A last delicious breakfast at Kelly Place, and 30 miles, we're at Hovenweep National Monument, a very cool place. It's much lower key than Mesa Verde, and its artifacts are lesser cool but very cool nevertheless, and their hike is a great start to the day.
Then we drove. Back roads with nary another car. Through Colorado and Utah and the Navajo Nation and Arizona, heading towards the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. We stopped for lunch at Sand Island, a boat ramp on the San Juan River, and we filled the fuel tank somewhere on the Navajo Nation. And we stopped at several vistas so Sharon could try to capture some of the incredible beauty of the land. The roads were twisty navigating through the many formations and even on the flatlands the road path was determined more by the natural inclination of the land than the most expedient. A Noble Philosophy.
Lees Ferry Campground is impressive. On the Colorado River in a bowl of cliffs, we were fortunate to get in. We chose our site, and within an hour the remaining sites were taken. The sites have no electric and no water, but a great view.
There is a different feel in a campsite without electricity, everybody is more equal and more open. We don't hide in Ernie and people with tents don't stay in them any more than they have to. Life is more egalitarian, and sometimes it's nice.
Pictures are here.
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