August 8 2016 Tented Rocks National Monument

We had a power outage last night after I had written my blog. The temperature was nice so it wasn't bad at all. We sat outside till almost 9. I started the generator so we could watch TV and keep our battery charged, . The park ranger said power was out all over the valley. It finally came back on before we went to bed,  It was a lot warmer when we got up Monday morning about 63. Its the first time in a long time I didn't have to put the furnace on to warm up the trailer. It was nice sitting outside except the wind was blowing which made it feel cooler. After breakfast we decided to do some exploring. The little town of Cochiti appears to be mostly retired folks. All the houses are adobe style homes.  There is just one convinenece store here with gas pumps and a laundromat. The only resterant is at the golf course. Santa Fe is the closest town to go to. We found a place called Tented Rocks Monument. We drove up to the overlook and looked around. The rock formations are interesting. Their are two different hikes to take and we may do them later in the week. We headed home and spent the rest of the day there. Susan did a little sewing. I hung some hummingbird feeders and it didn't take long for them to find it. We had another nice evening. It looked like we were going to get rain but it just missed us.