20 April - Bandalier National Monument
Got up early (no laughing 'cause we actually got to the park by 7:30) and were the first ones in the parking lot. Situated in the bottom of a deep canyon this park is focused on the Anazasi dwellings scattered for about 2 miles. What made this visit so spectacular was that for the first 2 hours of wandering through the ruins, we didn't see a single soul. It was like they let us in and then closed the park.
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| High Rent District |
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| Sub-Prime Mortgage |
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| Sorry.. Did we disturb your breakfast? |
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| Foreclosed |
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| Another one of those "I'm glad its not raining" trails. |
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| "Trail" to the Cerimonial Cave |
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| Better be a damn good party. |
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| Didn't YOU bring the peyote?? |
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| Original Indian footpath to Tsankowi Pueblo ruins. |
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Well worn footpath.
(Or #$%% big bear.) |
Pretty much a perfect day...and FREE no less. It's National Park 100th Birthday Week.
Tomorrow was a planned trip to Vallie Calderia but we were informed that it was at 9,000 feet and still under a foot of snow. Since everything for the rest of the planned trip was in the mountains, I had to revert to Plan B, which is south to the desert.
El Malpaise is now the next stop. Probably no blog tomorow due to no connection.
Bye from the back of the Funmobile enroute to the desert.
Brad and Val
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