Cabresto Lake Drive

Our first full day in Red River, NM, had us exploring along a back road that eventually led us to a wonderful mountain lake where we had lunch.  But, first…..

We do love off roads, ones meant for Jeeps or other off road vehicles.  And, Red River, is a great base from which to explore!!  We met several Jeeps or off road vehicles (some taking tourists on some off road adventures!), but mostly, we had the road to ourselves.

One of the great things about the Jeep we have is the roll back roof that allows us to not only see the great views in front of us, but above us as well!! 

Red River is a ski town!  I don’t know how well-known it is among skiers, but it does seem to be popular enough to keep this small mountain town up and running in the winter, but not too popular to turn this into some sort of super commercial entity – thank goodness!

Our goal for today was Cabresto Lake – a beautiful mountain lake that’s really a reservoir.  The dam is off to one side of the lake, and it’s very easy to forget this isn’t a lake made by nature.  We did happen to see a beaver swimming toward us, below the trail upon which we walked.  I was actually surprised at how large he was.  Anyway, we did have a lovely lunch view of the lake!!

Although we drove back to our campsite via the regular highway, the overhanging rocks provided some impressive views, too!!

Enjoy!