by J. Dawg | Jun 16, 2014 | Four Corners Roadtrip, Utah
We left the green mesas of Colorado and drove southwest into Arizona. Â It was quite a dramatic landscape change. Â We left green topped mesa’s and some green valley’s to almost desert like conditions outside of Cortez, CO. Â 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 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...
by J. Dawg | Jun 5, 2014 | Four Corners Roadtrip, Missouri
Cav at Finger Lakes State Park, MissouriThis is a footnote to my last post. We spent day three driving across Missouri. We spent the night at a nice state park campground (Finger Lakes State Park). That night we had severe thunderstorm warnings prior...