Happy Birthday Megan!
We spent the weekend at Red River. We had wanted to leave early but we actually didn't get on the road until about 5:30pm and then we still hadn't decided where to go. I lost my campsite book so we stopped by Page One to pick up a new one. Then, after consulting with TJ about a closer campground, we decided to head further to Red River. We got to there well after dark and set up the camper. The next day, we spent a couple hours in Red River. We went to Go Cart City and then got some snow cones. Megan picked a birthday cake flavored snow cone that really did taste like frosting! We visited Fun City which really wasn't all that fun. It was a weird place that almost looks abandoned and was filled with ancient arcade games but the kids seemed not to notice. I wonder how long that place has been there? We also found the building that Ron's grampa built which now houses a bait/trinket shop. It was cool to see the similarities in that building and the family cabin.
We sang Happy Birthday to Megan by fishing pond, opened her presents and ate the cupcakes she had picked out. She fished for a while with Dad but didn't catch anything. Ron caught the trout Andrew is holding and they brought it back to cook. Andrew, Megan, Emily and Dad shared it so they all got about 2 bites each. We ate lots of smores and had a great time. The girls liked gathering twigs for the fire and building birthday cakes with twig candles. I read Twilight which turned out to be a funner read than I expected.
The campground near Red River was very busy and the road at night was loud. Most of the campgrounds are just off the Enchanted Circle route. The Enchanted Circle is an OK drive. It circles Wheeler Peak, I think. The drive from Angel Fire to Mora is beautiful. It's a small road that travels along a creek and it was very shady, lush and green.
