United StatesTexasBrewster CountyAlpineBig Bend Regional Medical Center30°23’0” N 103°40’15” W
June 5, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Finally packed and ready to roll, with enough of a route planed out. Jay, Jan & I took off about 10AM. A few stops : gas, a picnic lunch, a couple of rest areas and arrived at campsite 70 in the DavisRead more
United StatesTexasJeff Davis CountyFort DavisHospital Canyon30°35’48” N 103°53’31” W
June 6, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
After our visit to the ER, we stopped at Fort Davis National Historic Site. I had been here a year or 2 before. I had visited the site before but Jan hadn't ever been and it was worth seeing again forRead more
United StatesNew MexicoDoña Ana CountyWhite SandsTexas Canyon32°22’14” N 106°29’32” W
June 7, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
We made it to White Sands about mid afternoon. It was beautiful, just as I remembered it. Arlie had mentioned that the Gypsum sand is so white that it does not absorb any energy from the sun. I hadn'tRead more
United StatesNew MexicoCatron CountyApache Creek33°49’43” N 108°37’37” W
June 8, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
Only spent one night here in national forest lands. The campsite was lovely, there were very clean vault toilets nearby and we were in the middle of a forest. There were a few other campers nearby butRead more
United StatesNew MexicoCatron CountyApache CreekSquirrel Springs Canyon33°49’34” N 108°37’49” W
June 8, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
The plan was to stop at the Gila Cliff Dwellings and then camp at the Gila Cliff BLM land nearby. BUT the sign on the road to the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument simply stated "Cliff DwellingsRead more
United StatesColoradoMontezuma CountyLittle Moccasin Canyon37°13’51” N 108°27’43” W
June 9, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
We arrived at Mesa Verde Morefield RV & Campground at about 5PM. We had reservations for 2 days but it was a pick your own site and I don't even remember the site number anymore. But it was a goodRead more
United StatesColoradoMontezuma CountyLittle Moccasin Canyon37°13’51” N 108°27’43” W
June 10, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
There are a couple of loops in Mesa Verde, both long on mountainous roads. The campgrounds are near the north entrance to the park and at a lower elevation. It took most of the day to drive the loopRead more
United StatesColoradoMontezuma CountyMockingbird Mesa37°28’51” N 108°53’4” W
June 11, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
After Mesa Verde, we headed to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.
The monument's 176,056 acres are managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It is on the southwestern border of Colorado andRead more
United StatesColoradoMontezuma CountyMockingbird Mesa37°28’51” N 108°53’4” W
June 12, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
The roads were not all that well marked and we ended up on a dirt road for quite a while. And we made it to Hovenweep which is actually across the border in Utah. We took a rather long hike in 95Read more
Traveler I loved Hovenweep. I went there to spend one night and ended up staying five nights because the campsites were wonderful and there were almost no others. I think the around the rim hike you are writing about is five miles. I did several other hikes because I wanted to see all the ruins and didn't have an appropriate vehicle for the access roads. collapsed before the end of one of them and had to nap under a juniper tree before my body would let me finish the hike. Midday heat, in canyons, drinking water almost too hot to drink, and no shade in the bottom of the canyons.
United StatesColoradoArchuleta CountyChimney Rock37°11’38” N 107°18’16” W
June 13, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
I decided to add an afternoon stop to the day. It was visible on the paper map but the GPS had a hard time finding it. But I saw a sign and we made it. It was hot but they had kennels for dogs andRead more
