Cortez Days Inn
430 North State Highway 145, US Hwy 160 & State Rt 145 Cortez, Colorado, 81321, United States
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Crossing The Rockies
We crossed the Rockies yesterday in our little rental car, which we've fondly named "Big Red." After a little re-packing and re-organizing, all our stuff fits perfectly, and that little 4-cylinder chugged us up to the top of Mt. Evans (the highest auto road in North America), hugging the hairpin turns with sheer drop-offs, and it still got over 40 …
Cliff Dwellings!
What a day! We spent the day at the national park I (John) was most looking forward to seeing, Mesa Verde NP in Cortez, Colorado. We were there for twelve hours of hiking and sight-seeing of fabulous sights which I think everyone enjoyed. Mesa Verde preserves the extraordinary record of the Ancestral Pueblo people that inhabited the region for 750 …
Mesa Verde
DAYS 4 & 5: MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK At last - the site that inspired the Four Corners trip! We've been talking about going to Mesa Verde for years, and I'd have to say it's lived up to our expectations. Mesa Verde should be on every archaeologist's 'bucket list'. Mesa Verde is a series of ancestral Puebloan sites (say that three times fast) in …
Cortez
Today we drove from the Grand Canyon to Monument Valley, where we had lunch and went on a jeep tour of the valley. We then drove on to Cortez, in Colorado where we shopped at a 24 hour Walmart that even sold guns!
Monument Valley Snooze Time
Hit one of the big ones today, Monument Valley. A mighty sight from a distance it steadily gets mightier as you approach. Once again the laybys here are lined with Indian stalls, though these ones seem to be faring far better than previous ones encountered. The road into Monument Valley is a straight and as far as the eye can see, terminating only …



