2021 Summer Adventures

juin - septembre 2021

Heading out to wander. En savoir plus

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- 5 juin 2021
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 4 436 p
- États Unis Texas Brewster County Alpine Big Bend Regional Medical Center 30.38334, -103.670830°23’0” N 103°40’15” W
Jour 1
From AusTx to Davis Mountains SP
5 juin 2021, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 Davis Mountains Texas State Park. Not a bad campsite but next time I will reserve site #78, it was a little closer to the restrooms but not too close and it had shade.

On our first hike the next day we got a bit of a late start and it was already hot. Jay wanted us to turn around after about 30 minutes and we should have listened to her. When we finally did turn back, we took a steep trail and Jan lost her footing and twisted her foot. She was able to scoot down to the trail head on her but and I went and got Vanette.

After sorting a few things at the campsite, I drove her to the ER in Alpine. X-rays showed it wasn't broken & they called it a contusion. And since none of us is in shape for long hard hikes we are only slightly disappointed.En savoir plus
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- 6 juin 2021, 14:00
- ☀️ 88 °F
- Altitude: 4 895 p
- États Unis Texas Jeff Davis County Fort Davis Hospital Canyon 30.59673, -103.8918130°35’48” N 103°53’31” W
Jour 2
Fort Davis National Historic Site
6 juin 2021, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 for me. It was too hot (101*) to see it all but it was worth the visit. It was a site where many Buffalo Soldiers had been stationed and fit in with my summer trip when I stopped and many civil rights historic sites.

I had forgotten about Second Lt. Henry O. Flipper, the first black graduate of West Point. I would love to know more about him.

Afterwards we stopped for ice cream 🍦 Jay got her own cup and enjoyed it very much.

Later that evening we went to Marfa. We ran into an eccentric guy named 'Sleeper'. He was quite a character. Jan invited him to dinner and we had an adventurous evening.En savoir plus
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- 7 juin 2021
- ☀️ 90 °F
- Altitude: 4 298 p
- États Unis New Mexico Doña Ana County White Sands Texas Canyon 32.37069, -106.49232932°22’14” N 106°29’32” W
Jour 3
White Sands & Aquire Springs BLM
7 juin 2021, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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't realized that but it was true.
We were able to walk barefoot on the softest finest sand in the heat of the day. Jay enjoyed running on the sand dunes too!

Afterwards; We drove to a very secluded campground outside Las Cruz, NM for the night. It was lovely.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Aguirre Springs is one of the campsites I stayed overnight at on my way to Gator by the Bay last summer. Great view of White Sands.
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- 8 juin 2021, 07:00
- ☀️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 6 440 p
- États Unis New Mexico Catron County Apache Creek 33.82873, -108.6269333°49’43” N 108°37’37” W
Jour 4
Apache Creek Campground
8 juin 2021, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 but the sites were large and far apart.En savoir plus
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- 8 juin 2021
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 6 414 p
- États Unis New Mexico Catron County Apache Creek Squirrel Springs Canyon 33.826093, -108.63030433°49’34” N 108°37’49” W
Jour 4
No Gila Cliff Dwellings today
8 juin 2021, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 Dwellings Closed". So we turned around. Finally found a lovely spot in a park for our picnic lunch. Then we stopped at a NM visitor center and found out that smoke from fires in AZ was the cause of the closure.

So.....we started heading north towards Mesa Verde. We stopped at a reststop with cement teepees on the way for a break and a snack. So far we have been eating pretty well and healthy. I should be keeping track of our meals but I can hardly keep up with where we are on what dates.

So this night since we had more time than we had planned (due to not seeing the Gila Cliff Dwellings), we drove further towards Mesa Verde so we would have less driving to do the next day. We ended up at Apache Creek Campground once again in national forest land.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Maybe next time. The dwellings are at the end of a very long twisty winding but paved road but the campsites are, or maybe were, free.
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- 9 juin 2021, 17:00
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Altitude: 7 539 p
- États Unis Colorado Montezuma County Little Moccasin Canyon 37.230873, -108.46183437°13’51” N 108°27’43” W
Jour 5
Mesa Verde, Colorado
9 juin 2021, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 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 good site and there were showers at the main center so that was really, really appreciated. We took showers before dinner, had some dinner and then just relaxed. I cleared out the passenger seat the next morning so we could ride together as it was going to be a full day of driving.En savoir plus
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- 10 juin 2021
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 7 539 p
- États Unis Colorado Montezuma County Little Moccasin Canyon 37.230873, -108.46183437°13’51” N 108°27’43” W
Jour 6
Exploring Mesa Verde
10 juin 2021, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 loop and then take short hikes to see the ruins and then drive to the next one. The museum and visitor center was closed but there was plenty to see and lots of signs and some rangers around some of the ruins to provide information.En savoir plus
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- 11 juin 2021
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 6 427 p
- États Unis Colorado Montezuma County Mockingbird Mesa 37.480888, -108.88438837°28’51” N 108°53’4” W
Jour 7
Canyons of the Ancients NM
11 juin 2021, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 and comprises hundreds of ancient ruins. Only a few are accessible to the general public. We stopped at the visitor center is partially run by BLM and partially by the National Park Service. There were a couple of movies to watch and the ranger gave us a "detailed" route to use the next day for our explorations.

We found a nice campsite on BLM land for the night.En savoir plus
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- 12 juin 2021
- ☀️ 86 °F
- Altitude: 6 427 p
- États Unis Colorado Montezuma County Mockingbird Mesa 37.480888, -108.88438837°28’51” N 108°53’4” W
Jour 8
Canyons of the Ancients day 2
12 juin 2021, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 95 degree heat around a canyon with multiple ruins. I ended up taking Jay off leash, there were very few people around, she would trot ahead and find shade and then wait for us. It was good to get back to the campsite and chill for the rest of the day.En savoir plus
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Voyageur 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.
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- 13 juin 2021, 12:00
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Altitude: 7 549 p
- États Unis Colorado Archuleta County Chimney Rock 37.193832, -107.30441337°11’38” N 107°18’16” W
Jour 9
Chimney Rock National Monument, CO
13 juin 2021, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 and since Jay was the first dog there for the day, she got the biggest, nicest kennel, under some lovely shade trees.

It was a 3 mile drive from the visitor center & kennels up to the top where the hike and ruins were. It wasn't a long hike but it was a bit steep and hot. The ruins were some of the best we'd seen, especially since we were able to join a ranger giving a tour. She was really good.

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