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...
by J. Dawg | Jun 14, 2014 | Colorado, Four Corners Roadtrip
After all the RV issues and long drives to dealerships, I decided to settle in for a couple of days and enjoy Durango. What a nice western town. Its nestled in the narrow Animas Valley at the foot of the San Juan Mountains. This is an out of the way place...
by J. Dawg | Jun 12, 2014 | RV Problems
A rotten tooth, severe t-storms, tornado warnings, high winds, and now the RV’s check engine light keeps coming on. I’m beginning to think this trip might be cursed. So far, we’ve had to delay the trip and change our route to dodge storms. Now the RV is acting up....
by J. Dawg | Jun 8, 2014 | Four Corners Roadtrip, Kansas
“It’s nice to have some good weather”, I said to my son, Cav at mid day. “Yeah we didn’t have to dodge any twisters today”, was his response. We’re in Dodge City, Kansas and last night was a little scarier than the prior...
by J. Dawg | Jun 7, 2014 | Four Corners Roadtrip, Kansas
The Sante Fe Trail was one of the major travel routes between Mexico and the United States. The southern part of the trail was pioneered by a Frenchman named Pedro Vial in 1792. The full trail was established in 1821 and it stretched from Franklin, MO to...