Oct. 6-11, 2007 Albuquerque, New Mexico

We went to the 2007 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. They have a parking lot for RV's to stay.

This balloon fiesta was the greatest, went last year but the weather was much better for the balloons to get up. Here are some pictures of the balloons and special shapes balloons. Here is Lily Bee going over our RV.

Oct.1-4, 2007 Mesa Verde National Park, Co.

We stayed at A&A Mesa Verde Rv park close to Mesa Verde National Park. We took a half-day guided bus tour to the Cliff Palace, the largest cliff dwelling in America. The tour started with the earliest pit houses. You hike down into the Cliff Palace and climb out on ladders. It was a great tour. Here are some pictures of Cliff Palace. The last pic is the Spruce House

Sept.26-30, 2007 Durango, Colorado

We stayed at a RV park in Durango, Co. close to downtown and train depot. We took a 3-1/2 hr. steam train ride to Silverton, Colorado. Returned back to Durango by bus. The train was a narrow gauge railroad. The Denver & Rio Grande Railway arrived in Durango, Co. on Aug. 5, 1881 and construction on the line began in the fall of the same year. By July of 1882 the tracks to Silverton were completed and the train began transporting both freight and passengers. The line was constructed to haul silver and gold ore from the San Juan Mountains, but passengers soon realized it was the view that was truly precious. We had a great train ride and view to the city of Silverton. It was 42 degrees when we got there. The elevation was 9,300. It was cold there and we had hail. Here are some pictures from trip.

Sept. 22-25, 2007 Arches National Park, Utah

In 1971 Arches became a National Park. The elevations range from 3,960 to 5,653 feet. There are more than 2,000 arches, plus windows and other sandstone formations, including Delicate Arch, Devils Garden, Courthouse towers, balanced rock, three gossips and many more. I see plenty of wonder in this park. There is so much to see and you are amazed of the different formations and shapes in this park. We camped at Koa in Moab which is 5 miles from Arches.

Here are some pictures of the Arches Park, Three Gossips, Balanced Rock, Delicate Arch , Skyline Arch and Organ Formation.

Sept. 16-20, 2007 Bryce National Park, Utah

In 1924 Bryce became a National Park. The elevations range from 8,000 feet at park entrance rising to 9,115 feet at Yovimpa Point. Below the rim 6,600 feet. The highlights of the park are 14 natural amphitheaters containing arches, bridges, fins, spires and hoodoos carved by erosion in the eastern face of the Paunsaugunt Plateau, the Pink Cliffs. There are 15 scenic viewpoints.There are three forest types, pinon-juniper, ponderosa, spruce-fir and bristlecone pine. We camped at the North Campground in the park. The views in this park were breathtaking.


Here is our campsite and scenic viewpoints.