Tuesday 10/19
I will be up to date today on the blog! I try to stay up to date with my daily ramblings and write those on my laptop. Uploading my daily written stuff takes two bars. Uploading pictures takes min three bars with strong connect but prefers four bars. Lots of one bar out here in rural southwest. Lots of none bar!
Leaving El Morro heading west towards Zuni but going to try NM highways. A very convoluted route today. There isn’t a true N-S road. Lots of reservations. Hopi, Zuni, Navaho, etc. The rez isn’t teeming with roads good or bad but New Mexico’s road are just my speed. Stopped and visited some campgrounds on the way south. Nothing inspiring. I have left the canyonlands and now in pinion pine/juniper hill country. No river/streams. But nice.
The plan was to turn west on NM78 heading to Safford Az. Coming south on US180 i saw a sign for “Cosmic Campground”. It was the correct brown for USFS camping and access. Never saw the entrance. Semi gave up and then blew right by it. Just “Cosmic Camping”, no affiliation. Well shit, too good not to turn around. Eight miles down the road, finally a turnout where me and, kind of porky in his turning radius, Bill get turned around. And i almost miss again but but the binders to Bill and turn off the main road. Hmmm, it looks like dispersed camping but there is a decent dirt road leading into the hills so i’ll bite for a couple of miles. Lo and behold, the only International Dark Sky Sanctuary in USA! So i park Bill and i’m in bar heaven!! Three bar minimum and four if i just move a little. I’m up to date!
I feel the need for golf.