About five years ago, I started blogging on this little slice of the Internet. Even though things have been sparse for the last year or so, I appreciate all of y’all who take the time to spend part of day with me. I have some ideas to refresh the old blog, so you may see…
Lisa
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Battle at Bristol
Way back in September, Mac and I attended the largest football game ever. Virginia Tech took on Tennessee at the Bristol Motor Speedway. My parents and in-laws joined us. We stayed in Blacksburg and took a shuttle down to Bristol the day of the game. We tailgated for close to 7 hours (in retrospect, a…
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Great Sand Dunes National Park
Our final stop on our road trip was Great Sand Dunes National Park. Great Sand Dunes National Park sits a short drive of I-25 near the town of Mosca. It’s not close to really anything, so we decided to incorporate a stop in on our road trip route. The dunes are the largest in North…
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Aztec Ruins National Monument
After Four Corners, we hopped on US 160 and looped back up into Colorado. On our way, we stopped at the Aztec Ruins National Monument near Farmington, New Mexico, another Ancestral Pueblo community. This site is quite small, and you can walk around the whole structure and property. At the center is a large, circular…
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Canyon of the Ancients National Monument
The Four Corners area is replete with cliff dwellings of the Ancestral Pueblo people. Canyon of the Ancients National Monument sits a short drive west of Cortez, Colorado. You can easily visits Mesa Verde National Park and Canyon of the Ancients in the same day. While this is a national monument, it is managed by the…
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Four Corners Monument
Another stop on our road trip was Four Corners. We stayed in Cortez, Colorado, and headed out early to beat the crowds at the monument. It was about an hour drive from our hotel. Address and location You access the Four Corners Monument from 4 Corners Monument Road via US 160. The monument sits on…