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This was a great trip and was awesome exploring a new place. This started near Carlsbad, NM and got onto the trails near Queen, NM and immediately dropped into Dark Canyon. Not sure of trail names but we passed Turkey Well and Horse Well. We followed a network of tight trails through some canyons, draws, and along dry creek beds. This led us to 540, a well maintained gravel road. It goes right along a rim and several spots to overlook the valley below.
Took road 201 off that and headed toward a lookout tower and find a camping spot. 201 is VERY rough and rocky. Make sure you aired way down, in 4 low, and everything is strapped down. I found 18 psi was too much in my tires and went down to 13 or 14. Also found out I didn't clearance enough in my fenders so the tires took care of that. We made it to the lookout and explored around the area. We also saw the smoke from the fire in Guadalupe Nation Park on the Texas side. We were only 20 or so miles from it. Camp that night was a few hundred yards past the tower and we were around 7000 feet elevation. Got freaked out from a pretty intense storm that just barely missed us. Found out the next day the storm had large hail, 60+ mph winds, and had produced a tornado.
You can see the smoke in the above pic
Took road 201 off that and headed toward a lookout tower and find a camping spot. 201 is VERY rough and rocky. Make sure you aired way down, in 4 low, and everything is strapped down. I found 18 psi was too much in my tires and went down to 13 or 14. Also found out I didn't clearance enough in my fenders so the tires took care of that. We made it to the lookout and explored around the area. We also saw the smoke from the fire in Guadalupe Nation Park on the Texas side. We were only 20 or so miles from it. Camp that night was a few hundred yards past the tower and we were around 7000 feet elevation. Got freaked out from a pretty intense storm that just barely missed us. Found out the next day the storm had large hail, 60+ mph winds, and had produced a tornado.
You can see the smoke in the above pic