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Santa Rosa Lake State Park, Santa Rosa NM

Morning at Site B4, Santa Rosa Lake State Park, Santa Rosa NM, May 10, 2012
Morning at Site B4, Santa Rosa Lake State Park, Santa Rosa NM, May 10, 2012

Santa Rosa Lake State Park is located on the shores of a Pecos River Reservoir about 7 miles north of Santa Rosa NM. This park offers quiet camping among the junipers and boating and fishing in the reservoir.

Santa Rosa Lake State Park, Santa Rosa NM

Nights I've camped here

  • Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - Santa Rosa State Park, Santa Rosa NM
    • Pulling out of the Flying C Ranch gas station off I-40 this afternoon I bounced over a bump a little too aggressively. Now I find stuff falling off the walls in the trailer. Aaargh... Image: Morning at Site B4, Santa Rosa Lake State Park, Santa Rosa NM, May 10, 2012.

Was Love Then

Was love then like a bag of assorted sweets passed around from which one might choose more than once? Some might sting the tongue, some invoke night perfume. Some had centers as bitter as gall, some blended honey and poison, some were quickly swallowed. And among the common bull's-eyes and peppermints a few rare ones; one or two with deadly needles at the heart, another that brought calm and gentle pleasure. Were his fingers closing on that one?

The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx paperback pg 315

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