This place is absolutely beautiful the camping area is very nice no showers. they have fire rings and picnic tables at every campsite. When we were there there was no Camp host. The only water available is at the camp host site just as you enter the park. The toilets are Vault toilets not flush toilets. But there's electricity at every site. Because of our pass we only had to pay $7 a night. They are bicycling and hiking trails that go all through the mountains. Also large Rock rodes that lead you all over the place because they're used as hunting trails. If you stay take the time to go to the elk Farm or Ranch you won't believe the size of those elk. When we stayed a year-and-a-half ago the ranger for the site was hard to deal with but he was close to retirement and hopefully maybe gone by now so there may be a camp host. It is on the honor System because no one man's the post camp or the entrance post. But they do come around almost daily checking sites and checking your tickets. There's a 14-day stay limit and we stayed all 14 days. Gallup is not that far away neither is Zuni and it is wonderful. Gallup has native dances every single night. You can learn a lot here as well as shop some of the most beautiful stores and some of the oldest stores in the West. Local silversmiths abound so you can always get really nice deals on some beautiful jewelry. These mountains have both silver and turquoise throughout this is where the natives actually got a lot of the silver turquoise and other Stones they use in the jewelry that they're selling. Be advised though there are some that will try to take advantage of you selling you Junk Jewelry. But please go and have a...
Read moreResident drives a silver pickup that has a law enforcement decal on door. License plate is CSP (Colorado State Patrol) sometimes parks in entrance across from my house pointing in my direction for long periods at a time. One day Logan & I were outside working/ washing tractor. Logan start walking across pasture towards him to ask him a question. As soon as he saw Logan coming, he pulled out. We waved him over & he pulled into bottom of our driveway. He told Logan he was just finishing up his paperwork for the end of his shift. He was within site of his residence approximately 1/4 or less miles away in fact passed Co road 26 the road he lives on to get to subdivision. His residence is the one in the picture labeled Antonio Forest Service. Also the pictures of the holes dug approximately 5 ft deep by 4 ft wide by 5 ft long are on his property. He has a very bright porch light that is on on the nights that the drones are out after dark, however that is every night lately. When Mocha went missing, Logan went to their door. She identified MOCHA FROM A PICTURE Logan had, said she was on their deck. Said their dog who doesn't like any dogs went to door with tail wagging to greet Mocha said Mocha was curled up on deck but also said she was standing with tail tucked between legs. Said she looked really sad. Didn't call animal control or notify Sheriff Department even though her husband is in law enforcement. Animal control works under Cortez Police Department. LariAnn Pope is Animal Control OFFICER. She lives on Lebanon Road close to Karen DeLay. Has a white spot marked on her property labeled as Desert Rose. Desert Rose is a nursery/flower shop located...
Read moreWe (my family and I) have just enjoyed one of the most wonderful weeks of camping out in the most beautiful camp grounds we've ever been to, at Chris Park Group Campgrounds. It was large enough for our very large family reunion (over 150 members), with am abundant amount of beautiful trees, especially Pines and shade trees. There was plenty of shade all over the whole camping area. The facilities were appropriate. The campgrounds keeper was very friendly and helpful. The scenery all around was very beautiful. A wonderfully large pavilion with plenty of benched picnic tables and campfire area with several large barbeques and a "Bear Box" to protect food and things from attracting bears. There were horse stables nearby to rent and a great equestrian trail to follow through beautiful scenery of mountain forests. It was easy to find just a few miles north of Durango, Colorado, where we had access to stores, gas stations, motels and plenty of other facilities. It has become one of our favorite places to go to. Oh! And you don't want to miss the Pinkerton Hot Springs that the locals refer to as "The Pimple"! There are also some caves to hike to, to do some fun "spelunking", for you...
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