We took a walk down the road past several ponds to view the wildlife. We spotted a Sandhill Crane and a Ruddy Duck (which has a blue beak during mating season), several Cinnamon Teals, as well as an assortment of other birds.

After lunch, we took a drive down to the Royal Peacock Mine just to see if we could find it. They do have an RV park at the mine with full hookups ($20 per day), and you can dig for your own opals ($110 per person per day if you dig at the main mine, or $40 per person per day if you dig at the tailings site).