May 2006 - Continued

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As we mentioned in previous months, we're into geo-caching as a sport.
It's best described as a scavenger hunt while hiking with the aid of a handheld
GPS navigator. So far we've located 14 caches and are aiming for our first
hundred. There are over 400 caches in Sedona alone. We hiked up Sub Marine
Rock in Sedona and located a cache that revealed that a couple had exchanged vows there in June 2001.

This is Snuggles, the Pokey Little Puppy who is also a travel bug. Click on pic for our geo-caching logs!

We traveled north through the Navajo Nation ending at the Sleeping Ute Casino and RV Park in Towaoc, Colorado. While visiting the Four Corners Monument, we found a geo-cache of the same name. The Four Corners Cache, was in the desert about a 1/2 mile beyond the monument. The vendors offer many opportunities to buy beautiful Indian jewelry,sand-art, pottery as well as sample their native staple, frybread. We also enjoyed talking to several Navajo people and learning about their customs and beliefs.

We are now in what is called Mesa Verde Country once the home of the Anasazi (Pueblo)
civilization. A visit to the Mesa Verde National Park is a must-see on any traveler's list. We were inspired by the fortitude of the Pueblo Cliff-Dwellers and surprised by their arcitectual skills. We took the ranger-guided tours to the Cliff Palace and Balcony House. Both included climbing ladders to a 100ft vertical climb.

was an old-fashioned train ride Narrow Gauge Railroad. It's a an historical coal-burning steam
sengers and supplies up to the
during the late 1800's.

Another great adventure on the Durango-Silverton
a 3 1/2 hour ride aboard
engine which carried pas-
mining town of Silverton