New Mexico
Colorado
We traveled 320 miles and this is the route we took:
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We finished listening to Prince Caspian and started The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
We got up earlier than usual today, so we could get to Mesa Verde and have time to spend there.
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| Can you see the camel shaped rock out Chad's window? |
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| The over passes were so colorfully painted in New Mexico. |
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| from my window |
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| We were stopped for road work for about a half hour or so |
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| but we were stopped right at the Continental Divide! |
The change in scenery today was vast. In Texas and Oklahoma everything was so flat and dry. All the rivers and creeks we saw were just dry beds. But today we saw green grass and flowing rivers. We saw hills and trees and mountains and valleys. Plus it was not too hot!
We were so happy when we saw this sign!! An organic deli!
It was WONDERFUL to have a healthier lunch. YUMMY!
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| We made it to Mesa Verde |
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| inside a kiva |
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| this is how they would grind the corn |
Seeing these cliff dwellings was so neat! It was definitely worth coming up into Colorado to see it. This was our most interesting sight seeing day so far.
Rose finally spent some of her saved birthday money. She bought a book at the bookstore 'Ancient Dwellings of the Southwest
'. She spends her money so much more wisely than I did as kid. (I would have bought candy as a kid, she buys books)...I can see my parents nodding their heads in agreement...sorry mom and dad about having to pay for those for those cavity fillings. love you :0)We also purchased one of the Mesa Verde National Parks books. I thought it would be interesting for Rose to read and look through and remember our visit.
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| Supper was not near as good as lunch was |
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| hotels in Cortez were slim pickings...we booked the Baymont through hotels.com |
We had a great day! Mesa Verde was very interesting. We could have spent days there. Plus it was good to get out and do all that walking.
4 comments:
Mesa Verde was a highlight for us as well. Think we did all the hikes to each ruins location. Beautiful scenery there.
so where did you get the cool matching shirts for you and Rose 2 days in a row?? I'll bet you made them, didn't you??
I was able to get us some matching shirts at Old Navy.
I am glad she still thinks it is fun to match :0)
Colorado looks beautiful. Love the picture of you and Chad.
Rose will remember this trip FOREVER! What a blessing to see these beautiful parts of the land that we love.
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