Our time at Navajo Dam was drawing to an end. Although we are allowed 21 days at each state park, we left a few days prior to our time. We came in on a Saturday-HUGE mistake! We didn’t expect the park to be busy yet and it was. And we didn’t want to keep our move days on a weekend. We prefer a Tuesday or Wednesday. So we bumped our move day ahead to keep to Tuesday. The park was nice, but it was time to go.
But before we left we took time the previous week to go to the Aztec Ruins. It was interesting to see and you learned a few things. It’s amazing on how the Indians back then made their fortress.
Also this past week we went down to the boat launch area and to our surprise sitting in the parking lot was a 101 foot, 30 feet wide houseboat waiting to be put back together and then put in the water.
Curiosity got the best of us so we had to go back down there the next morning. We soon learned that this particular houseboat use to belong to a few big shots in the McDonald food chain out of Kentucky.
It was sold to local family in Farmington. The houseboat traveled over 2600 miles! Had to be in contact with D.O.T. all the way-closing some parts of highway (mainly with bridges) to allow them to pass through. It had 5 pilot cars and took them one week to travel.
We did get to meet the new owner and he graciously and excitedly gave us a tour of the inside! Six bedrooms, 3 full baths plus another 2 or 3 half baths along with a Full size laundry room. Kitchen had a buffet bar not to mention the rest of the kitchen and then the living room. All we could say was “Wow”!
This is Ryker and his parents are the ones that just bought this!
Anyways that was our big excitement for the week before it was time to move on.
As we looked at the map we notice that there will be no Wal-Marts with in over 100 miles (one way) to our next few destinations. So we decided the day before our move to head into Farmington to stock up on what we could for groceries. And since our Anniversary (20 years) was a few days away we would head to a Chinese Restaurant. The food was horrible and limited…but oh well…the company was great.
Once again we pluck in our next destination into Ms. Garmin to have her help guide us through the country side. The next morning we are up and getting ready to head out.
Tuesday 4-25-12: I’m a bit nervous in getting the motorhome out of our spot. I don’t want to hit the side of the tree and I fear of slipping and rolling the thing down the hillside. Brian says I did a good job and didn’t hit the tree or rolled the rig.
Happy Anniversary and we are once again on the road. As I stated we had our destination in Ms. Garmin. When we came to a crossroad, we thought for sure she would keep us on Hwy 64, but instead she wants us to turn on some country road. I pulled over and we decided not to take her way, but the old fashion way-the atlas.
Several hours later we arrive at the park. Now we have been told by other campers that visited here years ago that it wasn’t a very pretty park. We have to contradict them for we find it beautiful! There are only one or two other campers and the park manager that lives on the premises. It sure to be a quiet time here.
Because it’s springtime, is basically why everything is so green and beautiful. As we eventually met the park manager, he states that this particular park will get busy and the grass will turn brown. although El Vado Lake isn’t very big and a narrow lake; it’s a deep lake it will get very busy with boaters. Heron Lake is just a hop, skip and a jump away and it’s not as deep and they don’t allow large motors on it-so everyone comes over to El Vado.
There is a 5.5 mile trail (The Rio Chama Trail) that links the two parks together and eventually we plan on trying to see how far we can get on this trail.
But for now we just have been walking the closed section of the park in hopes to get a glimpse of God’s creatures. The Osprey are nesting and there are three active nest in the park right now. The one set doesn’t mind if I take pictures, but the other one has gotten a little testy when we get close. So tends to call on her mate and he lets us know he is close by.
We have seen signs of both mule deer and Elk, but only have come across the mule deer so far. I did get permission to spot light one night in the park for the elk-for they are inside the park late evenings.
Now across the way-I have spotted an Eagles nest-but haven’t been able to get close enough yet to get any pictures. Taking another walk in the closed section of the park, we come across some fresh scat that we were not familiar with. Going to the visitor center over at Heron-we soon learn it’s bear scat! Then a camper informs us that there was fresh bear scat just below our site! So again we need to keep a close eye out!
Since arriving here a few days ago, the weather took a turn on us. We got hit with strong gusty winds that we (yes, including Brian) was fearing. It felt as if the motorhome was being lifted up and off the ground! Not to mention all the rocks and dirt that was flying right at us. then came the rain (which we haven’t seen since leaving KS). The next day, there was so much mud and dirt plastered on the motorhome and in every compartment. But yet it’s still to chilly and nasty to get clean up and had to stay that way for a couple of days.
The weather since that storm has been in the lower 60’s and lower 30’s at night. We yet have to see the sun come completely out-hopefully today and we will warm up!
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