A&A Mesa Verde campground and RV Park Mancos

Wade took Ethan and cousin Rayven on a hike to the summit of Centennial Peak this morning. They left around 5:30 a.m. and ate a breakfast of cereal and fruit at the trail-head. The hike started deep in the La Plata Mountains down 9 miles of forest service road and 2 miles of 4x4 road that winds through aspen and pine groves wild with animal life. <br><br>The hike was relatively ...

... Petroglyph trail hike, which turned out to be quit wonderful. We walked along a path in the cliff wall, through shady pine trees with a variety of undergrowth like low oak bushes and mock orange bushes and even some poisin ivy. We had a guide booklet with descriptions of the flora and fauna and geology that corresponded to marked points on the trail. It really helped to put everything in context and helped us imagine what it must have been like to live on the cliff face.

... gekomen en zien nu in één van de brochures een kortingbon staan voor 15% korting. We bellen hen op en krijgen de kamer aan 76$ excl. tax. Het is een echt motel, met de kamerdeuren die uitgeven op de parking. De kamer is groot, er is een koelkast en een koffiemachine. Ok zonder meer. We zetten onze bagage binnen en vertrekken dan snel naar Mesa Verde. Dat is een National Park met ruïnes van Anasazi rotswoningen. We betalen 3$ extra per persoon om de rondleiding naar Cliff ...

... sûr, il est étonné de me voir toute seule! C'est terrible, non? enfin, la visite était très instructive, pleine d'humour et surtout j'ai rampé pour sortir de Balcony House! Excellent!!! Ayant quitté le parc à 18h, j'ai renoncé à rouler jusqu'à Aztec ( presque 100 miles) et me suis arrêtée à Mancos... je me lèverai tôt demain et blaguerai moins pour pouvoir visiter les ruines d'Aztec puis me rendre à Chaco! Capitale, me semble-t-il, de cette fascinante civilisation "pueblos".

welcome back! we are currently in Cortez, Colorado cooking up quite a spread for dinner. let me tell you about today. this morning we departed Castle Rock, CO around 8am and drove due south and then west across one of the most beautifully scenic roads that i have ever seen. We drove up mountains, down mountains and saw such amazing natural scenery. it was a lovely drive. long, but lovely. colorado ...

... there with some great shots of a '49 panhead that was rebuilt and painted to look just like the one "Billy" rode in Easyrider. We even got our pictures taken on it. Just when we thought we couldn't see anything more majestic; we rode through the Rocky Mountains and looped around 225 miles to Cortez. Much bigger and more awe inspiring. Imagine riding your motorcycle through passes where there are sheer rock walls 2000 feet high on either side. Places ...

... Verde. I can say it now and I will say it again... you have to see this. I took about a 2.5 hour drive down through southern Utah and down through to Colorado. Once getting into the park I made my first stop at park point, the highest point in park over 8000 ft elevation. A short walk up to the tower was lined with what looked to be burnt out white trees. My second stop was a ...

... it really gave you an idea of how these people lived. A Kiva is a ceremonial structure sunk into the ground and we saw lots of these in Cliff Palace & Balcony house, but all of them had no roof surviving the test of time. Then a quick trip through the museum so the kids could complete their Junior ranger badges. They had to say the Junior Ranger pledge this time and that was soooo cute to watch! All in all a fantastic day - 9 hours up on the Mesa, but a priceless experience.