Well it has been a few days since I wrote on the blog so we need to catch up.....We left Santa Fe about 8AM.. We thought the views we had seen were beautiful the day before but boy were we blown away today. We did not stop at any stops for touring but the view out of Prissy’s(RV) windows were out of this world. We saw snow capped mountains not a sight we see in South Carolina on a regular basis. We passed a mountain called Camel Rock. It truly looked like a camel head. We drove through Los Alamo's where they worked on the Atomic Bomb. Between these places there was NOTHING.......However the vast mountains we grand. We drove over the Rio Grande River and talked about how it would be fun to raft down it, if we ever got the chance. We witnessed a falcon grab a bird out of mid air.. None of the ladies on this trip have ever seen this. The town of Durango was like stepping back in time, men had on cowboy hats and boots and the street looked like a main street on Andy Griffith. After leaving Durango we headed to Cortez this was about 50 minutes away. We passed out Campground on the way to pick up the rental car. We did get a little turned around looking for the extremely busy Cortez Airport...(NOT) After we picked up the car we headed back to the campground where we all relaxed. Ann Wells and I walked down to where there were some horses and learned the story of Whiskers. He was from a horse rescue on the land of Mesa Verde. After we visited with Whiskers we headed back for dinner. Tonight we had Tacos or Taco Salads..They were delish.....After dinner we turned in early because we needed to get up early for our 8AM tour. We had to leave at 7:30.
We headed across the street for a 15 mile drive up the mountain (8571’ above sea level) to the check in point. Well 15 miles is an understatement. It may only be 15 miles but they wind around back and forth the entire way. You also have to be careful to not get altitude sickness. Mamma was beginning to feel this right before we arrived at the bus. The bus driver was a very good driver she got us around curves that Prissy could have not made. She took us to our first stop the Pit House it dates back to AD 600. This is an example of early living for the Pueblo Indians. After we left there we headed to several Kiva. These are circular homes that were dug into the ground where Pueblo Indians lived. The last stop we made was Cliff Palace. We were able to look down on it and see its magnificent view. Ann Wells, Bett and David went on the actual tour of this site. In order to get there you had to go down many many steps and walk down many steep hills and to get back up you had to climb 3 ladders and walk up tons of steps. The three of them enjoyed it immensely. Lauren Elizabeth and I stayed up top. After we left there we headed back to the hotel to pick up our car. On the ride there we saw some wild horses, mule dear and the charred remains of a forest fire. Today has been a most pleasant day temperature wise and not a cloud in the sky.
Now that we are home the girls have gone to play pool and burn some energy. We will be leaving about 8 to head to the Grand Canyon...We are all so excited to see this natural wonder because what we have already see has been spectacular.
Hope you are all doing well and staying cool, we miss you had can’t wait to share our trip with you more.
Mary Kathrine, Lauren Elizabeth, Ann Wells, Bett and David
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