On the road again. Got the ok from the ER to travel again. Up early, gave a blood sample at the Hospital and loaded up and headed out of town. The trip out of Moab is spectacular. The red sandstone mountains were striking. The reds and the shadowing made for quite a view. Since we were in high desert, we did run into some light sleet but not a problem. Our next stop was at Farmington, N. M. We headed South and cut a corner into South Western Colorado. Ranch country and not very prosperous from the look of things. Finally dipped into N.M. to Farmington, N.M. I booked us for the night at the county fairgrounds as it was fairly highly rated. Got into Farminton, and headed for the Fairgrounds. Big facility and grounds. On one side they were having a sports car slalom event and lots of cars racing around pylons trying for the best time. As we continued driving on the fairground property looking for the RV park we came upon all the cowfolks racing their horses. Never saw so many horse trailers. I didn't relish smelling horse droppings all night so we looked for another campground nearby. So here we sit at the Working Man's RV Park. It is a large industrial lot that some one has set up with full hookups. No firepits, picnic tables, etc. Interesting that it does offer wifi. Since it still gets below freezing here at night, the water hookup is below ground and had to drop the hose in bucket and flop on the ground to attach our spigot. Well, adventure is in our blood. We are right next to the highway but no noise. Got electric and water and we are good. Tomorrow, Lord willing and the creek don't rise, we enter Santa Fe. Finally.
Day 24 05/25/18 Our last day in Great Falls and we are compelled to see where the name came from. Back in the car and out to the middle of nowhere to see one of the friggin falls. Seems the Louis and Clark expedition found this falls. However in the early 1900's the city fathers thought it would be a great idea to build a dam and make electricity. Here is a pic of their efforts. From here we went to the First Peoples Buffalo jump. This remarkable geologic area has been used for thousands of years by local tribes to drive buffalo up and over the hills to kill them for food and their hides. One of the interesting facts we learned was that the natives for thousands of years were barefoot. The horse was not introduced to North America until the 1700's. It was said that native tribes from all over the area came to use the buffalo jump. Supposedly there is 18' of buffalo debris still buried beneath the hill. Not much...
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