RED RIVER

It is really beautiful here, but if you ask me, five days is too long to stay in one place. Especially when it rains cats and dogs every afternoon. I understand this is the monsoon season, but enough is enough!

Kathe and Jim are running out of things to do here, so today they decided to travel on the Enchanted Scenic Byway to the town of Red River.

They passed through Eagles Nest on the way and today they had a big craft fair in the middle of town. Warren bought a giant cowboy hat that is so big that it provides shade for not only his head but his whole body. No more sunburned ears. Kathe and Kathy looked at all the jewelry and Kathy bought a bracelet made from antique spoons. That sounds strange, but it's really pretty. Jim and Kathe bought a CD from a guy playing an Indian flute. I must admit I'm getting tired of hearing Dean Martin every night. This might be a welcome change.

Once they arrived in Red River they did some shopping and walked the whole main street. Red River is a ski area in winter and a destination for people from Oklahoma and Texas. Lots of young families camp here during the summer. We saw kids riding the ski lift to the top of the mountain and tubing down the slopes on the grass.

After a stop at the end of town to see Fawn Lake and check out the fishing, it was time to turn around and get back to Angel Fire before the next rainstorm.