- Day: 21
- Start: 16
- End: 43
- Miles: 27
- Hours: 12
- High temp: 68
- Low temp: 38
- People met: 1
Thomas Ranch at dusk
Porsche JW and I leave the Thomas Ranch at 0730.
An old building part of the original ranch
I strike out with a purpose as the next water is a solar well about 8 miles away.
The sky is unmarked and sending a promise of a pleasant hike. The fence post and trees stretch their shadowy fingers across the road. A little cottontail greets me with a couple of hops as I walk by.
Not long and I'm out of the low pinion pines into a grassy plain.
A wind blows at my back or right side all day. Into the evening the force is increased requiring a certain bit of leaning on my part.
My water source
I make the well, it has great well water poring from a pipe into a huge tank. The flowing water makes it very easy to fill my containers.
Beautiful cumulus clouds fill the sky, looks like a New Mexico afternoon. I watch a hawk dive and strike pry a couple of times then land and feast. The day is a road walk with some on highway 117. Still I have lots of quiet time as there just aren't that may cars out here. The day is drawing to a close and I'm trying to locate a camping spot. I'm still on the highway and its bordered by barbed wire fence on both sides.
The sky has turned threatening
Finally I find a small state park with privys, tables and garbage, a real civilized spot. No one here so I have my pick. There are metal roofs over the picnic areas so I setup there as the southern sky looks ominous.
The rain starts at 1900 hrs., thankful to be in my covered camping spot. What a comforting sound the rain hitting the metal roof. Soon lightening flashes light up the sky above me and the roiling thunder echoes for a long time. Then the hard rain comes, not lasting long but enough to make a difference.
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