At Organ Pipe NM we found a free BLM campground and stopped in. The camp host has stopped registering people for the season. He said when it's 120 degrees out here, the BLM is not real concerned about how long people are staying. We asked about a site with shade and he told us about the "Crazy Woman Campsite". A woman lived here in the desert for many years, building a stone oven, flagstone walk and several garden areas. It's under a huge ironwood tree, giving lot's of shade next to an arroyo, a dry creek wash.

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