We went north from Heron Lake, through Chama New Mexico into Colorado, finally making our way into Mesa Verde National Park. They opened the campground on Friday the 15th and we pulled in on Saturday. They were more than a little disorganized. Computer systems were cumbersome, personnel inexperienced, communications not clear, campground loops only partially open, with most of the plumbing not yet functional. And we're paying full price for WHAT? In spite of all this, or maybe because of it, we found the campground and the park to be surprisingly calm.
Our NPS friends Dave and Coella dropped by our camp one night to visit. We made plans to see them in Cortez when we left the park. They're the last people on our list of folks we really wanted to see this trip, so we're just about done!
This is the second UniMog I've seen this spring. Both were licensed from Europe. Awesome go anywhere do anything campers, but, darn, I just can't image driving down the interstate in one. This one, by the way, is named Steppenwolf.
Many of the Mesa Verde campground restrooms have phone booths outside. These are US West phone booths, and they still have dial tone. This one lacked some glass ... Interestingly, the phone book is open to "Lodging".
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