We left Mesa Verde fairly early this morning (9:30) and drove to Cortez to wash the RV before we headed for Moab - about 120 miles North & West. Blue Boy needed a 3,000 mile service and I thought I could get it done in Moab. But I called ahead, and Moab Ford would not lub, oil, filter the RV (said they were too small) so I found a truck service stop in Monticello, UT (about half way) who would. Doing all of that got us to Dead Horse Point State Park around 4:30.
It's hot here too! We just can't get out of the heat. Mid 90's today and forecasted for the next 3 as well. We'll tough it out as planned, but may not get the hiking in we had hoped for. There is plenty to do in the car sightseeing Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, but we want the walking exercise. Just hard to get motivated to go out in the desert when it's 95.
Beautiful country here in Utah!
We'll take pictures tomorrow and post when we get back. Good internet service here, but phone signal not very dependable.
WE MISS YOU GRACIE
Friday, September 2, 2011
Day 9
We arrived at Mesa Verde National Park Tuesday and checked out the campgrounds. Horrible! So we went to plan B and stayed at Mesa Verde RV Resort just 1/2 mile from the entrance to the park. A very nice and clean park with pool and hot tub, and big sites.
Returned to the National Park on Wednesday and again on Thursday to tour the cliff dwellings - the reason the park exists. There are hundreds of sites here in the park, but only about a dozen are accessible and the three best can only be seen up close on ranger guided tours (only $3.00 per person per tour). It takes an hour to reach each area from the park entrance so it took us two days to see the best two. Below are pictures of each.
But first our girl in one of her favorite spots
Returned to the National Park on Wednesday and again on Thursday to tour the cliff dwellings - the reason the park exists. There are hundreds of sites here in the park, but only about a dozen are accessible and the three best can only be seen up close on ranger guided tours (only $3.00 per person per tour). It takes an hour to reach each area from the park entrance so it took us two days to see the best two. Below are pictures of each.
But first our girl in one of her favorite spots
The series of pictures below are from Wednesday when we visited "Lodge House"
It was storming when we left the rv but we went anyway not planning on any tours.
But so few people were present we were able to buy a ticket for the next tour.
Turned out to be really nice as we were the only two on the tour so we had the ranger all to ourselves.
Next day was sunny and we went back in to tour the "Cliff Palace"
Has about 30 people on this tour so not quite as nice (crying babies and all)
views from the mesa top to the valley below
Ok! We're off to Dead Horse Point State Park outside of Moab, UT next
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