Silver City KOA, NM - August 11, 2019
All things must come to an end ... we're heading home ... time to get our "ducks in a row" after we have been traveling for almost a month (including our trip to France). We're getting a little ragged and Bambi wants some attention (a few screws loose) ...
We traveled to Silver City along I-25 to NM State Route 152 through the Gila National Forest and up over Emory Pass. I suspect that if we had any idea that the SR 152 was so steep, so narrow, so twisty that we might have had second thoughts ... fortunately, we didn't have an opportunity for those second thoughts. While it was a very slow and tenuous ride through the mountain pass, it was beautiful scenery (and we were traveling slow enough to enjoy it) ... and we breathed a sign of relief when we came out through the other side of the mountain range.
It was a bit disappointing to see the scale of the copper mining production, Chino and other mines, on the other side of the Gila National Forest ... whole mountains torn down and re-built with mine debris and tailings. The destruction of the landscape with open pit mining is breath-taking and disheartening ... no amount of "mine restoration" will recover the loss of the mountains that have been torn down. No pictures were taken ... it was too depressing ... Bambi leaves it to your imagination ...
We arrived at the Silver City KOA, which is not in Silver City (in Arenas Valley, about 3 miles from Silver City). While the Silver City KOA is really quite a lovely campground, well-run, with spacious lots and tree cover, it is not in Silver City. We had hoped to be able to walk into town and explore a bit ... but, we did not want to dis-connect when we were leaving the next day. We satisfied ourselves with a walk around the grounds, enjoyed the cooler temperatures (before we headed back into Tucson), and the wind that kept any flying insects at bay.
Oliva and her twins, Rouge and Rojo, wanted everyone to understand what a classy trailer Bambi is ... Bambi has custom made artwork decorating his humble abode honoring the partnership between Bambi and Fritz.
And, we all agree ... great trip and time to head home ... que la vaya bien!
It was a bit disappointing to see the scale of the copper mining production, Chino and other mines, on the other side of the Gila National Forest ... whole mountains torn down and re-built with mine debris and tailings. The destruction of the landscape with open pit mining is breath-taking and disheartening ... no amount of "mine restoration" will recover the loss of the mountains that have been torn down. No pictures were taken ... it was too depressing ... Bambi leaves it to your imagination ...
We arrived at the Silver City KOA, which is not in Silver City (in Arenas Valley, about 3 miles from Silver City). While the Silver City KOA is really quite a lovely campground, well-run, with spacious lots and tree cover, it is not in Silver City. We had hoped to be able to walk into town and explore a bit ... but, we did not want to dis-connect when we were leaving the next day. We satisfied ourselves with a walk around the grounds, enjoyed the cooler temperatures (before we headed back into Tucson), and the wind that kept any flying insects at bay.
Oliva and her twins, Rouge and Rojo, wanted everyone to understand what a classy trailer Bambi is ... Bambi has custom made artwork decorating his humble abode honoring the partnership between Bambi and Fritz.
And, we all agree ... great trip and time to head home ... que la vaya bien!
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