In July we set a lofty goal of hiking 15 miles a month. July was no problem. August rolled around and we got less then 5. I'm not sure what happen other then Eldon started working nights and we got a little lazy. In the last 2 weeks we've managed to do 10 miles. I'm not sure if we'll hit our goal this month or not but it will be close! And our "hiking" miles also include when we walk and the children bike at 2 lovely Nature Preserves in Cortez.
Mesa Verde is a gorgeous National Park with many hiking trails. It's also only 20 miles from us so that is another reason to love it. This was the first time that we ventured far enough into the park to even see any Ruins. It was neat to see them but if a person is after Ruins, we would recommend Aztec in New Mexico or Hovenweep in Utah. These were a little to commercialized for us!
Saturday we did Bear Creek. The children did so well and the weather was perfect!
Today was Eldon's last day off before we leave Cortez and it has been cold and rainy! We did manage a mile at Hawkins Preserve first thing this morning but it was pretty chilly. The mountains have fresh snow again. It's beautiful but the "hitch itch" is setting in :).
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