One of our favorite NM state parks is Rock Hound. The park sits at the base of the mountains were locals once mined for geodes and if you wish to do some pick work, you can take home a bucket. The hillside is covered with the remains of this summers bloom of majestic looking yucca. We have traveled through this part of NM in the spring and marveled at all the bright yellow poppies along the hillside, I can only wonder what these tall spires look like when they are in full bloom! Just in front of our site is a sprawling Datura (moon flower) with tinted flowers of white and purple. I've collected a few seeds for next spring. And for Blue's entertainment a covey of Scaled Quail walk our site searching for seeds. These little birds are not as showy as the Gambles Quail but very pretty with several subtle colors and chose to run more often than flight when you show them interest.
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