· exploring · food · national monument · Coral Pink Sand Dunes SP · Pipe Spring NM
A day trip to Pipe Spring National Monument and Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, amongst other places.
Pipe Spring National Monument sign:
Visitor center:
Diorama:
Exhibit:
Outside, behind the visitor center:
One chicken wandering around:
Longhorn bull:
Roof:
The main building:
The building was closed, but I peeked through the gate:
The spring goes through that building, and out the side:
Into a pond:
Wagon:
Some interesting rocks on the drive to the sand dunes:
Tourist trap cave:
Interesting rocks:
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park:
Interesting rocks:
We stopped for some food at Thunderbird Restaurant, “Home of the Ho-Made Pies":
Info:
Dessert menu:
Restaurant decor:
BLTs:
We had pie slices for dessert, and got a whole pie to go:
We went back there another day for dinner:
More interesting rocks:
Rock shop:
You guessed it, more interesting rocks:
