City of Rocks State Park, NM

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City of Rocks State Park, NM

Postby Sparkle » Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:20 pm

When you approach the Park all you see is a pile of enormous rocks. We stayed 2 nights. The first night we drycamped, 10.00 a night. I wasn't feeling well, it was cold and a howling wind, so I didn't take a photo of our sites. They were really great, right in the rocks.
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The next night we opted for Electric Sites, 14.00.
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Re: City of Rocks State Park, NM

Postby Redetotry » Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:38 pm

I love the rocks, they look like they have faces.
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Re: City of Rocks State Park, NM

Postby Bethers » Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:45 pm

Sparkle screwed up - she got a side view of me instead of my butt for a change :)
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Re: City of Rocks State Park, NM

Postby Sparkle » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:07 pm

Quitcha bitchin' an post pictures! :lol:
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Re: City of Rocks State Park, NM

Postby WickedLady » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:46 pm

This is great. You gals are going to places I will probably never see except thru your pictures. Thank you.
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Re: City of Rocks State Park, NM

Postby bluepinecones » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:55 pm

I agree with Marda; keep up the good work.
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Re: City of Rocks State Park, NM

Postby Bethers » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:58 pm

Yes ma'am. While YOU were sleeping, Peaches and I were hiking. We went to the area of rocks overlooking the park:

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On the way down, I took pics of our rigs and the part of the City of Rocks behind them. Here's Sparkles:

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And just a pic I like of the rocks:

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Re: City of Rocks State Park, NM

Postby Nasoosie » Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:20 am

I am curious about the history of those eroded rocks. Are they the tops of a once-mountain range eroded down to nubbins? No glaciers there, ever, were there? Or are they the tops of a range covered with sand and then eroded? Nothing like those around the east that I have ever seen. Very interesting!

Your sites with electricity look very comfy, and it appears you have a covered shelter, too? Amazing for that price!
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Re: City of Rocks State Park, NM

Postby Cedar518 » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:26 am

Like Soosie I'm fascinated with the geological history of those rocks. OK,... time to hit the internet on that. Were you in a crater of sorts? Could they once have been lava? Fascinating!
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Re: City of Rocks State Park, NM

Postby avalen » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:15 am

I once saw a PBS show on those rocks and others like them, scientists have theories
about how they ended up there and the one theory was they were deposited there,
sort of "rolled" there by big humoungous flood.
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Re: City of Rocks State Park, NM

Postby bluepinecones » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:57 am

Found a good web site on the rocks/park. http://www.rozylowicz.com/retirement/cityofrocks/cityofrocks.html Says the were formed from volcanic ash, wind etc.
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Re: City of Rocks State Park, NM

Postby Bethers » Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:00 am

I believe I took a pic of the sign explaining them - if so, next time I have time, will upload to photobucket and add it here.
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Re: City of Rocks State Park, NM

Postby carold » Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:18 pm

Hmmmm, Beth, and why exactly did you like that particular rock. :lol: carold
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Re: City of Rocks State Park, NM

Postby Liz » Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:27 pm

Neat rock formations. I'm going back now to see where else you've been. I'm so ready to be traveling, I'll do it vicariously through you and others. Thanks for posting the pics.
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Re: City of Rocks State Park, NM

Postby AlmostThere » Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:15 pm

Ok, I'm a very conservative Christian woman, but the last picture of the rocks...ah, the one in the front center....kinda reminds me of...ah...well, you look and see if you see what I see.
Perhaps you and I are seeing the same thing, Beth, and that's why you like it? :o :oops:
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