Wednesday looks good for going to the Bosque
It looks like most of my New Mexico weather problems have cleared up except for the wind, and it appears that for the next day or so, the wind will be high enough to be a problem for a high-profile vehicle like my camper, so I'll stick around here and plan on leaving Wednesday morning.
Spending time here at Storrie Lake State Park doesn't bother me in the least since I'm in no hurry to get anywhere, and this is a comfortable and inexpensive place to stay, costing me only four dollars a night for electricity and, of course, the annual nonresident camping permit.
Speaking of the nonresident annual camping permit, with any luck, I'll get a little bit more use out of it. Since it expires in November 2025, I'll be able to use the permit in the Spring on my way back to Colorado, and next Fall during my winter travels. Since I will leave Colorado before Halloween next year, I'll still have a month or so left on my camping permit to travel around New Mexico like I normally do.
Lucky for me, the 10-day weather forecast shows cloudy weather at the Bosque Del Apache; no rain, just clouds. This, of course, is great news to me since clouds in the sky usually make pictures look better. So, I’m getting to the Bosque with bunches of Sandhill cranes and another waterfowl, where there is a decent chance of clouds every day I’m there. This increases my chances of nice daytime pictures of birds and great sunrises and sunsets, which is almost more than I could hope for.
Theboondork
Putting one of my T-shirts over the campground host sign stopped the doorknocking and silly questions from folks new to the area. I like helping people, as do most RVers, but asking me where the restroom is when you’re 30 feet from it. Or can you pet the geese? The answer is yes, if you don’t mind getting 50 goose bites.
Early morning at Storrie Lake.
One of the roads that goes from campground to campground… There are four campgrounds scattered around Storrie Lake State Park.
I walked through all four campgrounds this morning, and out of the forty-something campsites at Storrie Lake, only four were in use… and mine was one of them. Usually, when I come here this time of year, the place is about half-full. I wonder if the threat of price increases has scared some people away already?
I’m having to get used to getting up early in the morning. I normally don’t do that while in Denver, but here, if I get up early, I can hear the coyotes howling and the geese stirring around before they take off in the morning to go feed.
Storrie Lake Sunset.