We hit our first snow crossing the continental divide on I-90 in Montana.
We also saw beautiful fall color in the Rockies, and elsewhere
We saw numerous herds of antelope in Montana and Wyoming.
We stopped in Denver to pick up our cousin, Sarah, who joined us for our SW leg. Here she is with her feet in the Colorado River at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
And we got plenty of time to bond with our wonderful grandson, Mark. Here is Kurt trying to teach Mark to roll over>>>
and here they are doing Patt-y-cake- which Mark figured out pretty quickly and was smiling with glee when it was time for the "way up in the air!" part
When we left Denver, we crossed the continental divide again in Colorado- over Wolf Creek Pass. This time no snow- in fact we had the convertible top down this day.
Next day we spent at the Mesa Verde National Park. This is the park of the ancient cliff dwellings. They were absolutely amazing. We were able to tour three large sites. This is our first view of the first one- known as the Cliff Palace. Later we were part of a tour that walked through the entire site.
After Cliff Palace we toured Balcony House. Here is Kurt climbing the 32 step ladder that you must take to approach the site. You can get the sense of the site being on the side of a cliff.
We also took a hike along the Mesa to see some petroglyphs. Here is Kurt under an overhang along the trail.
And here are the ancient petroglyphs (on the wall- not the two people in the picture)
Another cliff dwelling site, with Joanie and Sarah in the frame
this is Spruce House- another cliff dwelling that is accessible by walking path- It has been partially restored so you can go into some of the underground rooms
Next day we spent at the Mesa Verde National Park. This is the park of the ancient cliff dwellings. They were absolutely amazing. We were able to tour three large sites. This is our first view of the first one- known as the Cliff Palace. Later we were part of a tour that walked through the entire site.
After Cliff Palace we toured Balcony House. Here is Kurt climbing the 32 step ladder that you must take to approach the site. You can get the sense of the site being on the side of a cliff.
We also took a hike along the Mesa to see some petroglyphs. Here is Kurt under an overhang along the trail.
And here are the ancient petroglyphs (on the wall- not the two people in the picture)
Another cliff dwelling site, with Joanie and Sarah in the frame
this is Spruce House- another cliff dwelling that is accessible by walking path- It has been partially restored so you can go into some of the underground rooms
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