Roper Lake State Park, Arizona

Friday, June 12, 2009
As we left Balmorhea, our plan was to try to get as close as we could to Tucson, Arizona, that afternoon. We made it to El Paso around noon and stopped briefly there to see one of Katy’s friends who had a baby just a few days before. Syvette and her new baby girl, Brooklyn, were adorable and doing great. From El Paso we continued to head west on I-10 and as we were driving, we began calling national and state parks to check for availability for the night. The only place we could find that seemed to have plenty of room was in southeast Arizona at a place called Roper Lake State Park. The reason for the availability became pretty clear as we neared Safford. Roper Lake is out there, with not much nearby and few amenities. However, it ended up being a great place for us to pitch our tent for the night. We spent the afternoon floating on the lake in our new River Rat inner tubes and then cooked a fabulous meal of turkey burgers and mac n’ cheese.