Raton, New Mexico

We left Colorado Springs around 0930 this morning. Once we left the city the terrain was pretty boring on I-25. Scrub and no wildlife to be seen. A few horses and cows were about it. Our drive wasn't a long one and after stopping around 1130 for some lunch we only had about 75 miles to go.

After we passed through Pueblo we started seeing more mountains. But first the clouds caught my eye.

This is Fishers Peak Mesa according to the map

It was in our view for a long time and if I remember correctly it's in the City of Trinidad, Colorado, Once we passed through this city we started climbing to Raton Pass 7800 feet.

It was a beautiful drive

Don't recall the exact time we arrived. but we set up quickly and soon we were sitting outside enjoying the 80 degree temperature and lovely breeze.

This is our view out the back

a little to the right. There are signs for bear and elk in the area. The office had hummingbird feeders out so I put two window feeders up and it wasn't long before we had hummers!

Boo was exploring and jumped down to check out the hill. Then he couldn't figure out how to jump back up. He finally figured it out but it was fun watching him.