Day 46 - Mesa Verde National Park Colorado to Moab Utah 160 miles - Wonderment

We awakened after a peaceful rain during the night, had a nice pancake breakfast and headed to Mesa Verde National Park. It is a long and windy drive up to the top where the cliff dwellings are located. We left Lexy the motorhome at the visitor center with the Boys before heading up to the summit. Janice drove the Gray Toad and I took pictures on the way up and down. It is hard to capture the stunning beauty of Mesa Verde in words. We took LOTS of pictures.

We decided to take the Petroglyph Point Trail. It was about 4.5 miles and included climbing a lot of steps. We got a good workout and I rate it in the top 10% of hikes we have taken because of the fascinating history of the Cliff Dwellers. Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings

It was such a treat to walk the trails to the Petroglyphs and think about the lives they lived in these dwellings. It is amazing how resilient the Ancestral Pueblo people were to live so far up in the sky in the cliffs. I want to learn more about their history and culture.

After the hike we went to the Cliff Palace Overlook. We couldn't get tickets to go into the Cliff Palace but the Overlook was spectacular!

We got back to the motorhome around 2:30 and headed to Moab Utah. It was a beautiful drive with so many rock formations and valleys along the way. We found a primitive camping area on BLM Land but when we got there we discovered a lot of people were around there so we headed to a BLM undeveloped campground. There were a lot of campers here also but we found a perfect spot up on a little Mesa.

We are going to be here two nights so we can explore the area. Janice told me we are 1,000 miles from Home and if all goes as planned we will be Home on Friday!