Northern New Mexico Mountains
Some of my fondest memories as a kid growing up in NM are the camping/hunting/fishing/picnics we had. Like those when Me, my Pops, Uncles, and cousins got on horse back, packed up as much as we could carry behind our saddle and a pack horse, rode up the Sangre De Cristo mountains for 3-4 days all while fishing in the little river that flowed alongside the trail. That and going up the Pecos river, finding a swimming hole and swimming all day long! So I definitely wanted my kids to experience that in some way, and with all the rain NM has gotten it was the opportune time to see some actual flowing water in the rivers, and so we did, up past Mora in Canyon Creek State Park!!
It was so beautiful and green, the weather was cool to cold at times, the river was a little chilly but not for my kids and there cousins!! Didn’t take long before they made a bunch of little friends amongst the other campers!!!
Made a feeble attempt at fishing a little, and trying to fish whilst telling my kids NOT to throw stuff in the river or pulling and jerking on their high speed Princess and Spiderman fishing rods proved to be not very fruitful….
There was lots of river playing, even a little swimming, much running amuck the green forest, and of course the campfire and s’mores was a huge hit!! We dodged almost all the rain, and it was nice to get a cool breeze flowing through the RV at night,and having to blanket up a bit!!
The real test of a good day for the kids is two-fold.. first being the black ring of dirt that came off their bodies at night before bed, and the deep long sleep the had every night!!
It was the best of times with one exception… They still miss their Mommy and several times mentioned how she would love this or that, or tried to save some stick or leaf to give to mommy!!!