I think Katie and I might leave Pancho Villa State Park today and move on to Rockhound State Park. The HIGH winds - WOW - are finally over. Two nights ago I went to bed at 10:00 and was buffeted so much I finally got up at 2:00 am and turned on the computer and read blogs for a while until I was really tired and thought I could sleep. Last night I went to bed really late so I could fall asleep easier. We've been waking up at 10:00 am lately. It's still a little breezier than I'd like, but no high winds today.
I want to drive into town to do laundry, get propane and access the free wi-fi at the library, and I'm not sure if we'll drive on or come back.
I have photos of birds and their nests and also some campground photos, so I want to do two posts in one today. So - following are the photos I wanted to post that are representative of this park.
The electric/water sites are very nice, pretty well spaced, and have covered tables, bar-b-ques and most are drive through sites. They will accommodate any size rig.
There is a hill in the park with paths leading around it in the cactus gardens and up to the top, where there is a flag pole and three benches facing in different directions to rest and oversee the whole area, all the way down to Mexico on one side.
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| Cootes Hill - the large water tower is outside the park, across the street. | |
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| Visitor's Center |
There are a lot of signs explaining the old buildings (or parts of buildings, etc.) and history throughout the park. Here are a few:
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| The first Grease Rack - see sign above. (My site was at the end of this grease rack.) |
And finally, some bird and nest photos to finish up Pancho Villa State Park. I hope the nests are all still there after the high winds the other night. It was too windy to walk over and check them or the owls.
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| Pyrrhuloxia - male |
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| Pyrrhuloxia - male |
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| Eurasian Collared Dove |
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| White-Winged Dove |
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| Female House Finch |
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| White-Crowned Sparrow |
I never did see a Roadrunner.
:(
And here are some cool nests, they were high up on the branches. Between me and
Bea e-mailing back and forth, it was determined they are Bullock's Oriole nests. I didn't see any Bullock's Orioles in the park, but I sure saw a bunch of their nests. Here are a few:
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| And this nest - obviously constructed by a different type bird. |
LATER: That's about it for Pancho Villa State Park. After doing my chores in town, I continued on to Rockhound State Park and was lucky to get the last non-electric site - there are only six without hook-ups. I thought I'd better finish this post -- the next one will be from Rockhound.
From Me and Katie, have a great Wednesday, everyone! :)
