Drive with care and other Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, NM Warning Or Danger Tips

There are many deer in this area. In the evenings and early mornings they feed along the roads. Slow down when you drive.
The roads have many turns, you never know what is on the road just around the bend. This is not the place to practice driving the Indy 500.

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The name of this place is Gila Cliff Dwellings and it is located in the Gila Wilderness. On a warm day you can expect that Rattlesnakes and Gila Monsters are taking in the warm sun. When it gets too hot they go under a bush, log, brush, or in a crevise. Therefore, sitting down near these or sticking you hand or foot near them is potential trouble. Look first.
A Gila Monster will bite down and its jaws are powerful. They will hold on as the poison drips into the wound.
The rattlesnake is so quick at striking that you hardly see it. By then it is too late to get away.
These animals are colored so that they blend in with the environment. Always look down as you walk along a trail.
If you do that, you will be safe and have a great time.
To identify a rattlesnake in comparison to a non poisonous one: they have cat eyes, and their cheeks bulge out because this is where the poison is kept.
Especially beware of the young rattlesnakes as they can be more vicious in their behavior.

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This article was posted in the news Jan. 15, 2007. It reminds one to take food, and prepare for the worst when you go into the Gila Wilderness. This is not like camping at a state campground in California where there is a store nearby, showers, and firewood cut to buy. This is serious camping.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A camper who became stranded nearly five weeks ago in a national forest because she could not cross a swollen river was rescued Sunday, more than two weeks after the search for her was called off.

A New Mexico National Guard crew waded across the icy Gila River to rescue a dehydrated and weak Carolyn Dorn of South Carolina, who entered the Gila National Forest alone on Dec. 6 for a two-week camping trip.

I would think that if you want to know more about this article you can google Carolyn Dorn and it will pop up.l

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