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I crawled up the hill and out of the RV boondocking campground, headed for the gas station to top up my fuel tank before I head off into the middle of nowhere, known as Whitewater Draw.
Since it's not the weekend, I was easily able to find a spot to Boondock, which can be difficult on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. I walked down to the lake as soon as I got here, and Much to my surprise, there were thousands of sandhill cranes.
My recent experience at the Bosque del Apache left me wondering if I would ever see any cranes again. But as soon as I heard all of the croaking going on down at the lake, I knew there was going to be a lot more than a handful of cranes. And indeed there were.
But it looks like I was worried about nothing, because there are plenty enough cranes here to keep me busy taking pictures for the next few days. The boondocking here is still free, which surprises me. The length of allowable stay is three days, but since I don't want to leave here on a weekend, I think I will hang around and leave on Monday morning. , which will be my fourth day, but the place isn't crowded. I've never seen a ranger here on the weekend. and nobody really keeps up with how long anyone's been here anyway. it’s really an honor system, as long as you don't try to move in here and treat it like a home.
Theboondork
I didn't take any bird pictures when I first went to the lake. I just took a few landscape pictures of what the area looks like these days.
Fall is still in full swing this far south, and all the trees are beautiful.
There's not as much water here as I'm used to seeing, but it's a whole lot more than the Bosque del Apache had. So there's plenty of water for the cranes to roost in, so they don't get attacked by every coyote in the county.
My teeny tiny home is parked in my boondocking spot at Whitewater Draw.