We made it to Colorado

Sandy Roads

We decided to try the trek from Grants, NM to Cortez, CO on Monday, after the winds had calmed down, it was time to head towards UT.  We were on the road a little after 9:00, a cool, sunny, calm day for travel.  We drove about an hour when we stopped for fuel, then just kept on rolling.  About another hour into the trip when Rudy started fussing, time for a doggie break.  It took a while to find a place to pull over, a little road in front of a gas station, a little break for us and a walk for Rudy, then back in and off we go.  Well the wind didn't get any where near as bad as it was, but the sand was still blowing across the road in the plains.  We finally got more than 100 miles traveled in a day, actually 200 today, yea.  We find our park 'La Mesa RV Park' and it is what you would call a bare bones kind of CG, but it is quiet and close to the things we want to see.  We got a map and a quick run down of the things to do from the lady in the office, then got set up, laundry in and a review of all the information we received.  About 5:00 we headed out for dinner, and town seemed to be closed on Mondays, so we stopped at 'J. Fargo's', one of the few places open and actually had a very good meal.  Back home, 45 min. of Bones and then the TV lost reception, so early to bed for us all. 

 

4-corners USA

This morning we got up and headed out about 10:00, going to the Anasazi Heritage Center Museum, to get the history and necessary information for the Mesa Verde National Park.  We watched two short films, one about the respect to be shown for the Park and the second about the history of the people and what we might see or find in the park.  We were both surprised at some of the information, learning that people have been here for thousands of years.  We were there until a little after noon, then headed back home for left overs and a walk for Rudy  Looking for something else to do for the after noon, so we packed up Rudy, drove about 40 miles to see the Four Corners Monument.  It was pretty neat, on each side of the monument, each side being a different state, there were American Indians selling their crafts.  We walked around the different states, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah, and checked out all of the crafts, then I took some pictures of a family in the center of the monument, and then they took a picture of Brad and I standing in 4 states at one time. We walked around the monument for about and hour, then headed out to get Rudy and walk him around the outside of the monument checking out the views of the 4 states, when a group of motorcycle riders from Florida pulled in.  They were only there about 5 min. getting a quick pic of them all in the center where the 4 states meet, then they were off again, but they can say they were there. We head back home, just admiring all the different scenery around us, and are totally in awe when we round the corner and are facing a snow capped mountain in the distance.  We drop off Rudy, then off to the grocery store, back home put the groceries away, then head out to eat at the local pizza shop.  That was a good find, the owner just happens to be from PA and was very nice, coming out to talk with us and make sure that every thing was good. 


Snow Capped Mountains

More touring on Wednesday
Diane and Brad