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.
Genetic Determinism and Human Nature
The "implication" that seems to worry people the most is so-called genetic determinism - the notion that if human nature was shaped by evolution, then it's fixed and we're simply stuck with it; there's nothing we can do about it. We can never change the world to be the way we want; we can never institute fairer societies - policy-making and politics are pointless.
Now, that's a complete misunderstanding. It doesn't distinguish between human nature - our evolved psychology - and the behavior that results from it. Certainly, human nature is fixed. It's universal and unchanging, common to every baby that's born, down through the history of our species.But human behavior, which is generated by that nature, is endlessly variable and diverse. After all, fixed rules can give rise to an inexhaustible range of outcomes. Natural selection equipped us with the fixed rules - the rules that constitute our human nature. And it designed those rules to generate behavior that's sensitive to the environment. So the answer to genetic determinism is simple. If you want to change behavior, just change the environment.