5/19/21- We woke up with sunshine today and got a great last look at the Sand Dunes before heading west.
As we drove west to Mesa Verde National Park, we headed through the mountains and Wolf Creek pass which was 10,856 feet in elevation. Woah, we sure didn’t get good gas mileage climbing up this baby! Coming down was a bit stressful and about 3/4 of the way down Paul pulled over to give the brakes a rest…I got out and the brakes were smoking😬. We happened to be at a Point of Interest, Treasure Falls, so we took a little hike with Harley and let the rig chill down. A bite of lunch and we were on our way again.
Path to Treasure Falls
We drove to the bottom of the pass and gave a big sigh of relief 😅! Driving on route 160 all the way to Mesa Verde brought us passed Chimney Rock, a National Monument. Such a beautiful travel day through southern Colorado.
Chimney Rock 
Once at Mesa Verde, we did a quick set up, then off to see what we could see. This is the first time we stayed within a National Park and such a cool campground with full hook up sites. It is very unusual for a national Park to have full hook ups, this one also had a laundry set up, general store, and gas station!
Cliff Palace 
Oak Tree Dwelling 
After a full, late afternoon of touring the park, we came back to the campground and celebrated our 42nd Anniversary with a Filet Mignon dinner by the campfire. 😋💕
Tomorrow, we see Jen and Nate, YAY!