Bottomless Lakes State Park Campground Roswell

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DIVE ACROSS AMERICA
I admit it--I'm overstimulated. It takes a lot to keep my interest--so just seeing America on the surface during my cross country drive to Boston is not enough. I want to see the USA underwater too--the sinkholes, lakes, quarries and other non-ocean waterways that dot the American landscape. So in addition to my mountain bike, camping gear, cameras and and all the other stuff I packed into my Xterra for my road trip east to begin a year-long journalism fellowship at Har...

well we got up to a windy mournin, and headed for bottomless lake state park 13 miles east of roswell,nm. we stopped in roswell to show my wife where i lived when i was there in 1976. stopped by wal-mart for some supplies---did i mention that we made this trip in a hyundai tuscun-- so you were limited in how much you could carry. anyway we made it to bottomless lake state park a setup camp. had a sandwhich and went for walk aound park----we saw one very beautiful sunset. the sunset did not gi...

ok--we had one heck of a night-- it started about 3:30am the storm of storms came in---never saw so much lightin in my life. we had setup our tent under a canopy where you put your picnic table because of the gravel on the ground, just before it all went bad the wind came in and blow things all over the park --blew us and our tent out from under the covered area--i heard a train noise and told my wife dont get anything just get to the car, rain was coming down sideways and very very hard-we m...

As we were early to bed because of the UFO's (of the insect variety) and we hadn't slept well the previous night from being in a Wal-Mart car park, we slept really well last night and were awake early. Neil had washed Chip before 8 am and we were both out walking just after 8.00 on the trail from the campground that takes you through 1000 year old lava flow. The lava came not from a volcano, but from lava vents. All kinds of wildlife lives out there, particularly rattlesnakes, scorpions and t...

While visiting Roswell and Carlsbad, I had not internet access. I am headed back home now and found a hot spot along the way. I saved my musings on the computer so I could upload when I got a chance. It's been a great trip. I never thought about New Mexico having being so diverse with cool mountains and hot desert within a few short minutes drive from one another. I didn't see much of the Northern areas because it isn't really warm enough yet to enjoy it on a motorcycle. A good summer or earl...