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On Friday we were going to move up to Storrie Lake State Park near Las Vegas, NM. Barbara and Katie were camped there and we really wanted to meet up with them. It’s been awhile since we met up in Quartzsite in 2012.
Watching the news we saw that a fire had broken out north of Pecos, NM. I then get an e-mail from Barbara stating that the wind is blowing the smoke from the fire over to where she is camped and she is getting ready to move north. There is no way Jim could be anywhere around that smoke with his lungs. He was having some trouble with the high altitude in Santa Fe.
Barbara actually ended up going south after trying out a couple of other parks and we decided to get an early start to out run the wind one more time. We ended up at Cedar Rail RV Park at the top of Raton Pass. A couple of pictures of our view from there.
There were more hummingbirds in this area than we have ever seen before. Jim decided it must be a hummingbird highway. My pictures of birds are so pathetic. So this is it.
Got set up and the wind started to blow. Those poor firefighters are not getting a break to get the fire under control.
Saturday we drove to Pueblo West, CO. We stayed at a Passport America campground – Haggard’s RV Park. $13.50 a night for full hook ups. This place has gotten some bad reviews on RV Parks Review and I don’t think it is anywhere near that bad. It is definitely out in the middle of no where and the sites are dirt. There is a pool but not much else. The views of the mountains are wonderful and it is quiet and peaceful. We would definitely stay here again.
Sunset out our door.
We so wish we could be RV'ing in Colorado at this time of year. It was so beautiful when we drove through there with the car on our way north in April. We're looking forward to the day when we can spend a month or two exploring with the motorhome in decent weather.
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Sorry the fires messed up your plans. I stayed at Cedar Rail last year and enjoyed the views. Continued safe travels.
ReplyDeleteThat certainly looks out in the middle of nowhere. We've got loads of hummingbirds here. Doug got some great shots. I must post them.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the title of your blog entry today I thought, "Oh no". Be careful because this is predicted to be a really bad fire season, and it's starting off bad. Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteThat sunset is beautiful! Keep Jim away from the smoke! Two bad fires here in Calif.
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Love Colorado ... just love it. Beautiful sunset picture. I tell ya... tornadoes and fires and floods... BUT we gotta keep on truckin... got to do it.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're in a safe place - but your sunset looks like it's on fire fire, doesn't it? Really, really beautiful. We'll met up again down the road - maybe in Quartzsite 2014. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a sunset!! Wow- is all I can say!!!
ReplyDeleteGlad you got settled before the winds came! Beautiful sunset and view...we don't always agree with reviews either...we like peace and quiet too!
ReplyDeleteHummingbirds are very difficult to get a photo of, so don't feel bad.
ReplyDeleteThat sunset picture is beautiful. I had to check to make sure it wasn't the fire you were talking about.
The campground looks wonderful to me.
They showed some new fires in CA on the news last night. Those poor men and women can't catch a break. Glad your friend gave you a heads up on the fire and winds. Good news is you have a great view of the mountains.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful view....Glad you tried the park despite some of the reviews. The reviews are helpful, but not always accurate. Some people give bad reviews for the darndest reasons!
ReplyDeleteSounds like our kind of park--quiet and out in the middle of nowhere!
ReplyDeleteI take those RV reviews with a grain of salt. My idea of a 2 or 10 rating seems to be a lot different from many reviewers. $13.50 is more than reasonable for what you got in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteWe have so many hummingbirds around here. They fight over the feeder and they are almost like a swarm. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteWell you sure did a lot while in Santa Fe !
ReplyDeleteAnd that sunset really does look like a blaze of fire. One of the best sunsets I've seen.