Monday, March 10, 2008

Wild Burros and Cibola National Wild Life Refuge







We took two trips last week. The first was to the Parker Dam and the Black Meadow Campground. On the trip we saw the wild burros silhouetted on a hilltop. These are descendants of mules that were used many years ago when mining was common in the area.

The dam on the Colorado River is one of the deepest in the country because they had keep going down to get to bedrock.

No, the birds aren't from the wild life refuge but from a pond in the town of Cibola. We were disappointed in the area. Scarred trees show there was a fire in the area. Even though they have developed the road system with tons and tons of gravel, and wild life have plenty of water from the Colorado River, we only saw about four flying birds in an hour.

We also planned to see the museum of Red Schneider but everything was locked up.
Next year we hope to see more and visit with RV friends who plan to volunteer in the wild life area.

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