Heron Lake, New Mexico

On our way north from Albuquerque, we spent a few days south of Chama at Heron Lake. Gorgeous setting. Lots of wind, as we've come to expect when it's springtime in New Mexico.

This lake, which is on the east side of the continental divide, actually gets it's water from the Colorado River basin, on the west side of the divide. From here, the water flows downstream into the Chama, eventually joining the Rio Grande.

Brilliant sunsets on the lake gave way to great star gazing.

One warning - if you visit this great state park with a 5th wheel trailer, you need to know that there are not many spots that can handle a large trailer outside of the full hookup area. Further, there are many roads into campsites that dead end with inadequate room to turn a large trailer around. Unless you want to back your rig out a long ways, walk it first!