Ute Lake State Park

THINGS HAPPEN; PLANS CHANGE.

Day 70 – Again very cold, 22 degrees this morning, and when we checked the weather, we saw that we were facing about five days of strong winds beginning Wednesday. It looked like most of the upper half of New Mexico would be very windy, so we decided we should completely change the direction of our planned route around NM. Since tomorrow we’ll be heading south instead of the planned northwest, we’ll be doing some research today. We’re glad we chose to have this extra day here.

TRAVEL DAY

From: Sanford-Yake Campground, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, TX.

To: Ute Lake State Park, NM.

Day 69 – Rob got up at sunrise and took a picture of the moon setting behind the RV. Later at 8 a.m. it was 23 degrees, sunny with some wind. Bitterly cold, Rob had to spend some time working on the tire pressure. I thought he was going to get frostbite. We finally departed after dumping tanks & emptying trash at 11:20 a.m., running behind schedule. By that time, it was 36 degrees and sunny; the wind had decreased. When Rob had headed outside earlier, he surprised a Deer right outside the RV. On the way out of the campground, there were two more Deer foraging by the road.