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Mesa Verde to Telluride, 101 Miles

The Seven Hundred Year Tour started at 8:00 a.m. with thirty other tourists from all over the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, and one from the Philippines. Park Ranger Geoff said the first people settled here approximately 1 A.D. By 1200 … Continue reading

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Tuba City to Mesa Verde National Park, 245 Miles

My tour guide estimated 211 miles, but it ended up being 245 and I don’t even remember any wrong turns. Something must be wrong with Goggle Maps. Hard to believe. So day two is here. Our road, US 160 has … Continue reading

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Phoenix to Tuba City, 267 Miles

That’s 267 miles from our house. Sam has put together an itinerary worthy of professional tour guides for us to follow as he says, “spontaneously.” On Day 1 we left the house at 9:15 a.m. and arrived in the Navajo … Continue reading

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On Page 188 of This 351 Page Book, I’m Quitting

Is it like eating Thanksgiving dinner? Every bite is wonderful, but no one wants the same meal forever? I’m satiated? I’m full of excellent writing? Is this writer an old aunt nearing dementia whose ideas are no longer as captivating … Continue reading

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