Day 11
551 Miles
Wednesday morning we set out for the
return part of the trip. Our goal this day was the vicinity of
Roswell, NM. Not too close, we didn't want to be abducted by aliens!
We decided on Bottomless Lakes State Park, and it was lovely.
Believe
it or not, it even had wi fi, much to Lloyd's delight. The full moon
was beautiful, setting as the sun came up while Lloyd did his yoga.
We could have stayed longer...but we had to move on.
Subtotal 3,078 miles
Day 12: Roswell to Prewitt, NM
314 miles
Today we enjoyed back roads as much as
possible to Bluewater Lake State Park.
Another lovely NM State Park.
Early in the season, only part of the park was open. We did a little
hiking around above the canyon, and down by the lake.
The rangers
kindly waited to lock up the restrooms and showers until 9 pm
(instead of 5 pm) eliminating the need to hike to the vault toilets
in the closed area. There were enough of us there to warrant some
extra consideration! Of course, my hopes that they would open them up
again before 7 am were not realized, so at 6:50 I took the little
hike to the vaults. Easier in daylight for sure.
We'd thought about going to Canyon de
Chelly, but decided to spend the time at Grand Canyon instead. It would have taken us a bit out of the
way, and we were carrying wine and beer that we didn't care to have
confiscated or being fined for. It was a good call.
Subtotal 3,392 miles
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