The drive out from central Oklahoma was a long one that seemed to take forever. We saw a lot of old wooden barns. Which is cool because the Oklahoma weather usually take a toll on the older ones. Either blowing them away or just wearing them out.
When we got to Black Mesa I really didn't know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised at the rapid change in geography, from the flat open grassy plains to the broken, badlands type of landscape that you usually see in New Mexico. Which shouldn't have surprised me since we were only a few miles form the New Mexico state line.
We were both surprised to find a well kept parking lot, public restroom, and well used trail at Black Mesa. Oh by the way, Black Mesa State Park is not actually at Black Mesa. It is a bout four miles away. We drove through there and then moved on to the actual Black Mesa.
We got out and proceeded to walk up the path toward the top of the mesa hoping to make it to the highest point in the state.
Once we reached the actual base of the mesa, we found that the path began a dramatic climb to the top. We traveled that in a short time but found ourselves kind of worn out. So we decided to hike back down to the car for the trip back home.
On our way out of the area, we happened across probably two dozen antelope! We had to slow down and photograph them. My son, who'd recently been introduced to venison, immediately asked what antelope tastes like!
