Mesa Verde

Our elder Junior Ranger, proudly wearing his NPS vest with badges, was given jobs assisting the ranger on the Balcony House Tour. Our second tour of Cliff Palace, the younger wore his vest and weLeer más
Our elder Junior Ranger, proudly wearing his NPS vest with badges, was given jobs assisting the ranger on the Balcony House Tour. Our second tour of Cliff Palace, the younger wore his vest and weLeer más
Smooth drive up. R and I napped after leaving Mesa Verde (3 Junior Ranger badges down, 5 to go!), which we needed. Was hoping to go to Newspaper Rock to see petroglyphs, but we didn't feel like theLeer más
We went on a 3 mile round trip hike to Delicate Arch and had a 500 ft elevation change and hiked over Slick Rock and my Dad, Rowan and I climbed up a to an arch that form in a wall which from far awayLeer más
After our AM hike, we retreated into the RV to cool down and have lunch. Trekked up to Devil's Garden with easier 1.6 mile hike to Landscape Arch. I had more built up in my head, but it was stillLeer más
Leisurely morning. Our first on this trip. Slept until after 8am, took our time getting going. Neat rock, seemingly defying gravity. Just a short 0.3 mile walk around the base. Parking gettingLeer más
Hard getting shots without random people in them. Look closely for R & Tom perched at the top. L & I were happily in the shade below. It's getting hot!
R getting hot, tired, and hungry. "We can do hard things," Final loop at Arches! This is a fun park and we really enjoyed it (R loves any rock he can climb - not the arches themselves of course!),Leer más
Drove up a series of winding roads to the mesa top. Short video, handful of exhibits, demonstration of animal skulls, and rented audio CD for the canyon drive.
Nice breeze as we hiked out to MesaLeer más
Ending scene in Thelma & Louise - Susan Sarandon & Gina Davis, driving off the cliff. Great vistas of the wild geology around here. Legend is that cowboys corralled wild horses on the point, took theLeer más
Matt Kolacz"Indian" tacos with fry bread are amazing! How is the size of the RV so far holding up?