( Writing this from Lake Meredith, Amarillo, Texas on May 6. )
 | We started the day of April 16 with a Ranger guided walk on the nature loop of the McKittrick Canyon in the Guadalupe Mountain National Park in Texas, thirty miles sountwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico. The Ranger identified the flowers, shrubs and trees in the canyon. It was only us and one other couple on the walk. It is so nice to be able to go in the off-peek times. |
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| After the walk we drove a short distance to another part of the canyon for the Frijole Ranch tour. The homestead was started in 1870 by the Rader brother, then expanded in 1906 by the Smith family who raised their family there until 1942. The third time it was purchased by a judge who later donated the land to the national parks. |  |
This is the original, finished home that the Smith family lived in.
We had never seen a Persimmons tree before and thought the bark was very interesting.
 | After eating our picnic lunch we drove sixty miles to Sitting Bull Falls in the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico. |
You can see the trail to the top of the falls. First we walked to the pool at the bottom which was around the side of the hill from the picnic area. Swimming was allowed in the pool under the falls. There is no camping available here, the shelters are for the tables.
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The climb up was so worth it !!
Right at my feet is one source of water flowing over the edge with another small stream a short distance in front of me.
To close out the day, we drove to Dog Canyon to look at the small campground there, not something for bigger RV's but a beautiful drive.
As we were driving back out the setting sun lit up the mountain in what everyone cals the golden hour, but is really about ten minutes.
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