Colorado; Day 5; June 26, 2012
We left our motel in Mancos this morning at 8:50 am. It was a nice cool 72 degrees.
Our first stop of the day was the Hovenweep National Monument (http://www.nps.gov/hove/index.htm) located north and west of Cortez, CO. This park contains remnants of settlements of ancestral Puebloans that were built in the 1200’s.We had a good time with our mile long walk checking out the ruins. The temperature was in the high 80’s to low 90’s with a nice breeze.
Marge purchased an engraved stone in the gift shop and wanted to make sure Larry saw it because he gave her a hard time the last time she bought an engraved rock.
After leaving Hovenweep we rode into Cortez for lunch at the Pepperhead Restaurant. It was pretty good Mexican food. A little foo-foo for our tastes but it was recommended by Tom at the motel.
During lunch we got a phone call from our nephew, Rob, telling us he just landed his first full time social working job. CONGRATULATIONS to Rob!
After lunch we rode south of Cortez a short distance to the Guy Drew Vineyards (http://www.guydrewvineyards.com/) so Marge could do some wine tasting. When we arrived we found that the drive to the vineyards was gravel and steep so we passed.
Chris and I returned to the motel around 3:00 pm while Carl and Marge went hunting for shopping opportunities. It was a 145 mile day for us . . . . . a little longer for Carl and Marge. The high today was 93.
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