Jan 20-23 Faywood NM

We drove only 35 miles to City of Rocks State Park in Faywood NM. What an absolutely gorgeous place.

The scene as you enter the park

Our actual campsite

The rocks in these photos were formed 35 million years ago when a volcano erupted with 1000 times the force of Mt. Saint Helens. The rocks eventually eroded to become the columns seen today. For 3 days and nights we never ventured outside the park. We loved the immediate scenery and also the view from the park's observation point.

Our RV is middle top

This was part of the 360 degree view from the observation point.

Everyday we clamored over rocks in search of petroglyphs (ancient drawings) and found quite a few!

Here I am.

Here's Ray. It was a stretch climbing this rock.

There seemed to be paths between the rocks.

This petroglyph was about 30 feet over our heads. I used a zoom lens to capture it.

This was at our feet but we searched multiple rocks before we found it.

It was a great, relaxing stay.