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City of Rocks was really cool too. 34.9 million years ago a volcano that was 1000 times greater then Mt St Helens erupted. Rocks were forced upward during the eruption and landed here. The rocks cooled and congealed together forming the huge rocks that make up the City of Rocks. Lanes were formed between the rocks where the magma once flowed. This place was such a surprise as we drove through the high plains of New Mexico , then suddenly boom-ROCKS and big ones, at that!! Freeze/thaw patterns and wind shaped these rocks. As we explored and walked all around these rocks, we could imagine the formation of this area. Huge grottos, narrow to wide lanes, smooth and rough surfaces of rock were all over the place. The campground was pretty cool too. They’ve created campsites amongst the rocks. Its worth checking out for sure. We monkeyed around all afternoon bouldering, scrambing around, over, under, through, between these rocks. We watched the sunset while drinking red wine on a big rock—another good day. It was a blustery day and we hoped the wind would settle down by evening. We lit a campfire and tried very hard to enjoy it but wind was swirling around from every different direction and we gave up and went inside. There was only one other car camping in the rocks, but the RV parking lot was 100% full. We only saw 1 other person walking around on the rocks that day! These RV’ers stay inside and don’t come out to enjoy the outdoors…they are missing out.
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