Travel Inn 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 ...

... forward to tomorrow. One of the problems with this part of the country is that you all you have are backroads (to my standards). I was thinking f going to southern Utah but have decided against it. i am too worried about my car at this point, and I still have to go a long ways. So, I am going to visit the Grand Canyon, then go south to pick up the highway.

... sites uncovered over the last 100 years. Back to the information centre to check out the Petroglyphs up on the rock face behind the Centre. The walk up to these ancient works of art was steep and through further ruins, but defiantly worth the climb to view these works up high done so long ago. As we descended we noticed a fossil in a small rock of a spider, it was wonderful and complete as well as in a stone that would fit into your hand. VERY tempting to take it as a ...

... is a double highway with speed limits of 75mph, (the Castle travels very comfortably at around 60-65mph, with a little to spare if required) We stopped for morning tea at The Flying C Ranch, a rest stop and a souvenir outlet along the highway. This contained many different types of options for the traveller to purchase something unavailable elsewhere, including; a full sized stuffed bison (priced at a bargain basement of $20,000), a ...

... we talked to said they once had their awning ripped off, just like I was afraid ours would be. By the next morning, the winds were down and we were finally able to open the awning, which wasn't easy because the pull-strap had disappeared. So Terry had to climb on a ladder and unroll it by hand until the pull-strap eventually appeared about 3-4 feet into the awning roll. Then we were able to unroll and re-roll it up ...

... 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......

... and selling their traditional hand-built pottery. We saw a lot of items that we thought were very beautiful, and ended up purchasing a large plate and small lizard seed pot. Very excited! Our first souvenir. Their prices were very reasonable. We are very excited! We hope to stop at the Acoma Pueblo when we go to Albuerquerque.

... of roadside tents selling Fireworks. Matt was tempted to buy some TNT - reliving his childhood - but we settled instead for watching them out of our hotel window. It's been a long time since we Australians have been allowed to buy fireworks to let off on our own, so maybe we'll pick some up and celebrate 4th July in Taos tomorrow with a bang.

... clearing roared three hefty, big bellied guys on Gold Wing Hondas, the big touring models. The bikes hac all the doo-dads,fairings and windshields, lights galore, special Mama seats and storage trunks, saddle bags, CB-AM-FM radios and antennas, speakers over the ears in each helmet, color coordinated of course. One bike was even pulling a two wheel trailer. the customary Big Mamas, ugly and mean looking, were perched behind each of the dudes. The women's bellies were ...