New Mexico- Well, Really Colorado

Colorado Rockies

Wild Turkeys

Sunday, Feb..4, We left our rig in Gallup, NM and drove to Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park to see the cliff dwellings. It was about a 3 hour drive, so we again arrived late in the day, but had plenty of time to see all of the dwellings. Some were dug into the ground on the tops of the cliffs, others were built into the cliffs, hundreds of feet up (and down). The elevation at the location was about 7000 feet.. As we made our way along the drive to see the dwellings, we were alone, except for a heard of deer. Toward the end of the drive, we met another couple (from Oregon). As we were leaving the drive, we came upon a flock of wild turkeys. They were just waddling down the middle of the road. They soon realized we were there and just moved over to the oncoming lane. They finally walked off into the woods. It was quite funny! It was a 20+ mile drive back down the mountain to the park entrance (about a 45 min. drive). The sun was setting as we left the top, and it was very dark by the time we reached the bottom. Along the drive down we saw a coyote on the side of the road.