We spent the last several days camping at Hovenweep National Monument! We especially enjoyed:*stargazing--we even saw several shooting stars; the night sky was amazing!
*foil dinners, cooked to perfection
*the quiet--we very nearly had the place to ourselves
*time together to relax and enjoy the beautiful red-rock country and the ruins which took us back to another time
*a cold drink anytime we could get one!
*laughing about Bobcat and Mater . . .
We didn't enjoy as much:
*the punishing heat--pushing 100 degrees every day
*being dirty 24/7
*the added restrictions and unexpected fees: at Mesa Verde the $15 entrance fee only gets you on the road, but not actually into the ruins--we skipped most of it; at Four Corners it costs $3/person to drive the quarter mile so you can stand on the spot! We sent Andrew in with a camera!
Four corners
Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde
8 comments:
Looks fun!
Looks beautiful! We've been to Mesa Verde but never to Hovenweep. I guess we need to go! (Although, I, too, would like to skip the fees).
fun! although we kept wondering all weekend why we weren't invited. looks like it was only a "hoffmans still living at home" thing? i bet dad loved going back to his favorite spot on earth!
I love southern Utah sooo much. I've yet to go to Hovenweep....maybe this fall after cools off!
nice!!
FUN!!!
Wish we could have gone!
Looks awesome! Sounds like a very fun trip! And I agree about all those fees - ridiculous!
Fun pictures!
Thanks again for having us for dinner the other day. It was so good to see everyone, (and meet new family). Hope to do it again sometime!
- Shandra
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