Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
Morning along the Rio Grande, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, April 24, 2012
Caballo Lake State Park is located on the shores of Caballo Reservoir about 20 miles south of Truth or Consequences NM. This park offers quiet camping along the Rio Grande River below the dam as well as developed full service camping and boating along the lake.
Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Verizon cell phone and broadband service - fair signal if a bit slow
- Go to Caballo Lake State Park website
- Locate Caballo Lake State Park on my Night Camps map
- Check the weather here
Nights I've camped here
- Monday, May 7, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Image: Phainopepla on a Stick, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, May 5, 2012.
- Sunday, May 6, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Last night's picture was taken facing east waiting for the moon to rise over the cliffs across the river. This morning's picture is from the same spot facing west. Image: Good Night Moon, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, May 6, 2012.
- Saturday, May 5, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- This was the biggy of the year, the annual full moon when the moon is closest to the earth. I took a bunch of pictures of the moon rising over the cliffs east of the Rio Grande here at the park. With some luck I got a few interesting enough to develop into a series. We shall see. Image: Anticipation, Moonrise, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, May 5, 2012.
- Friday, May 4, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Image: Ocotillo, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, May 1, 2012.
- Thursday, May 3, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Image: What You Lookin' at Boy?, Bullock's Oriole, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, May 1, 2012.
- Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Those ocotillo are at the top of the cliff, WAY across the river. It never occurred to me I might catch bees on flowers at that distance. Amazing. Image: Detail, Ocotillo Sunrise, with Bees, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, May 1, 2012.
- Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Image: Ocotillo Sunrise, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, May 1, 2012.
- Monday, April 30, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Image: Sharing, House Finches, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, April 23, 2012.
- Sunday, April 29, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Image: Dusk at the Nest - Getting Ready For Work, Great Horned Owls, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, April 28, 2012.
- Saturday, April 28, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Thought I'd throw in a picture that'll give you a hint of the lay of the land here by the river and my relationship to the cliffs across the river where the Great Horned Owls and bees hang out. The cliff isn't as close to the river as it looks. There's a dirt road between the river and the cliff which puts those owls frustratingly far from my viewfinder. Image: Rio Grande Riverside Camp, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, April 24, 2012.
- Friday, April 27, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Image: Cliffside Honeycomb, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, April 23, 2012.
- Thursday, April 26, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Image: And Now For My Next Trick, Northern Mockingbird.., Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, April 23, 2012.
- Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Image: Western Kingbird, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, April 23, 2012.
- Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Image: When the Mockingbird Sings, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, April 23, 2012.
- Monday, April 23, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Here's the same picture from yesterday, cropped and tweaked a bit. I went out this afternoon with my tripod but the bird didn't show. I'm hoping that I can get a sharper picture to work with. And maybe some more action. Image: Great Horned Owls and Nest, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, April 22, 2012.
- Sunday, April 22, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- That's a Great Horned Owl up there on the cliff across the river, waiting for the sun to set. And to his left is his mate on the nest deep in a hole in the cliff. Image: Late Day Cliffside, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, April 22, 2012.
- Saturday, April 21, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Image: Late Day Riverside, Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM, April 19, 2012.
- Friday, April 20, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Image: Canyon Towhee, Paseo del Rio Campground, Elephant Butte NM, April 1, 2012.
- Thursday, April 19, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Image: Hoosegow, Paseo del Rio Campground, Elephant Butte NM, April 1, 2012.
- Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- Image: Flyover, American White Pelicans, Paseo del Rio, Elephant Butte NM, April 2, 2012.
- Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - Caballo Lake State Park, Caballo NM
- This picture, posted to my Instagram feed (jhcoxon) got one response, a perfect Swim to America and freeze your ass off from Jack. Image: Caption this?, Paseo del Rio, Elephant Butte NM, April 12, 2012.
Heliograph routes of the 1890 Practice
The date was May 15th, 1890, and the Army's Department of Arizona had just completed a major heliograph practice; it was, in fact, the largest the world had ever seen. I call it the "Volkmar Practice", after the man responsible for it, Col. Wm. J. Volkmar, the Assistant Adjutant General and Chief Signal Officer for the Department of Arizona. Although the practice lasted only sixteen days, preparations for it took months of reconnaissance and preparation. Involved in the long range signaling maneuvers were twenty-five heliograph stations stretching from Whipple Barracks near Prescott to Fort Stanton near Ruidoso, New Mexico. My guess is that close to two hundred men were involved, both cavalry and infantry.