BEST WESTERN TERRITORIAL INN AND SUITES Farmington

Today, we went to Mesa Verde National Park. There were alot of Pueblo Indian Cliff Dwellings. I got another Junior Ranger Badge. It was my 16th! We took a long hike up and down the mountain to get to go inside some cliff dwellings. We saw a big cloud of smoke from a fire on our way home. We drove to Aztec, New Mexico

... and took her to the Animal Shelter - it wasn't easy to leave to sweet little thing there.<br><br>We hiked through the morning and got to see the Globular Cluster and the Sombrero Galaxy through the Chaco Observatory a night. All-in-all, a wonderful leg.<br>

... noise. The last thing I wanted was to be broken down on the side of the road, no cell phone reception, no passing cars, and snow everywhere. But, it all worked out fine and I saw some amazing landscapes. Unfortunately, I did not get any photos of the snow because I did not want to stop :) I'm at another hotel tonight, which isn't as sketchy as the last hotel ...

... reverent site is in the Navajo Native Reservation. The Navajo are not direct descendents of the Pueblo Indians, but certainly have many of the cultures and systems either adopted or passed on to them of a similar or of the same nature. We tracked around the largest site and enjoyed the time to wonder at the skills and time taken to develop this wonderful building as early cultures developed. We moved on from this site to follow the paved road around and view some other ...

Day 172 Tucumcari - Bloomfield - New Mexico Today was set as a drive day with pick up groceries, our aim was to the North West corner of New Mexico. This being a place near the centre of the four corners (Four States meeting in a corner(New Mexico/Utah/Colorado/Arizona) this particular area has some magnificent natural wonders as well as contains some of the oldest Native cultures and ruins around the 800th century to 1500. The road through the ...

... touch together (Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico), as we turned, one of the A/C covers blew off the roof. It went flying across the road, shattering into many smaller pieces with each bounce! We finally got to the San Juan County McGee Fairgrounds in Farmington, NM. We arrived early (the FMCA Rally didn't start for another three days) and swapped stories with other RVers about the winds. One of the first ...

So here we are, Farmington, New Mexico. We found a Mexican restaurant to eat at that was supposedly the best in town; I hope for the town's sake that that was a false statement. We ate some taquitos, fajitas (con pollo), and carne asada. We were the only patrons in the place and the food was so-so, but then again, what did we expect. At least we are ...

... Archeologists are not sure why the people left this area - some speculate drought. Interesting multi-level homes surrounding the Kiva. You could walk thru some of the homes and inside the reconstructed Kiva. This is the only fully reconstructed Kiva. Outside the Visitor Center was an artist couple from the Acoma Pueblo near Albuquerque ...

A pretty uninteresting day in terms of blogging but we enjoyed the drive from Holbrook to Four Corners, via Canyon de Chelly. The kids were great and with long straight roads and all that open space it really started to feel like we were roadtripping USA! We entered New Mexico after leaving the 4 borders and got to Farmington in time to see a ...

... to there. The part I don't understand is why people go to places like the Grand Canyon, or Sequoia Park and continue to drive as if they are racing. If they want to make good time they should stay on the freeways. There's no way they can enjoy the scenic beauty of the countryside while fighting traffic. The south entrance to Yosemite Park is just beyond Fish Camp, near Mariposa Grove where I witnessed a little drama I could hardly believe. I had stopped at a rest area. Into ...