After our days at Arches, we headed north. We made a few overnight stops before reaching the Grand Tetons National Park. We were hoping to find a campground at Jenny Lake, but we had no such luck. We just kept on trucking up to Yellowstone.
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Our side trip on our last day camping at Arches was to travel into the Islands in the Sky district of the Canyonlands National Park. The park road takes you around the edge of a large mesa with great views of the Green River (north) and Colorado River (south) basins on either side of the…
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After we finished touring the Colorado National Monument in the rain, we head west toward Moab and Arches National Park. We would arrive late in the afternoon so we new there would be no chance at camping inside Arches, so we planned to stay overnight at the Moab KOA. On the way to Moab we…
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After exploring the Black Canyon of the Gunnison we drove back to Grand Junction because just a few miles west of it on the I-70 is the Colorado National Monument. Unfortunately the weather was clouding over and the light was not the best — there are some great views of the erosion of the side…
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After completing the loop over the Rocky Mountains, we headed west (again) along I-70 to Grand Junction. We crashed in a hotel and were up and out the next morning for another long drive. First we headed south from Grand Junction and climbed along the Gunnison river as we drove into a high volcanic dome….
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After our respite (several fine meals, a nice bed, restock beer/wine/liquor, clothes washing, and hospitality), we headed north to the Rocky Mountain National Park. The photos below show differing views as we climb up the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains.
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After we finished our visit to Mesa Verde, it was time for a brief diversion to go see a friend at Colorado Springs. Of course, we took the scenic route through the Rocky mountains.
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Mesa Verde is the most famous of the ruins and other archaeological finds representing the ancient pueblan peoples of the south west US. The mesa top provided, for a time, a rich farmland and the people that lived here built large cliff dwellings. The dwellings were largely used for storage and a few Kivas for…
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We arrived at Natural Bridges in the late afternoon but we had time to take the road loop and view the bridges from above. With more time, you can take trails into the valleys and see the bridges up close. The photo below shows a bridge in the centre of the photo — it is…
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On our way from the Capitol Reef to the Natural Bridges area, we had to cross some very interesting country as well. Just east of the Capitol Reef is the town of Caineville. The land around Caineville looks like a stegosaurus’ back with a number of jutting, ragged, sheets of rock sticking out of the…
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