Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge and Living Desert Zoo
November 29, 2006
The sun in shining but it is cold; in the 40s. The sun should get us heated up to about 60s today. We didn’t see too many aliens in Roswell so we drove out to Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge where in 2005 we had spent a week working on drip lines in the butterfly garden. Ranger Steve Alverez was in the office and we had a nice hello. He took us out to the new visitor center and showed us the new video. It was one of the best we have ever seen with video clips of wildlife that were exceptional. If you are in the market for a professional video, check with Blue Earth Films. Steve walked along the butterfly trail with us; we admired the new exhibit signs and newly planted areas. It will be a great haven for butterflies come spring.
In Artesia we got a wifi hit so spent some time with that; checked weather. It is going to get real cold tonight, in the 20s. The winds are blowing us sideways so diving is a little slow.
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Carlsbad was a wonderful place to walk around the variety of habitats found in the Chihuahuan Desert. The aviary had hawks, eagles and owls and even two roadrunners. The gypsum sink hole had some remarkable walks of gypsum rocks. We walked through the arroyo, the pinon juniper zone where we saw a badger and Mexicon wolves. Then we explored the nocturnal exhibits. The reptiles exhibit had 14 different snakes. We enjoyed our stop at the Prairie Dog exhibit with 10 little critters munching on cabbage leaves and carrots. 
On the return loop where we saw bison, elk, bobcat and the best, the pumas. the mountain lions were great purring, growling, pacing, preening and watching us. We ended the trip with a walk through the succulent Greenhouse that houses many native and exotic cacti and succulents from around the world.
We made our way to Pecos, Texas and pulled into a restarea just west of town. It was already getting cold, the winds banged into us giving us a little wiggle or like a boat being rocked by waves, Ria. We watched our movie, Starman and went to bed leaving the water pump off and the drains open, the heater on and us tucked under our featherbed..
The sun in shining but it is cold; in the 40s. The sun should get us heated up to about 60s today. We didn’t see too many aliens in Roswell so we drove out to Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge where in 2005 we had spent a week working on drip lines in the butterfly garden. Ranger Steve Alverez was in the office and we had a nice hello. He took us out to the new visitor center and showed us the new video. It was one of the best we have ever seen with video clips of wildlife that were exceptional. If you are in the market for a professional video, check with Blue Earth Films. Steve walked along the butterfly trail with us; we admired the new exhibit signs and newly planted areas. It will be a great haven for butterflies come spring.In Artesia we got a wifi hit so spent some time with that; checked weather. It is going to get real cold tonight, in the 20s. The winds are blowing us sideways so diving is a little slow.
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Carlsbad was a wonderful place to walk around the variety of habitats found in the Chihuahuan Desert. The aviary had hawks, eagles and owls and even two roadrunners. The gypsum sink hole had some remarkable walks of gypsum rocks. We walked through the arroyo, the pinon juniper zone where we saw a badger and Mexicon wolves. Then we explored the nocturnal exhibits. The reptiles exhibit had 14 different snakes. We enjoyed our stop at the Prairie Dog exhibit with 10 little critters munching on cabbage leaves and carrots. 
On the return loop where we saw bison, elk, bobcat and the best, the pumas. the mountain lions were great purring, growling, pacing, preening and watching us. We ended the trip with a walk through the succulent Greenhouse that houses many native and exotic cacti and succulents from around the world.We made our way to Pecos, Texas and pulled into a restarea just west of town. It was already getting cold, the winds banged into us giving us a little wiggle or like a boat being rocked by waves, Ria. We watched our movie, Starman and went to bed leaving the water pump off and the drains open, the heater on and us tucked under our featherbed..
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