since we left santa fe, we've visited bandalier national monument, spent two days exploring mesa verde national park, stayed two nights in telluride, popped into [ & very quickly out of ] garden of the gods, wandered through red rock canyon, spent the afternoon at rocky mountain national park & we're now in larimer, in a starbucks, drinking coffee, catching up & planning our next stop.
mesa verde national park, telluride, red rock canyon & rocky mountain national park were, by far, the highlights of the past week.
mesa verde is famed for its cliff dwellings & a destination that had been high on my must-see list. & let me tell you, it did not disappoint. we spent two solid days taking it all in. we loved it so much from the moment we arrived that we opted to pay to stay in the park campground rather than drive back out to a free spot. we did the tourist thing by driving the loop & taking the cliff dwelling tours [ that's the only option if you want to see them ] & actually really enjoyed ourselves.
telluride is one of the most beautiful places we've ever been. it is surrounded by mountains. like, surrounded. there are waterfalls in the distance. the main street has the most incredible views. there is a river running through it. we took the ski lift up the mountain. we hiked at elevation [ our poor lungs! ]. we slept at the side of the road, waking to stunning views.
visiting red rock canyon was pure luck. we had intended to visit garden of the gods but were told by the campground host in woodland park that it was overrun with tourists & not nearly as beautiful as red rock canyon. well, he was right. we spent about fifteen minutes in g.o.t.g. before hightailing it out of there, straight to red rock canyon where we wandered through, climbed on & were awed by the red canyon walls. it was quiet & there was plenty of space.
rocky mountain national park. wow. we had lunch, hiked & drove the trail ridge road. the views from the drive were mind blowing. snow. tundra. huge elevation. we loved it.
ok, that brings me back to right now.
you'll note that we're only spending a day or two at most places. well, you may [ or may not ] remember that we have to be back in canada by 9 august to renew my passport. unfortunately, that means we are not able to spend nearly as much time in each park or town as we'd like BUT we're making the most of it & not letting that get us down. we've got ten days left & we're going to enjoy them.
follow our journey at www.instagram.com/openheartsopenroad
mesa verde national park, telluride, red rock canyon & rocky mountain national park were, by far, the highlights of the past week.
mesa verde is famed for its cliff dwellings & a destination that had been high on my must-see list. & let me tell you, it did not disappoint. we spent two solid days taking it all in. we loved it so much from the moment we arrived that we opted to pay to stay in the park campground rather than drive back out to a free spot. we did the tourist thing by driving the loop & taking the cliff dwelling tours [ that's the only option if you want to see them ] & actually really enjoyed ourselves.
telluride is one of the most beautiful places we've ever been. it is surrounded by mountains. like, surrounded. there are waterfalls in the distance. the main street has the most incredible views. there is a river running through it. we took the ski lift up the mountain. we hiked at elevation [ our poor lungs! ]. we slept at the side of the road, waking to stunning views.
visiting red rock canyon was pure luck. we had intended to visit garden of the gods but were told by the campground host in woodland park that it was overrun with tourists & not nearly as beautiful as red rock canyon. well, he was right. we spent about fifteen minutes in g.o.t.g. before hightailing it out of there, straight to red rock canyon where we wandered through, climbed on & were awed by the red canyon walls. it was quiet & there was plenty of space.
rocky mountain national park. wow. we had lunch, hiked & drove the trail ridge road. the views from the drive were mind blowing. snow. tundra. huge elevation. we loved it.
ok, that brings me back to right now.
you'll note that we're only spending a day or two at most places. well, you may [ or may not ] remember that we have to be back in canada by 9 august to renew my passport. unfortunately, that means we are not able to spend nearly as much time in each park or town as we'd like BUT we're making the most of it & not letting that get us down. we've got ten days left & we're going to enjoy them.
follow our journey at www.instagram.com/openheartsopenroad
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