Capulin Volcano-Fort Union-Santa Fe

The Capulin volcano is a dormant cinder cone volcano. It was pretty neat to see and the views were very cool. Since the land around is mostly flat you can see a REALLY long way from the summit. We drove up to the top and walked the crater rim trail, which is about a mile with a 300 foot elevation change, which it turns out, is more than it seems, especially when the temp is around 90. But we did it and it was nice. We made a impromptu stop at Fort Union after seeing the sign for it on the highway. Fort Union was the biggest Fort in the west, it supplied all the other posts in the southwest. It was a bit of a let down as what was actually there were the ruins of the Fort, in other words, foundations, partial walls, and some chimneys. But it was mildly interesting anyway and it broke up the drive. We stopped in Montezuma, NM to see the hot springs, which were a huge disappointment. There were not what you think of when you hear hot springs, These were basically out door bathtubs with moss growing on the bottoms and sides, with some odd people hanging around in them. I put my hand in the water and it wasn't even hot, really. These would more accurately be called "icky lukewarm cisterns". Pass. We did have a nice dinner at a Mexican place (shocking) called Kocina De Raphael in Las Vegas, NM. We arrived in Santa Fe around 7:30, so the same time we got into Clayton the night before. I hit the hot tub for a bit while Deb relaxed in the room before we called it a night. Oh, I also watched Season 3 episode 3 of Stranger Things. Shit's getting real on that show. Total miles: 271