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Saturday, May 1, 2010 - Clayton Lake State Park, Clayton NM

Dawn at Clayton Lake, Clayton Lake State Park, Clayton NM, May 2, 2010
Dawn at Clayton Lake, Clayton Lake State Park, Clayton NM, May 2, 2010

I like this park - a lot. Even if there is no Verizon cell or internet service. Even in the light of the internet withdrawal I'm suffering. This is a very attractive, quiet park. There is some good walks - over the dam or at the other extreme way down through the rocks and pastures to the upstream inlet end of the lake. There's even a bunch of huge fossil dinosaur footprints to muse over.

I'll be back. Indeed I think I'll stay tomorrow and extend my just-passing-through a bit. Yeah. This sure beats run-down Tucumcari or a Walmart somewhere.

Night camp

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