May 9, 2009 Fortsat fra sidste side ~ Continued from last page Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Dagens baghave: Backyard of the Day: City of Rocks State Park, Faywood, Grant County, New Mexico City of Rocks State Park is located off State Highway 61 near Faywood in Grant County, New Mexico   Vi kørte videre til City of Rocks State Park, hvor vi ankom lige midt i middagsheden, så vi fik sat klima-anlægget i campingvognen igang, tog en lille skraber som kompensation for morgenens utidige opstandelse, og så film (eller - for mit vedkommende - satte hjemmeside sammen om Shakespeare). Hvilket vil sige, at vi ventede til sidst på eftermiddagen med at gå på opdagelse, da risikoen for solstik var til at overskue. Til gengæld blev det så så-som-så med lyset på de syv tusind billeder, jeg tog til jer.... Vi beklager den forringede billedkvalitet! Vi drove on to City of Rocks State Park, where we arrived smack in the middle of the noonday heat, so we got the air conditioning in the camper going, took a little siesta to compensate for our untimely rising this morning, and watched a movie (or - for my part - put a webpage together about Shakespeare). Which means that we waited till late afternoon before we went exploring, when the odds against heat stroke were better. The trade-off was the so-so light for those seven thousand pictures I took for you guys.... We regret the substandard picture quality!   Thumbs up!     City of Rocks State Park er sådan et sted, jeg drømte om, da jeg var lille, men som aldrig rigtig fandtes. Et fantastisk sted, fuldt af overraskelser, et sted hvor man kan gemme sig, og hvor der er en lillebitte gysende chance for, at man kunne forsvinde for evigt. Et sted hvor man aldrig helt ved, hvor man er, og hvor man aldrig ved lige præcis, hvad der venter én om det næste sving på stien, et sted, der er fuldt af huler og krumninger og fremspring og højder og små kløfter. City of Rocks State Park is the kind of place I dreamt about as a little girl, but which never really existed. An enchanted place, full of surprises, a place where a person could hide, and where there'd be a teeny tiny thrilling chance of disappearing forever. A place where you never quite know where you are, and where you never know exactly, what's waiting around the next bend in the path, a place full of caves and strange crooked areas and ledges and high points and little gulches.

Klipperne, der ligger her, var engang en stor sammenhængende lavasten kaldet "Knælende Nonnetuf". Lavamassen kom fra et kæmpe vulkanudbrud, der menes at have fundet sted for knap 35 millioner år siden. The rocks in this area were once one huge cohesive lava rock, known as "Kneeling Nun Tuff". The lava mass came from a humongous vulcanic eruption which is believed to have taken place just under 35 million years ago.         Hej mormor! ~ Hi grandma! Efterhånden som tufen afkøledes, sprang den revner, idet den trak sig lidt sammen. As the tuff was starting to cool down it would contract some, causing cracks to form.

I tidens løb har erosionen fra vind og vand gjort revnerne i tufen bredere, som små stræder i en by. Nedbrydning af tufen har dannet nogle fantastiske formationer. As time went by the erosion of wind and water caused the cracks in the tuff to widen, resembling streets in a town. The erosion of the tuff has made spectacular formations.         Man kan gå adskillige kilometer mellem stenene. you can hike among the rocks for several miles.

Forsøg på at gi' mormor Ella et bommesideslag! ~ Trying to give grandma Ella a heart attack!

Camping Information We're camping at City of Rocks State Park, where we are paying $25.00, which includes the $5.00 park entry fee, as well as water and electric. They do have dry sites as well, which are right amid the rocks and are cheaper. Facilities: Visitor Center Restrooms with showers Water and electric Telephones Campfire and ranger led programs Hiking and biking trail Leashed dogs welcome. More New Mexico Travel Information Here A BIT EARLIER TOMORROW