I woke up about 6 and started reading my journal of my trip
from 1986 after I finished college. My first stop was
Albuquerque. And then on to Durango.... I also started the journal
for this trip. We changed time zones. It was a great night of sleep
for the first night in the camper. And for being at a truck
stop... Trey was still tired so I decided to get going with him
still sleeping in the back about 7:00.
We travelled about 475 miles today. At least the scenery was better than
the day before. We went through Albuquerque and saw the Sandia’s but did
not really stop except at REI to pick up a few things. We tried the WiFi
in the parking lot and was able to purchase the Seattle/Ranger tickets through
StubHub.(more details on the seats when we go to the game on the 23rd...
stay tuned) the WiFi would not download my email so along the
way, as Trey was driving, I signed up for Verizon's Mobil hot spot.
Didn't really get to use it today though because we were in and out of
coverage.
We were making good time and decided to go on to Mesa Verde. We got there about 4:30 and drove to find our
campsite. By the time we registered and
found the campsite it was too late to take the Cliff House or Balcony
Tours. The last tour for both was at
5:00. We met a lady in the park that had
taken the Balcony Tour and said it was really great because you get to “feel”
how the Indians descended into the cliff dwellings. (one ladder was over 32 feet).
We travelled about 475 miles today. At least the scenery was better than
the day before. We went through Albuquerque and saw the Sandia’s but did
not really stop except at REI to pick up a few things. We tried the WiFi
in the parking lot and was able to purchase the Seattle/Ranger tickets through
StubHub.(more details on the seats when we go to the game on the 23rd...
stay tuned) the WiFi would not download my email so along the
way, as Trey was driving, I signed up for Verizon's Mobil hot spot.
Didn't really get to use it today though because we were in and out of
coverage.
We were making good time and decided to go on to Mesa Verde. We got there about 4:30 and drove to find our
campsite. By the time we registered and
found the campsite it was too late to take the Cliff House or Balcony
Tours. The last tour for both was at
5:00. We met a lady in the park that had
taken the Balcony Tour and said it was really great because you get to “feel”
how the Indians descended into the cliff dwellings. (one ladder was over 32 feet).
We instead made it to Spruce Tree house to hike down and see
the dwellings there. That one was open
to 6:30 and was about 45 min round trip.
After that we did the Mesa Loop where we were able to see 9 different
dwellings from the road including Cliff House. We also saw some of the Pit houses (what they
lived at on top of the mesas). We drove
around till about sunset looking and taking pictures and then headed back to
camp.
It was a nice night without the moon. The stars were really bright. We cooked Boar’s Head Brats on the fire and had some Chimay’s. Great way to end day 2. 475 miles today, averaged about 13.5 miles per gallon. We needed to get some sleep trip for the Durango Silverton Railway tomorrow.
It was a nice night without the moon. The stars were really bright. We cooked Boar’s Head Brats on the fire and had some Chimay’s. Great way to end day 2. 475 miles today, averaged about 13.5 miles per gallon. We needed to get some sleep trip for the Durango Silverton Railway tomorrow.
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