I have chosen to spend my retirement living out of a tiny teardrop trailer. Follow my adventures here.
Friday, June 19, 2015
Missing Adventure...
I missed my Adventure Wednesday on June 10th. I was unexpectedly called to return to Amarillo to conduct a funeral service. I did go on an Adventure on Wednesday, June 17th, and I will write and post pictures about that sometime this weekend. Safe travels to all of my friends, and please don't drink and drive!!
Friday, June 5, 2015
Adventure Wednesday #3..."It's Smokey!"
I'd classify this as a "Little Adventure". I drove up through Ruidoso to Capitan, NM to the Smokey the Bear Memorial Park. Capitan sits on US 380, where NM state Highway 48 intersects. I had a nice lunch at Renee's Cafe' (remember to bring CASH, no debit, credit cards, and no out of town checks...but the best egg salad sandwich that I've had in a long time!!
After lunch, I drove a couple of blocks up the road to the park. This is a small park, only a couple of acres. There is a nice little museum dedicated to Smokey the Bear, both the iconic cartoon forest fire prevention bear, and the live version who resided at the National Zoo for years.
I wasn't prepared for how this little memorial would affect me emotionally...Smokey was a part of my childhood, up until I was college age. Seeing his grave site was a bit of finality that impacted me more deeply than I had anticipated. The park also has a $2.00 admission charge, and they don't take cards or checks, either...
After lunch, I drove a couple of blocks up the road to the park. This is a small park, only a couple of acres. There is a nice little museum dedicated to Smokey the Bear, both the iconic cartoon forest fire prevention bear, and the live version who resided at the National Zoo for years.
I wasn't prepared for how this little memorial would affect me emotionally...Smokey was a part of my childhood, up until I was college age. Seeing his grave site was a bit of finality that impacted me more deeply than I had anticipated. The park also has a $2.00 admission charge, and they don't take cards or checks, either...
Museum Entrance
Exhibits of different new Mexico plant life in the park
Smokey's grave...still chokes me up.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)