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 weMeer informatie
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 weMeer informatie
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 theMeer informatie
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 awayMeer informatie
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 stillMeer informatie
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 longMeer informatie
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 gettingMeer informatie
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!),Meer informatie
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 MesaMeer informatie
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 theMeer informatie
Matt Kolacz"Indian" tacos with fry bread are amazing! How is the size of the RV so far holding up?