Boondocking near San Lorenzo Canyon, North of Lemitar, New Mexico 124 miles

End up camping back where we had spent the first night.

Oct 13-14, 2018 

Oct 13, 2018

Left Turquoise Trail RV Park.  I got some antibiotics at Pineridge Medical and Surgical Urgent Care, then off to Oak Flats trailhead, off of 337, south of I40.  We accidentally crashed a private memorial service.  The group had rented the group picnic site were we parked.  I was awakened from my nap by a knock on the van.  We were about to be locked in.  Guess it was a good thing I was sick and stayed behind!  Sorry to miss the biking though.  Rick said the trails were great.  Alternating between flowey, smooth and rocky, barely ridable.  Later Rick saw the hike-a- bike trail, called Bear Scat/Poker Chip, was rated black diamond – so he felt better.  Pushed on after Rick’s bike ride.  Boondocking with expansive views in the pretty Chihuahuan desert landscape, at San Lorenzo Canyon out side of Lemitar, NM.

Colorful desert sunset. Look quick though, they don’t last long. Then it gets dark.

Sun set reflected in the rear window.

Expansive skys. Mom would have liked this view.

 

Oct 14, 2018

After a leisurely morning Rick goes for a run, checking out the San Lorenzo Canyon road on foot.  Back for a prescribed AWS hill interval, with poles,  workout.  We then drive as far as we dare up the wash towards the canyon, park and hike 5 miles round trip exploring the lower canyon.  Beautiful area!  Worth coming back someday to explore the upper canyon.  Enough of a hike for a recovering me.  We look for a new campsite up the main road, and get slotty in the van.  A No Trespassing sign saved us from going farther than we should have.

The black sky behind us did make us wonder if this was a good day to be driving down a wash.

An Eaters gotta Eat. Hiking with popcorn makes Rick happy.

Lots of people drove to here. In hindsight we think we would have been ok – but we parked and hiked in.

Rick ready to shimmey onto the next level.

Saved by a No Trespassing sign. Would we have had enough sense to turn around with out this?

Getting slotty in the van.

The black sky behind us did make us wonder if this was a good day to be driving down a wash.

An Eaters gotta Eat. Hiking with popcorn makes Rick happy.

Lots of people drove to here. In hindsight we think we would have been ok – but we parked and hiked in.

Rick ready to shimmey onto the next level.

Saved by a No Trespassing sign. Would we have had enough sense to turn around with out this?

Getting slotty in the van.

End up camping back where we had spent the first night.