Today we just drove from ABQ (Albuquerque) to Mule Creek. The drive took a while, though. Mule Creek is in the south western corner of the state, while ABQ is closer to the northern part of the state. Needless to say, it was a really long drive.
Once there, it was so hot we were useless for most of the day. They weren't really expecting us until the next day, but we were still allowed to set of camp (thankfully we weren't turned away).
We basically hung out that day on the deck since it was so hot. We played B.S. (card game), and sat around talking. We all wanted to sleep because of the heat, even though we hadn't really done anything that day but drive. We had stopped once for lunch, and another time for gas. It didn't take me long to decided that the entire area where we were reminded me of the hills around Pittsburg, and all around Mt. Diablo. The view of hills in front of the deck looked JUST like the hills behind my house in Pittsburg: the same golden yellow. The heat also added to the feel of home. As you might guess, I felt very comfortable being in that area :)
We ate some chicken stew and salad for dinner (made by the woman in charge) and we bussed our dishes, even though they were plastic, for reuse. There was a lizard that kept crawling around the wall (we soon got used to it), and a bird's nest in a rafter above the deck. The deck was where we constantly were because it was the only shady part of the property besides our tents, but our tents were stuffy and hot. So we basically hung out in that one spot if we weren't walking around. At twilight, a few of us decided to take a walk up the road to the main highway, which was probably a mile or so. We saw an elk on one of the other properties just outside of the Jerome Ranch gates, so I attempted to take a picture of it. However, the light was too weird for it to take a good picture. On the right is what I could get. Also, the sunset reminded me of the sunsets at home, above hills with lots of clouds.
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