Wednesday June 5 2024

June 04, 2024

Wednesday June 5 2024

Wednesday June 5

Woke up early to do Table Mountain hike (8 km return). Quite hot but not oppressive, so we took lots of water and set out. I had two concerns, staying hydrated and watching out for snakes! We saw our first snake just before the trailhead on one of the park roads, a small diamondback rattler, dead though, someone must have run it over with a vehicle. We didn’t approach it for a closer look in case it was faking!

The hike was nice, fairly gradual climb with an elevation gain of 600 feet. The views were superb with the City of Rocks laying at our feet. After an enjoyable stay at the summit, we descended back to camp where we enjoyed an outdoor shower using the Altos exterior shower feature – divine! Note: there are no shower facilities at this campsite.

All clean and refreshed, we headed to Silver City for a 12:30 yoga class. Arrived a bit early but the studio was open so we went in hoping to sign in for the class. Once inside we were confused as there was a class in progress... a few minutes later the instructor emerged from the studio to see who was hanging around in the lobby. We explained we were there for the 12:30 class then realized we were late and that the class had started at 11:30! We did it again! Long story short, there was another class at 5:30 so we decided to tour Silver City and come back for the late afternoon class.

Silver City is a small town, very authentic with a distinctive small-town vibe. The city was originally a mining community and there is a huge copper mine still active in the area but the town has a very artsy feel with lots of galleries and shops reflecting that lifestyle. We spent a couple of hours at a very funky coffee shop where we enjoyed excellent beverages and treats as well as good Wi-Fi. We both got caught up with our computer work as the City of Rocks did not have cell phone service.

After coffee, we still had some time on our hands so we stopped at Walmart to pickup some RV black and grey water chemicals and drove through a small town just north of Silver City that has an establishment called the Buckhorn Saloon and Opera House that is really old and hosts evenings of entertainment – unfortunately we weren’t able to attend any.

Back at the in town, we checked in for yoga and enjoyed a great Vinyasa Flow with Patricia. Afterwards we headed back to camp for a late supper and a quiet evening.