Reached Arizona

We left the Silver City area on Wednesday and drove about 120 miles to a Forest Service Campground just over the state line with New Mexico and Arizona.  The campground is near Alpine, Az where we are now sitting in their library using their wifi.  The campground is situated in a stand of Ponderosa Pines with large campsites.  We have a shady site with a few of Luna Lake, which is stocked with trout.

On the way here, we stopped at the Catwalk.  The Catwalk is just that, a catwalk that follows a mountain stream for a couple of miles.  It was originally constructed so that workers could easily access and maintain a water pipeline.  Now it is only for recreational purposes, and follows the course of a mountain stream.  It's really neat to look down through the steel mesh floor and see a flowing mountain stream.  It was a nice stop on the way to Arizona.

The altitude, 8,000 feet, is something we aren't quite aclimated to, so our hiking and walks are conducted at a slower pace.

The campground pictures below are where we are camped now.