Day 18 - Taso is in a valley between two mountain ranges. We headed eastward over the the last mountain range and topped out at 9000 ft. down into eastern New Mexico. Again we drove through beautiful country, Cimarron Canyon is gorgeous and Lou saw a bear in the bushes. We had planned on staying in a state park in Cimarron Canyon but, being Memorial Day weekend all campgrounds were full to overflowing. We met Carrie and Jerry at the campground we had planned on staying in, they were still fresh and full of energy so we just kept traveling. We found a nice shady pull-off by the side of the road and had a nice lunch before we said good-bye again.
The high plains occupy 1/3 of eastern New Mexico. We are talking big time ranch operations, one of which was a game preserve for hunters. Miles and miles and miles of beautiful grazing land, punctuated with small mesas and high winds.
The Great Plains of New Mexico
We arrived at Springer, NM, spending the night at the Old Santa Fe Trail RV park. The park must have been established for the covered wagons on their way west. However, we had a good evening there, showers and a good night's sleep. Free WI-FI coming in from who knows where, but not the park. Carrie and Jerry arrived mid-afternoon and we treated them to a soft ice cream cone at Minnie's Dairy Inn. How good can it get.
Boy did we need that ice cream! Thanks Mom and Dad!
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