I’m going to cover two days in this post— since the second is pretty brief. Day Twenty-six: July 5 (posted July 6) So, what to do with my second day at Mesa Verde? I asked a park ranger for suggestions,…
Day 25: July 4 (posted July 6) Much like Yellowstone’s hot springs, seeing every single Mesa Verde cliff dwelling and archaeological site in person is pretty cool— but as photographs, they look pretty repetitive. So just as with Yellowstone, I’ll…
Wi-fi at National Park lodges continues to be hit or miss. I have alleged internet access here at Mesa Verde, but the connection is painfully ssssllllllooooowwww. After the time spent waiting on today’s pictures to upload, I’m going to delay…
Day Twenty-three: July 2 I’m posting early today, for two reasons. First, I realized that over the time I’ve spent in this general area, with only short drives when I changed hotels, I haven’t had a day when I was…
Day Twenty-two: July 1 As planned, I drove south to The Needles district of Canyonlands National Park. It was a longish drive— around an hour and a half each way, for a three-hour “commute” taken out of the day, and…
Day Twenty-one: June 30 I did manage to get into Arches National Park this morning. For future reference, a quarter to eight in the morning is early enough, at least this year. I was here on my 2015 road trip…
Day Twenty: June 29 A driving day today, technically, as I shifted headquarters from Torrey, Utah to Moab, Utah. I’ll be here in Moab for four nights— my longest stay at a single hotel in this entire trip, because two…
Day Nineteen: June 28 I had an initial plan for three short(ish) hikes today, but I tired myself out with a misadventure at the start and only did two and a fraction. The day was cool and cloudy as I…
Day Eighteen: June 27 An absolutely spectacular drive today, from Bryce Canyon to my new hotel near Capitol Reef National Park— and I might easily have missed it! I got a prompt start to the day, beginning with a last…
Day Seventeen: June 26 I titled the previous post “Bryce Canyon and Zion” because I thought at first I’d cover both yesterday and today in one journal entry. But then I droned on too long and decided on a separate…
