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Goin to California

Leaving Vail I headed to Great Sand Dunes National Monument. The weather wasn't great for sight seeing but I enjoyed it anyhow.

Antelope with the Dunes in the background.

The town of Pagosa Springs with hot springs everywhere.

The Pagosa Springs Baths right on the San Juan River.

Heading west I came to my favorite state Utah

There I visited the Hovenweep National Monument to see some great Anasazi ruins.

Coming here was a great idea because I was the only one there. The only problem was the sun was about to set and the rain was intermittently coming in torrents so I saw what I could and then got out to a campsite I found a couple miles down a dirt road on the edge of a canyon with a view of the Painted Hand Tower (not pictured here).

My camp site was great but it started raining for real, in the middle of the night. I got up threw all my wet muddy stuff in the van and tried to get out of there. If you have spent any time in the South West then you probably know that the dirt roads there when wet are as slippery as ice and impossible to drive on. Well I waited far to long and was pretty well stuck in the middle of a dirt (mud) road in the middle of the night in the middle of nowhere. Luckily I remembered a trick taught to me by my friend Brian Gilbertson, "The Master of Off Roading". Snow chains work as well in mud as they do in snow.

Some great rock formations just outside Moab, Utah.

Sun and storm over the Nevada desert.

Volcanic craters in Nevada.

The Warm Springs Bar & Cafe used to be a real hot spot in the days before the interstate. Now it's just a ruin at the junction of Hwys 6 & 375.

But the hot spring is still flowing.

Don't let the fence or the "Keep Out" sign scare you.

This is still a great place for a swim and a soak.

The old stables.

Salt flats with the White Mountains in the background. Boundary Peak (the highest point in Nevada) is the tall one on the end and is right on the stateline of Nevada and California.

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	Home \| Goin To Colorado \| Goin to Colorado II \| Vail 2007 \| Vail 07 \| Vail 3 \| Vail 4 \| Vail 5 \| Goin To California My Recent Travels Page l Vail Photos Home Page Goin to California Leaving Vail I headed to Great Sand Dunes National Monument. The weather wasn't great for sight seeing but I enjoyed it anyhow. Antelope with the Dunes in the background. The town of Pagosa Springs with hot springs everywhere. The Pagosa Springs Baths right on the San Juan River. Heading west I came to my favorite state Utah There I visited the Hovenweep National Monument to see some great Anasazi ruins. Coming here was a great idea because I was the only one there. The only problem was the sun was about to set and the rain was intermittently coming in torrents so I saw what I could and then got out to a campsite I found a couple miles down a dirt road on the edge of a canyon with a view of the Painted Hand Tower (not pictured here). My camp site was great but it started raining for real, in the middle of the night. I got up threw all my wet muddy stuff in the van and tried to get out of there. If you have spent any time in the South West then you probably know that the dirt roads there when wet are as slippery as ice and impossible to drive on. Well I waited far to long and was pretty well stuck in the middle of a dirt (mud) road in the middle of the night in the middle of nowhere. Luckily I remembered a trick taught to me by my friend Brian Gilbertson, "The Master of Off Roading". Snow chains work as well in mud as they do in snow. Some great rock formations just outside Moab, Utah. Sun and storm over the Nevada desert. Volcanic craters in Nevada. The Warm Springs Bar & Cafe used to be a real hot spot in the days before the interstate. Now it's just a ruin at the junction of Hwys 6 & 375. But the hot spring is still flowing. Don't let the fence or the "Keep Out" sign scare you. This is still a great place for a swim and a soak. The old stables. Salt flats with the White Mountains in the background. Boundary Peak (the highest point in Nevada) is the tall one on the end and is right on the stateline of Nevada and California. Home \| Goin To Colorado \| Goin to Colorado II \| Vail 2007 \| Vail 07 \| Vail 3 \| Vail 4 \| Vail 5 \| Goin To California Vail Photos Home Page