Courtyard By Marriott 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

Makes me want to be an archaeologist.<br><br>But our trip there included breaking the trailer General Lee style and picking up a stray puppy in the 100' weather. We spent the rest of that afternoon figuring out what to do with the poor thing. We named her ...

... Check out www.taospueblo.com for more info. I spent a couple of hours and didn't leave town until noon. I crossed over the Rio Grande Gorge and the Continental Divide. (BTW, I crossed another time zone yesterday). I was a little freaked out on the bridge that went over the gorge. I never thought I had a fear of heights, but on this bridge I did. I couldn't ...

... the present day Pueblo Natives, in their traditional songs and stories, they were told to move and split into four parts and head North/South/East/West, this also matches with some earlier ruins we visited back in MMMMMM. Some of the Pueblo Natives are still in existence and have different tribes or names. One being the Hopi Indians, they continue a lot of the traditional customs and also object to photos being taken of themselves and tribal area. This whole Canyon and ...

... the design coupled with the colour. The shopping done and lunch completed, the Castle rolled again further North West. The country side along this route began as flat with nothing but vast expanse of dry grasslands with stunted shrubs and very dry landscape. The road climbed after Amarillo and rose to 7000 ft with rock outcrops and mesa tablelands. Certainly harsh and uninviting country side. Any small "towns" were simple dots on the map, a lot ...

... broke the tail light cover. We managed to duct tape the tail light cover into place (luckily, the tail lights still worked) and I stowed the fiberglass corner in a bay (although, I don't think they'll actually use it when it gets repaired). Then, we continued on our way. The winds built to gale force and became even worse and problemactic as we continued across the NE corner of Arizona. Our large 22' awning on the ...

... to the four corners and Utah which is where we actually have some plans. There were pieces of bagel on Evan's pillow when we got into the motel room, accompanied by the some fresh cigarette burns or mouse holes in the sheets; priceless. Im gonna snuggle close to my BBQ shirt from 3 days ago and try to remember the good old days of Southern cuisine......

Hi Y'all Today was mostly a driving day on back roads through absolutely beautiful countryside. I had Dirinda stop along to roadside so I could show you what we are seeing from the car. We stopped in Aztec, NM to look at more Anasazi ruins. When the ruins were first found they were erroneously thought to be Aztec in origin. That has been corrected but the name of the town ...

... a bit of a mission! At the moment I'm just putting in all the pictures I took in the last 6 years and step by step I will add the stories behind it. It might take me a while, but hopefully I will finish it soon. For now I'm in Africa and I'm trying to keep this travel log updated correctly. Hope you all having fun and enjoying your life and your travelling as much as I do! Take care Cyril (Alone)

Who ever told you life would be fair? Gene Garrett 4-26-92 South Rim, Grand Canyon, Arizona Mildly cool, clear Early morning I returned for another day at the Canyon. I was again overwhelmed at the awesome sights. You can sit in one place and look for hours and keep seeing something new as the sun moves shadows across the canyon. This is not a place where you drive up, jump from your car, hurriedly look around, snap a ...