Things to do Part 2!

Ok, So some more things to do IN Clovis and then a little about a trip out of town...

This weekend is the High Plains Junior Rodeo - Im a little late but here are a few things to do today and tomorrow :

SATURDAY: July 20, 2013
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
THE FINALE SHORT GO-ROUND & MEGA BOUNTY BUCK-OUT PERFORMANCE. Curry County Events Center – Main Arena. Open to the public. Admission: $5/non-competing person. Performance Theme for Grand Entry – “Red, White & Blue”

6:30 pm – 10:30 pm
HPJRA FAMILY NIGHT & GALA. Family, friends, food and entertainment cap off the week of finals rodeo competition. The evening will feature a chuck wagon meal, HPJRA annual auction, talent show, a showcase of HPJRA top contenders, and other entertainment. Talent show participants must pre-register and be members of the HPJRA or immediate family. Prizes will be awarded. Deadline for talent show entry is July 7, 2013 @ 5:00 pm (MT). Non-Member Admission: $10.00/person. This is a dress-up event presented by the Clovis Chamber of Commerce and the HPJRA.

SUNDAY: July 21, 2013
7:30 am – 10:30 am
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS. The crowning of the 2013 HPJRA Champions, plus continental breakfast, church services and fellowship. HPJRA rules state that a member must be present in order to receive year-end awards. Non-Member Admission: $10/person

For more information on the HPJRA Finals, please contact the Chamber at 575-763-3435 or Event Chairman Karen McDaniel at 575-693-1023

On August 1 Clovis Municipal Schools is going to hold an open house from 2-6pm to show off the new Gattis Middle School for those of you who, like me, are curious.

If you go to the chamber of commerce on the corner of third and Main st they have a bunch of information about the area and the state - you can grab a free New Mexico Magazine and a state map and plan weekend adventures for years to come.
I almost don't want to put this up here but here is the link to local attractions, you know the places that you take relatives when they come to visit but then never go there again,....well all except for the zoo. I think the zoo is great. https://clovisnm.org/visitors/attractions.htm

So last weekend we headed out to just see if we could find a good different camping spot and ended up in Pagosa Springs 6 hours later. We headed up through Santa Fe and Espanola. I had never been through Espanola so that was an adventure. Its beautiful North of that and up to Chama.

The landscape changes so quickly here in New Mexico so head out at 7am and by lunchtime you can be picnicking by a stream or climbing mountains or 4 wheeling down a forest road, seeing a wolf on the side of the road or at least 50 elk like we did.

We came home by driving along the Cumbres and Toltec rail line North of Chama and over to Antonio in Colorado then headed straight South next to our hunting spot then past the crazy houses made out of bottles and tires and then across the Rio Grande Gorge Then my favorite shortcut through Sipapu, (Great burgers) Tres Ritos, Mora, Las Vegas, Santa Rosa, Ft Sumner and then Home.

What's there to do in Clovis, NM anyway?

Well it's Summer in Clovis and we have a lot of new people in town! It's PCS season and it looks like that will last through November from the inquiries I have been getting....
Once the newcomers get here,  undoubtedly the first question I get is, "what's there to do around here anyway?" so I thought I would share a few of my favorites.
We have some great parks, Ned Houk is just North of town on the road to Tucumcari and has a couple stocked ponds with some good fishing, some trees (yes, really) and some great trails for dirt bikes, horses or walking, not to mention some great photo opportunities to show your friends what the wild west really looks like.
Clovis's own fabulous photographer Cristy Cross shot this whimsical Elopement shoot in Ned Hauk, so you get an idea of what the pasture around it look like. http://www.weddingchicks.com/2013/07/08/whimsical-elopement-inspiration/ Be sure to watch the video by Jenna Richardson Pryor on Vimeo. Its amazing.

If you have a free weekend go check out Tres Ritos, NM - No cell service - but that's part of it's charm.

It has some good trout fishing and a little ski lodge the next town over in Sipapu that has a disc golf course. I like camping in Duran Canyon which has a forest road lined by camping spots along a swiftly moving creek. There are some challenging ATV trails too along with some family trails as well. If you really arent into the nature stuff just follow the road on to Taos and enjoy the culture of Northern New Mexico. Just North of Taos is the newly dedicated Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and the Rio Grande Gorge. (back to nature, sorry)

In Clovis there are classes to take at the Clovis Community College, antique shopping on Main Street and at Roden Smith, a fabulous drug store with some unique offerings. http://rodensmith.com/

Ill get on again soon and give you some more ideas...stay cool!