Mesa Verde !

It was a long run from Albuquerque to Mesa Verde - about 270 miles. We got started late and it took a fair amount of caffeine to get me rolling. The plane from San Francisco arrived at the airport about 11:00 p.m. last night. Mimi was prompt in picking me up, but it was after midnight when we got to bed. Waaay past our usual bed time.

Northern New Mexico is generally high and flat, with some mesas. Not very exciting driving. Mimi drove a lot of the distance while I worked on some psych reports generated yesterday.
We could see the Rockies peaking over the horizon as we approached the Colorado border. At the border, the landscape suddenly changed into steep hills and valleys, with lots of trees. Gassed-up in Durango, which is only 30 miles from Mesa Verde. Very steep territory here. Arrived at Mesa Verde about 4:00 p.m. It's very high here, and sunny but cool because of the altitude. Most sites are without hookups, which should keep the pansy RVers away.

This is going to be nice! Lots to see and explore, with cooool weather too.
Pictures to start tomorrow...