We got up early, packed up, and left our beloved Chaco. We had a lot of miles to go, starting with an hour on wet and washboard dirt roads. After a Walmart and lunch stop in Durango, we drove slowly over the Wolf Creek Pass, famed in song. By the time we got to Alamosa, it was about 5 PM. We entered the Sand Dunes park around 6 PM, but we did not find any vacant campsites suitable for our rig. We executed our backup plan, which was to go to San Luis Lake State Park.
After we got settled in, and had a hot dog dinner, the campground host came by to chat. He told us that the noise that we were hearing was from the Spring Peeper frogs, so we headed to the lake. The sound became louder and louder as we approached. The girls went to work chasing down and catching frogs, which they enjoyed very much.
Richard
As an experienced frog catcher from catching my frog at home it was easy for me. I caught about 5-10 frogs. Grandpa and Grandma said it was hard to listen to the frogs but being right next to them was painful, though we soon got used to it. After following the noise i found a frog with a “bubble” about half it's regular size. These frogs didn't go under water but did swim fast so it was difficult to catch them and once you caught them they would struggle then eventually calm down by the warmth of your hand. All in all it was a lot of fun to catch the frogs then watch them re-group with their friends once you send them free.
Ari
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