Just drove through Pecos, Texas for what might be the last gas station for a while. We passed a parking where dozens upon dozens of people shot off fireworks, like a legit fireworks show.
Well, we finally made it to Guadalupe Mountain National Park around midnight, MST. I have a constant worry of someone being in our reserved site and having to wake them up to ask them to move but of the 30 or 40 “RV” sites here in what is pretty much a parking lot, there might only be 4 other people here: a camper van and a few small RVs. Also here, however, are WESTERN DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKES. Josie and I saw one when we walked to the bathroom. We were already fairly noisy and it just slithered off. I texted my group here and told them to shuffle around as they walked. The big 4 didn’t even want to get out of the car, but I confidently convinced Erin we could walk to the bathroom. Well, again a rattlesnake was on the sidewalk and we shuffled really loudly but this one didn’t move. It kind of just raised its head and tail and we retreated. Believe it or not I didn’t stick around to take pictures.
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