Days 5 and 6 - City of Rocks S.P. to Tucson

Today we drove about 30 miles from Deming to City of Rocks State Park. Out in the middle of nowhere is this small state park with a huge jumble of very large boulders. The tent sites are scattered among the boulders. We drove around the park checking out the sites for a while and then picked one isolated at the far NE end of the park. No other campers in sight, just fields with cows and mountains beyond.

After setting up our camp we drove out of the park a few miles to buy some firewood and then drove up to the observation point. From there you could see 30+ miles in every direction. Back at camp, I got ready for a bike ride and went out for about 13 miles. Lyn hiked around the park.

We had another beautiful evening with some of the best star gazing we've had in a long time. Supposedly this park is known for its dark night skies. We enjoyed that while huddling around the campfire to stay warm.

It was a cold night and we wore a lot of clothes in our sleeping bags. In the morning, I noticed that some water had leaked out of our water jug and was frozen on the top of the tablecloth! After some hot coffee, a little breakfast, sunlight, and breaking camp activities we were finally warm.

Drove to Tucson by way of Bisbee and Tombstone. We had lunch in Bisbee at the Bisbee Grill, which was OK. Bisbee was kind of a surprise. It's a quaint old mountain mining town which has become a tourist destination.

Arrived at our friends Jill and Ray's home in Tucson in the late afternoon. Sat around catching up for a while and had a wonderful dinner that Jill had prepared. More conversation and a little TV watching and we were ready to call it a night.