We moved today to Rock Hound State Park 10 miles southeast of Deming, NM. Since just before dark we have had wind, rain and some lightening.
This is the view when we arrived.
Campsite photos, these are really large sites and we have the highest one in the park. Yes it’s a great view.
Another site pictures.
Yesterday during our trip north we also visited Smokey Bear Historical Park
Smokey Bear was a cub when he was found clinging to a tree after a fire had burned through the forest near Capitan, NM. He was taken to a vet and than became the mascot for preventing forest fires. Hank was not allowed in the museum so Jean and I took turns caring for Hank and looking at the displays.
Smokey was laid to rest here.
Here are a couple of pictures I took at Fort Stanton.
Housing on officer’s row.
The area has an active group of people supporting the history of this fort. This is one of several people working around the fort and answering people’s questions.
This is the part which is above ground. We were able to go inside this building and watch as they were taking observations of the sun.
This drawing shows the relationship of the above ground structure and what is below ground.
The observatory is only 6.29 miles east and a little north of here. This is from Google earth. The drive to get there is 50 miles.
This picture show’s the distance. The elevation change is from 4420 to 9256.
Here is the whole area showing where we are, the Observatory, White Sands and Alamogrodo.
Had a great day.
They just finished a ten year updating of the electronics including the computer system.
They had made this sign so everyone would know where the tour’s start.
Here’s the challenge, the sign is with the yellow flags 150 yards away from the visitor’s center from where you could see the flags but not the sign.
Here is some information about the place we are camped.
