November 24-26, 2020: Valley of Fires

Here is a blurb from the Valley of Fires website:

Approximately 5,000 years ago, Little Black Peak erupted and flowed 44 miles into the Tularosa Basin, filling the basin with molten rock. The resulting lava flow is four to six miles wide, 160 feet thick and covers 125 square miles. The lava flow is considered to be one of the youngest lava flows in the continental United States.

So of course we decided to spend Thanksgiving camping on the Lava Flow ... 

 

November 5-8, 2020: City of Rocks

 We took a quick trip to Datil Wells (sorry, no pictures). Then off to City of Rocks State Park.

We ended up buying a annual camping pass where we can camp for free at any of the New Mexico State Parks. Then, the next week, they closed the parks due to Covid-19. 

We decided to hike to the top of the mountain you see in the distance.

Here is the view from up there:

Most of the spots we camped at had fire restrictions. The City of Rocks was the first time we had a camp fire: