Colorado Bound

Not on our original itinerary, but with Canyonland NP right here we had to check it out. We visited the Needles Overlook and climbed all over the rocks. The view is VAST. One ranger said he preferred it to the Grand Canyon. Not sure I agree but it is impressive. We also stopped to see Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument in Monticello, UT. It’s a rock panel carved with one of the largest known collections of petroglyphs. Unfortunately, it looks like some more modern etchings have been added, but it is amazing to think that some of the carvings are 2,000 years old, left by people from the Archaic, Anasazi, Fremont, Navajo, Anglo, and Pueblo cultures.

We are camping for 2 nights at Morefield Campground at Mesa Verde National Park. As we set up camp, we saw the souvenir sand we brought with us from Arizona. I wonder how long we’ll be finding it in our gear …