Day 250
During the time leading up to Christmas Day, we were one of three transient Rv’s staying at the campground. At the far end, along the highway eight seasonal campers were set up, but other than that, the campground was very quiet.
Today being Boxing Day, we decided to head southeast to the Chiricahua mountain where the Chiricahua National Monument is located. Like Rock City, the Chiricahua rock formations were produced by the same thick white-hot ash spewed by the mega volcano millions of years ago. The only difference is, these formations were on top of the Chiricahua Mountain range. The drive took close to an hour to reach the mountains and wind our way slowly to the peak.
The view was spectacular at the summit and we spent close to an hour exploring the area before making our descent back down. We probably would have stayed longer but the pups were not allowed on the trails, so we left them in the truck, where they decided have a bark-a-thon with any tourists who walked past.
When we returned to our campground we were surprised to see about one third of the campsites had become occupied since we left in the morning, so much for the sleepy little campground.
