Chamizal National Monument
November 24, 2006
We awoke and went to Chamizal National Monument across the street. There they have an outdoor stage, picnic area, walkways and a visitor center. We watched the short video about the boundary dispute between Mexico and the US because of the change in the path of the Rio Grande River. It was decided in 1879 that the boundary would be at the deepest part of the river, but that changed with floods. So President Kennedy made a new border with Mexico that put the river into a cement channel giving land back to Mexico. Land known as the Cordova Island became the National Monument. We received our Jr Ranger badges and patches.
The El Paso Zoo like many we have been to have a long walk before seeing any animals. The tiger was a joy; he walked about his habitat then went into the water and saw! We caught it on video; look in the movie gallery. The sea lion played with Will. The taper was interesting, big with what looked like a gray blanket over his black body. Do you know what a taper is? The ocelot was so pretty; it is hard to imagine that there are only about 100 left in the USA and all in Texas.
We stopped again at CompUSA to make sure the wireless on the laptop was working. It worked fine so we just need to find wifi hotspots that work. We left El Paso and headed north on NM54. At sunset we found a road leading to some phone towers and parked there for the night. Kathy made chicken sandwiches from our leftovers and we watched Cold Mountain.
We awoke and went to Chamizal National Monument across the street. There they have an outdoor stage, picnic area, walkways and a visitor center. We watched the short video about the boundary dispute between Mexico and the US because of the change in the path of the Rio Grande River. It was decided in 1879 that the boundary would be at the deepest part of the river, but that changed with floods. So President Kennedy made a new border with Mexico that put the river into a cement channel giving land back to Mexico. Land known as the Cordova Island became the National Monument. We received our Jr Ranger badges and patches.
The El Paso Zoo like many we have been to have a long walk before seeing any animals. The tiger was a joy; he walked about his habitat then went into the water and saw! We caught it on video; look in the movie gallery. The sea lion played with Will. The taper was interesting, big with what looked like a gray blanket over his black body. Do you know what a taper is? The ocelot was so pretty; it is hard to imagine that there are only about 100 left in the USA and all in Texas.We stopped again at CompUSA to make sure the wireless on the laptop was working. It worked fine so we just need to find wifi hotspots that work. We left El Paso and headed north on NM54. At sunset we found a road leading to some phone towers and parked there for the night. Kathy made chicken sandwiches from our leftovers and we watched Cold Mountain.
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