On Sunday we celebrated B's 39th birthday and we spent our first day at Arches. We were SO fortunate that there was a cool spell and the high was only in the 80s! 😊 We decided it was the best day to try for a long hike since the rest of our 2 weeks here …
Continue reading B’s BDay at Arches National Park – Devils Garden
Our visit to the small (current population 800) historical mining town of Ouray (named after Chief Ouray of the Utes... look more about him here....he was so interesting and respected as both a friend of the white men and protector of the natives) was such an unplanned (by us but not by the Lord), last …
For Father's Day we took a "little" Sunday drive on Million Dollar Highway (aka Highway 550). This scenic road stretches from Durango to Ridgway. Our favorite stretch was directly south of Ouray headed to Silverton. We came to Ouray on Friday from the north so we were shocked at what was around the bend as …
I never would have guessed that on my 36th birthday I would be in Colorado surrounded by snowy peaks! 😊 It was definitely a first to see snow on my birthday. And it was also a first to not be lounging on the beach. I think it's been at least 2 decades since I did …
After such a relaxing and peaceful week in Dolores at The Views RV - we headed north on Friday for a special Birthday / Fathers Day 3-Day weekend. I will have to split up these posts quite a bit because WOW this area is amazing. The drive up from Dolores was so gorgeous! Shockingly gorgeous, …
Continue reading Mountain Village and Telluride (CO) —- and More Lessons on Relaxing and Trusting
After our week at Navajo State Park we headed back to the Mesa Verde area. We found such a gem of a park in The Views in Dolores! It truly lived up to its name. We thoroughly enjoyed the week here and had such a relaxing, peaceful time. Our spot was so perfect for us.... …
After our weekend at Mesa Verde National Park (here and here), we went an hour and a half east to Navajo State Park for the week. It was gorgeous and quiet and a happy week. We had solid cell service, trails to walk on, and pretty views! We love state parks for all the space …
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Mesa Verde Day 3 On Sunday morning we left Mesa Verde National Park after a great weekend camping there. (To see what we did Friday & Saturday click here). Here's another pic of AB and her mule deer friend from Saturday that I didn't include in the last post. Before we hitched and rode on …
Continue reading Mesa Verde – Point Lookout Trail (and some trip recaps)
Woody's growing pains On Thursday, in Holbrook, while trying to fix Woody's awning (a small bolt busted on it sometime in March) somehow his rear jack stabilizer motor died and that's when we I decided that we wouldn't try to fix anything cosmetic on Woody again until we got back to NC! If it's not …
Continue reading Mesa Verde National Park – Friday & Saturday (and an update on Woody)
