by J. Dawg | Jun 23, 2014 | Four Corners Roadtrip, National Parks, Utah
In 1997, I took my family on a week long vacation to Moab. At that time, it was the mountain biking capital of the world and we came to bike, hike, and visit the National Parks. It was a very memorable vacation and a place that I wanted to return to. Today, Cav and...
by J. Dawg | Jun 21, 2014 | Four Corners Roadtrip, National Parks, Utah
As we left Ruby’s Campground at Bruce Canyon, Helga (that’s what I call my GPS because she’s part of my German built RV) wanted me to turn left and take Rt 89 (a faster route) over to Capital Reef National Park. But, I wanted to turn right and take Rt 12, one of...
by J. Dawg | Jun 20, 2014 | Four Corners Roadtrip, National Parks, Utah
We’ve continued our trip now following the Grand Circle tour of National Parks. Its a route starting in Utah where you drive in a big counter clockwise circle seeing several National Parks including Arches, Canyonlands, Mesa Verde, Monument Valley, Grand...
by J. Dawg | Jun 18, 2014 | Arizona, Four Corners Roadtrip
Continuing our westward trek, Cav and I left Monument Valley and headed west to Page, AZ. Page is on the northern border of Arizona above the Grand Canyon. It never held any interest to me other that several of my blog readers highly recommended it as a place to...
by J. Dawg | Jun 16, 2014 | Four Corners Roadtrip, Utah
We left the green mesas of Colorado and drove southwest into Arizona. It was quite a dramatic landscape change. We left green topped mesa’s and some green valley’s to almost desert like conditions outside of Cortez, CO. It’s a pretty desolate road...
by J. Dawg | Jun 15, 2014 | Colorado, Four Corners Roadtrip, National Parks
About 40 miles west of Durango is Mesa Verde National Park. Mesa Verde means green mesa and it is very aptly named. This is a huge national park encompassing 81 square miles. Its main attractions are archaeological sites. There are over 4,500 sites and about 600...