Friday, August 13, we pulled out from home and made 300 miles by 5 PM. We stopped in Sweetwater and stayed at the Sweetwater RV Park. Classic and quaint but they had shade, water and electricity. Whose idea was it to travel in 100 degree heat?
On Saturday we arrived in Palo Duro Canyon. What fun to drive down a 2 mile 10+% grade with switch backs for the first time. Judy almost pushed a hole through her side of the pick up floor working her imaginary brakes. Palo Duro is called the Grand Canyon of Texas. We loved the strata of various layers. One of the last great Indian Battles took place here. Kind of sad as a Comanche tribe was living here peacably and the Calvary came in and destroyed/took 1,000 of their 1400 head of horses and put them on a reservation.
I have attached a number of pictures from hikes we took. The pole like rock formations are called "Hoodoo's". I would love to know the origin of that!
P.S. - Notice there are no pictures. I forgot the usb cable. We are in the Denver area now so I will stop and buy one. Pic to follow.
I'll bet you're having a great trip, when you get through at Arches and Canyonlands NP you should cut over to Montrose Co. and take 550 thru Ouray, Silverton, and Durango to get to Mesa Verde. The San Juan mountains the best part of Colorado in my opinion. If you need any ideas for campsites, let me know.
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