My trip through Roswell took me on a route straight north through New Mexico, and Texas. When I reached Palo Duro Canyon, I was reminded that it was January, and I was quite a bit farther north than I had been the previous night. The weather forecast was calling for temperatures to get down to 22 degrees that night. I remembered reading in the RV papers that the Chinook was rated for temps down to 21 degrees. Sleeping tonight would be interesting.
As I was turning around to leave the closed and locked gate to the State Park, I passed the "over flow" campground. There was a man and his son setting up their campsite: a small nylon tent next to their small car. Well, if they could sleep outside like that with no heat, I surely could sleep in my RV even if the heat wasn't strong enough to keep it as warm as I was used to.
Palo Duro Canyon State Park, TX
Palo Duro Canyon State Park, TX
I drove back to an RV park that I had passed on the way to the State Park. When I woke up it was cold. I could see my breath. But I had dressed warm and covered up well, so the cold didn't keep me from sleeping. I headed back to Palo Duro Canyon State Park and took a nice drive through. It was beautiful and I even got to see some big horn sheep. After looking around, I headed on towards home, stayed a night near Oklahoma City, and arrived the next night in Fort Smith, AR.