Super 8 Farmington East Nm

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.

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.

... from being nomadic fossickers to settling and becoming farmers, as well as became builders/engineers and architects. The beginning buildings were started around 800AD, they continued the building up until 1300Ad. This developed a series of up to 35 communities in the Chaco Canyon, with the main gathering site and buildings was developed to house 600 rooms. After the movie we hit the road again to travel the circular paved road to take in the different sites. The first one ...

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 ...

But getting between Zion and New Mexico was not uneventful. First, when we stopped in Kanab, UT for fuel (which had a lower diesel price), when pulling away from the pumps, the area was a little tight, and Terry turned about a foot too early, causing the left rear corner of the RV to swing out and hit the concrete post that was at the end of the pump area. It ripped off the bottom corner area below the tail lights ...

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 ...

... seem like the best idea (especially since we passed a motel to get to the campsite), but Drew and Ti perservered. They set up the tent in the wind and attempted to start a fire. It was too windy and all of the matches blew out before they could get the kindling to light. Finally, in the pitch dark, we decided to use the cigarette lighter in our car to light sparklers left over from ...

... and such. Groveland was one of the first gold mining towns settled after the forty-niners arrived. The old Gold Door is a landmark, filled with memories of sudden wealth, lost love, and gunfights. I had to check it out. With draft beer at sixty cents a mug it was pleasant duty. Late evening I parked down the road a short distance near Big Oak Flat. A pleasant day came to a pleasant end. I slept well.