We left sunny, warm and beautiful Arizona Tuesday morning
for our long trek home. We didn’t travel that far because we haven’t been in
any hurry to return to who knows what kind of weather will be waiting for us.
We stopped for the evening at another one; I think our tenth, of New Mexico’s state parks. This
one, Bluewater Lake, is about 50 miles west of Albuquerque. It is a beautiful
park along a seven mile long lake and sits high in the mountains, and that was
the problem. I think our elevation was 7,000 to 7500 feet and it got cold, very
cold last night. Our thermometer read 21 this morning, that’s the coldest we
have had the entire trip other than the zero reading the day we left. Needless
to say we hurried getting things ready in the morning and promptly left.
Tonight we have located yet another state park, Ute Lake,
which sits on a 13 mile long lake which has some of the best walleye fishing in
New Mexico. The park is not as pretty as the others we have stayed in but it is
right along our path home. Sorry no pictures from Ute State Park
It was so different from the desert terrain we have been used to
It was good to see green and trees as well
We were one of only four campers there for the evening
All thought we didn't see any the area was covered with Elk evidence
