Raton, NM

We had stayed at the Cedar Rail RV park in Raton, NM our second night of the vacation (remember the triple rainbow?), but this time we had a nice back in spot with a spectacular mountain and valley view.  The reason the view was so nice was because just behind the spot is a "cliff" that drops off about 30 feet.  I decided to clean the rear RV windows, and that was quite a challenge.  I tried spraying water and using a squeegee, but that left an ugly mess.  I ended up using a damp micro fiber cloth and that did a nice job with twice over the window.

The next day was occupied with researching a rescue of a Standard Schnauzer reported to be at a kill shelter in Midland, TX.  The report did not have enough information, and even though I called SPCA and other shelters and in nearby towns we never found the dog.  Since that was going on and since the day was cloudy and damp, we decided to take a vacation from our vacation and just laze around. 

One "job" I did perform was to try to scrub out the black water tank (sewage).  Whenever we empty it, the indicator never shows it as empty.  This is most often due to paper or other material on the float in the tank.  The RV has a separate hose connection to spray inside the tank, but when we tried to use it, we discovered that it leaked inside the walls of the RV and could not be used.  I ran a garden hose into the bathroom so we could repeatedly fill and empty the tank to move all the material out.  We would let it soak, then empty, then power spray what could be reached through the toilet.  Hopefully, it will get the guage working properly.  We need to take the RV back to the dealer to get the leak in the wall fixed.

The RV next to us had a hummingbird feeder, and there were normally about 6 hummingbirds there all day long.  As we watched out the back window, we could see them in the bushes/trees along the cliff behind us.  At one point, one bird would repeatedly fly straight up, then dive 75' straight at the ground, pulling up at the last minute to avoid the ground.  On our last morning there, there were at least 20 hummingbirds fighting for a spot at the feeder (see posted videos).