Monday, February 28, 2011

Day 133 - Navajo Natl Mon, AZ to Monument Valley, AZ

Mileage 60e
Camp, Gouldings Lodge Campground $25
Navajo National Monument, AZ
     Hike to Betatakin, ranger-led, lv 10 AM, 5 hr
     Betatakin - Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings - Kayenta clan
Monument Valley, AZ-UT

    

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Day 134 - Monument Valley, AZ to Mesa Verde Natl Park, CO

Mileage 178e
Camp, Mesa Verde National Park, near entrance
Monument Valley, AZ-UT

     Navajo Tribal Park Scenic Drive
Valley of the Gods, UT

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Day 135 - Mesa Verde Natl Park, CO to Durango, CO

Mileage 50e
Motel
Mesa Verde National Park, CO
     Chapin Mesa
          Chapin Mesa Museum
          Spruce Tree House Trail
          Cliff Palace - guided tour
     Ruins Road - two one-way loops, six miles each
          Square Tower House
          Sun Point Overlook

Friday, February 25, 2011

Day 136 - Durango, CO to Chimney Rock, CO

Mileage 50e
Camp, Lower Piedra Campground, San Juan National Forest
Durango, CO
     Durango & Silverton Railroad, 7 hours r/t, lv 8:30 AM, $83
     Durango Diner - pancakes

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Day 137 - Chimney Rock, CO to Taos, NM

Mileage 263e
Camp, Rio Grande National Forest (McIntyre Peak area)
Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO
Los Ojos, NM
     Ganados del Valle cooperative - Tierra Woolens

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Days 138 and 139 - Taos, NM to Santa Fe, NM

Mileage 70e
Motel
Taos, NM
     Taos Pueblo
     Rio Grande Gorge and Bridge, US 64
     Greater World Earthship Development
          Solar Survival Tour $5 self guided
High Road to Santa Fe
Santa Fe, NM
     Museum of Fine Arts
     Palace of the Governors
     Georgia O'Keefe Museum
     Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
     Museum of International Folk Art
     Tecolote Cafe - breakfast

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Day 140 - Santa Fe, NM to Alamogordo, NM

Mileage 332e
Camp, Oliver Lee Memorial State Park Campground
Los Alamos, NM
     Bradbury Science Museum
Bandelier National Monument, NM
     Cliff dwellings
Jemez Pueblo, NM
     Walatowa Visitors Center
Gran Quivira, NM
     Gran Quivira at Salinas Pueblo Mission National Monument
Garrizozo, NM
     Valley of Fires National Recreation Area

Monday, February 21, 2011

Day 141 - Alamogordo, NM to Carlsbad Caverns Natl Park, NM

Mileage 167e
Motel
White Sands National Monument, NM
Cloudcroft, NM
     Sunspot Scenic Byway
     Sunspot Observatory

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Day 142 - Carlsbad Caverns Natl Park, NM to Guadaloupe Mountain Natl Park, TX

Mileage 34e
Camp, Pine Springs Campground
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM
Guadaloupe Mountains National Park, TX
     McKittrick Canyon Trail, 6.8 mi
     Devil's Hall Trail, 4.2 mi

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Days 143 and 144 - Guadaloupe Mountain Natl Park, TX to Big Bend Natl Park, TX

Mileage 326e
Camp at Chisos Basin in Big Bend NP
Ft. Davis, TX
     Davis Mountains Scenic Byway
     Ft. Davis National Historic Site
Big Bend Ranch State Park, TX
     River Road
Big Bend National Park, TX

Friday, February 18, 2011

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Day 147 - Abilene, TX to Paris, TX

Mileage - 336e

Wichita Falls, TX

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Monday, February 14, 2011