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Mesa Verde National Park – Wetherill Plateau
July 15-16, 2019 Because we toured Mesa Verde back in 2014 much of this summer’s trip with our granddaughter Chloe was a repeat for us. Last time we were here Wetherill Mesa had been closed for the winter so we … Continue reading
Summer with the Granddaughter – 2019
June 27 – July 17, 2019 We were restricted to THREE weeks with our granddaughter, Chloe, this year due to her schedule back in Maryland. Our original plan was to visit Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, and possibly Glacier. That all … Continue reading
Dinosaur National Monument
June 10, 2019 On August 17, 1909 Earl Douglass discovered eight tailbones of an Apatosaurus, previously known as a Brontosaurus. Years of digging uncovered bone after bone, skeleton after skeleton. Thousands and thousands of fossil bones were carefully cleaned, logged, … Continue reading
Grand Canyon National Park
April 9-17, 2019 John’s Writing Assignment: Compare and contrast your two visits to the Grand Canyon. Glorious! Both times. There simply isn’t another word for it. On my first trip I was with a Boy Scout Troop that backpacked … Continue reading
Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, CO
September 29, 2014 The Anasazi Heritage Center is one of those things we never heard of until we drove past a sign for it. We looked it up on the internet and said, “We want to go there!” Since it … Continue reading
Far View Trail and Mesa Top Drive
Mesa Verde National Park September 26, 2014 Far View Trail Far View Trail is a 3/4 mile loop trail that passes six archaeological sites. At each site, there are signs requesting you to stay out of the site, but no … Continue reading
Cliff Dwellings
Mesa Verde National Park September 24-25, 2014 Spruce Tree House We visited Spruce Tree House on our first day in the park. No sense in wasting time. Spruce Tree House is the only cliff dwelling on the Chapin Mesa you … Continue reading
Mesa Verde National Park
September 24-28, 2014 Summary of Our Visit Mesa Verde has to rank among the top parks I have visited so far. There’s something mystical about walking in the footsteps of an ancient culture. You can almost feel their presence, hear … Continue reading
Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP
September 21-23, 2014 We approached the canyon from the east, driving along through the Curecanti National Recreation Area where we could see the placid, dammed Gunnison River beside the road. Surely that isn’t the river that carved a massive gorge? … Continue reading
Zapata Falls Hike
Great Sand Dunes National Park Friday, September 19, 2014 We took our time getting started today. The road to the Zapata Falls trailhead is a 3 mile long washboard dirt and gravel road. Our Subaru Forrester has been dragged behind … Continue reading
Spirit of the Woods 