Well we had a good stay at Lyman Lake, the place was pretty and they had hot showers! We were close to the border of New Mexico, so we figured it'd be pretty easy to get a decent ways into the state. The day was pretty easy and uneventful, the stretch between Springerville and Datil was nice and hardly populated, which made for a nice easy drive. What a change from the 40, I keep thinking about how exciting it is to drive for miles without seeing a car or building. The route we chose seems to be pretty bare in terms of food, so we've just been gettin by with what snack we have, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are staple. We ended up camping at the Datil Well Recreation area, in history it was one of the wells along the route to Magdalena, NM where cattle drivers would stop to water their cattle. There was a well every 10 miles for about 100 miles to the town of Socorro, where trains would ultimately pick up the cattle and take them off to wherever. It was a really pretty place, and the well water was delicious. Luckily there were fire pits, and a huge stack of wood left behind for us, so we had a great fire that night. And camping was only $5!
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