Tag: #hovenweep

1 August 2018

As I have completed my goal of visiting every USA state, the remaining 14 days of my trip I will make my way across to San Diego to return my car rental. Today I crossed 3 borders having started in Cortez Colorado. Can you believe I was unable to find a fridge magnet for my last State!! I will hate if I have to buy one online but it may be my only opportunity to acquire one now.

At one of the parking lots there were several of these signs. Wonder what age you have to be to park there.

Hovenweep National Monument Utah

First thing this morning I drove from Cortez Colorado to Hovenweep in the Canyons of the Ancient National Monument.

Driving to this site I was on a road going through miles of flat green farm land. As far as the eye could see. Then all of a sudden the earth falls away and huge canyons appear out of nowhere.

This site includes six prehistoric villages where many ancient towers were built on canyon rims.

I stopped for horses, sheep and prairie dogs crossing.

Red Mesa Arizona

The landscape changed several times from pink, to maroon, to green, to brown, to sandy, with structures out in the middle of nowhere.

Late afternoon, for the first time, I received a text weather warning.

Flash Flood Warning this area til 7:15 PM MST. Avoid flood areas. -NWS

This was a little concerning as if you Google the area there isn’t anywhere to go till you get to Flagstaff. All good though. I arrived safely.