Cross Country Tour – Day 41

8 October 2016

These eight plus hour drives would be getting old except for the scenery you are driving through.  I normally don’t stop for photographs but one place was just too nice to pass up.

Viewpoint on Drive.
Viewpoint on Drive.

I also passed through a really neat little town called Pagosa Springs at the juncture of highway 160 and 84.  It was quaint and not too touristy and in the center of a national forest so there are plenty of opportunities for hiking.

Wild beast at Mesa Verde.
Wild beast at Mesa Verde.

In any case, I made it to Mesa Verde around 4:00 pm, did the visitor center and then headed out for my lodging for the night, Far View Lodge which really is in the middle of the park, so I had another 15 minute drive along the curvy curvy.
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Far View "Lodge".
Far View “Lodge”.

The lodge is really the registration desk with restaurant, and bar but it overlooks the valley below.  The rooms are motel-like, each with their own view and they are quite modern with all the amenities except television which I have probably watched all of 2 hours the entire trip with most of that being Hurricane Matthew coverage.

My "cabin" at Mesa Verde Far View Lodge.
My “cabin” at Mesa Verde Far View Lodge.

I’m only here for the night.  Tomorrow I have the “700 Years Tour” from 8 am until noon of the park and I’m hoping that will take me to all the major sites, particularly the Long House.  If not, I have a little leeway in time to go to any site I miss before I head to Taos tomorrow.

Sunset at Mesa Verde.
Sunset at Mesa Verde.

Author: searcyf@mac.com

After 34 years in the classroom and lab teaching biology, I'm ready to get back to traveling and camping and hiking. It's been too long of a break. I miss the outdoors and you can follow my wanderings on this blog.

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