A couple of lizards, the first one was a pretty blue and the second one was really fat:
A couple of the campsites we had:
The lake was really up, I've never seen it so full. That's probably why there were so many Canada Geese there, many with goslings.
And there were a few Clark's Grebe's, too, swimming around in the lake.
Last time I was here, Gallinas River - that runs into Storrie Lake - had a small ribbon of water, this time it was full, and rushing:
We were there when the Dog Leg fire was burning, and the smoke was pretty bad for a bit. The sunset was really pretty, though, casting beautiful color on the lake where the sun was reflected. This is a close-up of the photo below:
One of my favorite shots was this sunset from our campsite over the lake in the North campground:
Storrie Lake has lost most of it's luster for me, there's just too much rule breaking by the locals, and the people who work there ignore it. Every time I'm there, I leave before I'm ready because I'm stressed out at some of the locals parking their rigs in the best spots, then going home and leaving for days at a time. It's a small park, and they store their rigs there, saving the best sites. They come to check on their rigs from time to time, then spend a night or two during their 14 days. Makes it hard for travelers to get a good spot sometimes, and this time I just couldn't get it to work for me. There was a child's birthday party one day at the site next to mine (this happens a lot from what I've seen), and there were ten trucks and some cars there, lots of people and lots of noise. Walking through my site, etc. That kind of celebration is what the group shelters are for, and if they are already booked, they should go down to the lake, where you can have a large group.
This is the second year in a row that my camp host left in the middle of the season. "Tired of fighting with the Ranger over locals doing whatever they want, and taking over the campground. Not worth the aggravation." I don't know if I'll visit Storrie Lake next summer, we'll see...
So we left and headed northeast to Bluewater Lake State Park in Pruitt, NM. The people in charge there have good control of the park, and if you take a campsite, you'd better be there enjoying it! If you have a large group, you have to pay for a group site. I do better in that kind of atmosphere. I'll have photos of our time there in a couple of days.
From me and Katie, have a great weekend, everyone! ❤❤❤
I can really relate to your post. The lack of enforcing the rules to "all". I've been fulltiming for a year and this has been one of the hardest issues. There are people out there who think rules don't apply to them... How sad. I enjoy your blog. Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteThat is really sad. Rules are there for a reason and must apply to everybody. I don't blame the host for giving up. Beautiful sunset pics.
ReplyDeleteWe have had a few bad experiences, some quite scary, when camping. Most of the time, the other campers are courteous, but not always.
ReplyDeleteI don't blame you for feeling that way. I think that is one of the worries that keeps the rest of us from being long-term travelers. You always make the best of it so you and Katie keep enjoying.
ReplyDeleteI can really relate to your post. The lack of enforcing the rules to "all". I've been fulltiming for a year and this has been one of the hardest issues. There are people out there who think rules don't apply to them... How sad. I enjoy your blog. Hang in there!
ReplyDeletePeople! Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI have been in a park like that myself. On the weekends there is noise so you want to go away, during the week all is quiet. Love that picture of the golden lake. Great shot and the lizards are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteToo bad that they do not enforce the rules, it only takes a few people to ruin it for the rest.
ReplyDeleteAhh Storrie Lake. I don't go there anymore because of the problems there. Love your pictures.
ReplyDeleteIf there is a telephone number that connects to some sort of official authority, I would find out that number, and go from site to site passing it out to those who are being disturbed by the rule breakers. Perhaps a flood of calls would get some action. Clearly they know, yet do nothing, presumably because they lack the authority to evict miscreants. Ask them if calling the local constabulary would help. Maybe with some back up, they could enforce their own rules.
ReplyDeleteVirtual hugs,
Judie
Great spot for sunset!
ReplyDeleteThat sucks! I totally get it. I would be frustrated as well. Glad you got out of there to a better place. People can be so rude, think it's all about them.
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