Painted dessert

Cliff dwellings, Painted desserts and Petrified forests

July 21st 2012
We were happy to be leaving Monument Valley as the tourists were beginning to roll in thick and fast. After a quick lunch at ‘Route 66’ café we continued the journey to Mesa Verde National Park. Mesa Verde is a preserved site where the Pueblo people made their home for more than 750 years thousands of years ago. There are 600 cliff dwellings all built into the Cliffside. It is thought that ... read more

North America » United States » New Mexico

Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

Message Follow (8) Comment

Stan and Sheila woolley

Still Crazy

We both travelled and worked in Spain, which is where we first met, back in 1971. Things back then were quite different, no plastic card banking or internet to smooth the way. Our travels were put on hold for a few years whilst we brought up our two children. They now spend large chunks of their life exploring the world. In in our mid to late 50's we decided it was time we took up travelling again and this time write our own travel blog. Hope it can compete with the younger generations. We chose the nickname 'still crazy' because I guess that's what we are, still crazy. We completed three... full info

Joined	August 9th 2006	Trips	15
Last Login	March 23rd 2024	Followers	8
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	287	Guestbook	273
Photos	4,784	Forum Posts	24

[photo=7099274]

[blogger=21854]

[photo=7099274]

[blog=736485]

[blogger=21854]

Top Photos Trips (15)Blog Map

Tot: 0.338s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 15; qc: 59; dbt: 0.1246s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.2mb