This was a fine place to spend the night. The management made an effort to construct several garden plots throughout the park, which were greatly enjoyed by the local bird population, including some doves, a roadrunner, and a small group of quail. It rained heavily so we didn’t have much time to enjoy the gardens.
As the first storm moved off we were treated to a rainbow. Unfortunately, it didn’t signal the end, just the end of the first storm of several over the next two days. We saw considerable flooding in Deming on the way out of town and all along I-10 heading west.
The heaviest rain seemed to be around Lordsburg, NM and vast lakes became more prominent on both sides of the highway as rain came down.
As we approached the Arizona border we could make out sunshine on peaks on the well-defined western edge of the storms, a welcome sign in the middle of the desert.
We were taken by surprise by a narrow band of huge boulders that looked like they were very carefully placed by hand along the side of the road. Bob got just a quick chance to snap a photo of one of the PBRs (precariously balanced rocks, in geological parlance) between Wilcox and Benson. Some are SUV or school bus in size and it is a bit disturbing to see them poised, waiting for the right time to roll off their perches.