect. All credit to wikipedia

  Camp

 Full- size pick-up in the distance

 Labyrinth 

Panorama 

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Here's a slideshow with some more pics of the area. Thanks for visiting! Good Day!

New Mexico State Parks Pass

Decided to take a year off from  Arizona, and purchased the New Mexico State Parks Pass.  For a mere $225 a year (non resident) I am allowed to stay at any of there 29 state parks for up to 2 weeks, then you can either leave for a week before returning, or move on to the next one. 

Elevations run from 3000' to 8500' and most the parks are on lakes, or reservoirs, and from what I've been told by the great nomadic masters a majority of the parks have hot showers, and other facilities. Not a bad deal for $0.62 a day 

Not the best pic, but all state parks highlighted in green, and elevation's for each of them written down a good tool to avoid the cold, and beat the heat. Departure should be early next week waiting on one last item in the mail. Then my 9 month adventure begins. If anyone knows of any parks with zero cell service it would be great to know, it is my lively hood. Thanks for visiting! Good Day!