Gila Cliff Dwellings National Mounment

4/16/2017, Easter Sunday.

Belated Happy Easter to everyone.

Arrived at Mesa Campground in the Gila National Forest, about 18 miles form the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.  No cell service, internet or TV!

We’d spent Friday and Saturday of the Easter weekend in the Alamogordo and Las Cruces Wal-Marts, leaving the crowded campgrounds to the locals.  On Sunday afternoon we found a nice site with afternoon shade and a great view of the surrounding mountains.

4/17/2017

Day trip to the Gila Cliff Dwellings, one of the few such sites where you can walk around inside the ruins.

4/18-19/2017

There were numerous hiking/sightseeing opportunities in the surrounding area but we decided to stay close to camp and simply enjoy the peaceful setting. Wild temperature swings, 31 to 78 degrees in the same day, humidity running 10 to 20%.

Next stop, City of Rocks State Park NM.

Here’s pictures from Gila Cliff Dwellings and Mesa Campground.