Author Archives: David Dice

We spent the day visiting archaeological sites of the ancestral puebloans (Anasazi) here in Mesa Verde National Park.  We walked around many of the sites on self guided tours, and also went on ranger led tours of Cliff Palace and … Continue reading →

Ok, it would have been an easy day from Needles Outpost to Mesa Verde National Park.  That is it would have been easy if we hadn’t stopped in Cortez, CO to try and put more time on our Verizon USB … Continue reading →

We rode our bikes this morning out the highway towards the east.  We stopped along the way to take pictures of many of the flowers that are blooming off the edge of the road.  Then on our way back we … Continue reading →

The park information office had suggested that we walk the trail to Chesler Park to see the Needles, so that is what we did today.  We got to the trailhead by 9:30 hoping to avoid the heat of the day … Continue reading →

We didn’t plan to get away too quickly this morning, as we didn’t have far to go.  However, it took us far longer than we anticipated, as one of the leveling jacks on the trailer would not raise properly.  After … Continue reading →

It was another gorgeous day, one of the warmest we’ve had since the very first day or two of our trip.  The sky was its deep desert blue mixed with the occasional brilliant white cloud as we toured for the … Continue reading →

The sky was beautiful and clear today, great for our drive to Arches National Park.  We stopped first this morning at the viewpoint for the appropriately named Big Mesa, which is a very long mesa beside the highway we drive towards … Continue reading →

A gorgeous day, and far too many pictures was the result!  We drove to Canyonlands National Park, the Islands in the Sky division, which is just south of us and spent the day driving to viewpoints and hiking short hikes … Continue reading →

Although it cleared last evening, it had become cloudy by morning, and got cloudier still by the time we finished breakfast, and soon started raining.  I tried to start the generator, but it wouldn’t keep running.  I noticed that the … Continue reading →

It was a short drive, just a couple of hours today, to bring us to the north of Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah.  We are in Horsethief Campground, a BLM campsite just outside the national park, and half a … Continue reading →