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 weEn savoir plus
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 weEn savoir plus
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 theEn savoir plus
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 awayEn savoir plus
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 stillEn savoir plus
RV has been working out well. Figured out most of the quirks. Big enough that we're not on top of one another. Surprised at how quickly I've become used to driving it - all except for the crazy longEn savoir plus
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 gettingEn savoir plus
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!),En savoir plus
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 MesaEn savoir plus
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 theEn savoir plus
Matt Kolacz"Indian" tacos with fry bread are amazing! How is the size of the RV so far holding up?