We are planning on attending the Good Sam Rally in Albuquerque in April and had received our packet of information. John and I had offered to work the Rally but there was no information in the packet about our volunteering so I called the Volunteer Coordinator. We were told that they had filled up their volunteers early on but that we were on the waiting list. Darn. We were looking forward to getting there early and being of some use (not to mention we would get our dry camping fee returned).
After that bit of disappointing news, we loaded up the truck to go to Ramsey Canyon. I have so been looking forward to going there. This is were they band the hummingbirds in April and is suppose to be a wonderful birding and hiking area. We get there and while there are three parking spaces available, the parking area is so small and tight, that there was no way that John could maneuver the truck into one of the parking spots (and I have seen him get into some really tight spaces). Da**! We even saw at least seven deer just from the parking area. There is no street parking so we had no choice but to leave. I was/am so bummed. All I have heard about is Ramsey Canyon and how beautiful it is and the variety of hummingbirds to be seen as well as other species of birds. We get there and then nothing. Their parking area pretty much eliminates anyone driving a truck from getting in to the canyon.
After that disappointment, we headed for San Pedro House to see if any new birds had migrated in. By this time, it was overcast and was feeling very warm and humid. We did a little bird watching and then called it a day as we were both getting hot and sticky. Stopped at the grocery store on the way home. Thankfully, a breeze came up that made the humidity tolerable. The mornings around here are beautiful and then in the afternoon the wind comes up with strong gusts. One of the park employees was taking down our neighbor's awning that they had left up when they left the park this morning. He said that there were three awnings that were ripped off their respective RVs this afternoon. Yep, some very strong wind gusts.
With the cloud cover, it is going to be a warm night. I can only imagine what it feels like here in July. A good place not to be.
After that disappointment, we headed for San Pedro House to see if any new birds had migrated in. By this time, it was overcast and was feeling very warm and humid. We did a little bird watching and then called it a day as we were both getting hot and sticky. Stopped at the grocery store on the way home. Thankfully, a breeze came up that made the humidity tolerable. The mornings around here are beautiful and then in the afternoon the wind comes up with strong gusts. One of the park employees was taking down our neighbor's awning that they had left up when they left the park this morning. He said that there were three awnings that were ripped off their respective RVs this afternoon. Yep, some very strong wind gusts.
With the cloud cover, it is going to be a warm night. I can only imagine what it feels like here in July. A good place not to be.
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