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.Hovenweep National MonumentWe 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.Marge with another engraved stone for her garden

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.lunch in Cortez, CO

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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