Heading home, day 1, Hovenweep

We’re not really heading home, but we are heading ‘towards’ home. Today we left our so-so campsite in the San Juan National Forest between Pagosa Springs and Durango, and headed west. Our destination was Hovenweep National Monument. We visited here a few years back, in 2015. In fact we where here 6 years ago to the day… or was it 6 years ago June… oh… Read moreHeading home, day 1, Hovenweep

Pagosa Springs and Chimney Rock

We moved last week further east and landed almost to Pagosa Springs. This is our campsite: We hadn’t intended to stay here, it’s right on a dirt road and it’s really really un-level. It was raining when we got here so we didn’t have a lot of choice. The road beyond this point got worse and the rain didn’t help, so we parked intending to… Read morePagosa Springs and Chimney Rock

Visiting Mesa Verde National Park

One of the reasons we headed to this area outside of Mancos Colorado, is that it’s close to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, and also Mesa Verde National Park. Last week we got to visit Canyons of the Ancients, and this week we’ve made a couple of trips into Mesa Verde. Inside the park there are really two roads, but the drives are fairly… Read moreVisiting Mesa Verde National Park