A Quiet Day in Chaco

After a late night Friday, we were slow moving Saturday morning. A lot of hanging out in lawn chairs hoping that it would not get too much hotter.

The weather changed throughout the day. We started out very warm and clear, then it clouded up and we started to hear thunder. After a while, it rained, and then hailed. The rest of the day was on and off rain.

During a break in the weather, Richard, Ari, and Erica hopped in the truck and drove to the Pueblo Bonito ruins for a second look. It was nice to be there without groups or lots of people around. I took a few pictures that showed the ruins without any people. We hiked around the back of the ruins, over the mammoth pieces of Fallen Rock, which fell in the 1940s and crushed part of the ruin. The size of the fallen rock was amazing. We continued on the petroglyph trail, and then to Kim Kletso ruin.

When we returned, Marianne was snoozing, but reported that it had hailed at the camper. But it did not hail where we were.

We felt sorry for the tent campers, the one next to us was drying out his sleeping bag in his car.

The big activity for the evening was showers all around. We had done so well at conserving water and electricity that we had plenty of water and power for showers.

Sunday we drive to (or towards) the Sand Dunes National Park. We hope that the dirt road is not too muddy and slippery.

Richard, Mariane, Ariana, and Erica