From Rock Hound we traveled to what we thought would be a quick stop at "City of Rocks" State Park. Even when we pulled into the parking lot, it looked like something we could see in about a half hour. Once we started exploring, though, we found it was bigger than it seemed and was very fun to walk around it. it really did give the feel of walking through a town or city at times; there was a smooth rock "road" between the stone "buildings" and there were trees "planted" on almost every " block." (The stone monoliths were made of Kneeling Nun Tuff, from a volcano that erupted 67 million years ago.) We spent close to two hours there, an could have easily spent longer. We continued on to Gila National Monument. The road to the monument was very intense, we could only go around 20 miles an hour. We had to drive over a mountain to get to the remote area. Guard rails apparently are a New England sort of thing. There were places with 4 and 5 hundred foot drops inches from the road and the road was not straight anywhere. Going down hill we had to put the truck in first gear to prevent ourselves from going too fast (25 mph). We did arrive, arriving with enough time to find a campsite and go on a short hike to see some pictographs and a small cliff dwelling.
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| Watch out for free roaming cattle |
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| City street at City of Rocks |
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| I got this. |
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| I will survive |
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| This sign means " turn or die" |
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| Caution: No Shoulder |
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