The cows were particularly noisy early this morning, with bulls growling like grizzlies, but they eventually quieted down and let us sleep in a bit later. Handwashed a few things before breakfast, then after finishing our morning shows, we decided to take a trip over to Mesa Verde National Park, the place where all the Pueblo cliff dwellers built their villages along the edges of the mesa and below. As it was only a 30 minute drive, we thought it would be a fairly easy day, but it turns out the only self-guided tour of the cliff-dwellings was at the far end of the park, some 20 miles in, but we had time, so we drove down to the museum, where we browsed a bit and watched the intro movie, then Hubby announced he was too hungry to go on, so we went to their Terrace cafe and split a Bison Brat and fries before heading down to the cliffs. Hubby knew he would have too hard a time climbing back up again, as his leg still hurt from wrestling with Apollo the other day, so he waited on a rock for me to make the 45 minutes hike. Afterward, we drove the two top loops, stopping to take many pix and videos along the way, admiring the gorgeous views, through some fire ravaged areas, but in particular Park Point, a short side trip that led to the highest point in the park, where the fire watchers could actually see four states fro the top. Beautiful! What a fantastic 360 degree view! Indescribeably gorgeous! Stopped in Mancos for gas and a few groceries, just enough so we wouldn't have to find a grocery store, as the next leg of our journey is going to be the longest, and the less stops we have to make, the better! Finally got back to camp after 7:00, got the horses fed, happy to see Apollo didn't seem to be dragging his foot at all anymore! The rest is obviously doing us all good! We finally settled in for the nice, with another dose of Icy Hot on our various bruises and strains, and off to bed!
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