After 37 days and seven great parks we have left Texas behind. We spent last night at Leasburg Dam State Park in New Mexico.
It was just a one night stay as I added this park halfway between Hueco Tanks and City of Rocks State Park when I learned that Hueco Tanks limited stays to three days. Oops. But it worked out, we didn’t have to unhitch on the level concrete pad at Leasburg Dam and woke up to this lovely sunrise.
Matey and I had a nice walk on a loop trail this morning…
that took us across this bridge over a canal paralleling the Rio Grande. The warning signs weren’t needed now, the canal is perfectly dry.
In fact, there wasn’t much water in the river…
and the dam seemed to be holding back gravel.
But it was scenic…
and we found this species of prickly pear cactus that I remember from past trips but hadn’t seen this year. I love its reddish polka dots, but those are very tiny but very penetrating spines, so I was careful not to brush against it.
On the Roam Again 