22 June 2024 – Trip Day 83
Today we drove out to the Navajo National Monument. But first, cookies!
On the rest day the kids made cookies and Meagan baked them in batches in the small RV oven.
It was an hour drive from the campground to Navajo NM, which was a very pretty drive through some canyons. Access to the pueblo structures was limited to guided hikes with the rangers. They did have a mock up of the ruins in the visitor center.
Another set of ruins in the Monument.
Some of the pottery that was made by the ancestral peoples. Pottery was apparently their big export.
A view of the valley from the visitor center patio.
The kids worked on their books. Ducky needed to charge up a bit more before we hiked.
The kids continued to work on their books and had some snacks. Ducky was powered up now and ready to go!
On the trail. Ducky insisted on walking himself, which he did a pretty good job of doing. The hike was short, about a mile overall round trip to the overlook.
You can see the Garmin profile here.
From the overlook, we could see the ruins down below.
Up above, a pair of ravens circled above us, keeping watch, ever hopeful for snacks.
On the way back! Ducky did good on the hike, but soon after this he started to have an attitude and be dangerous on the bridge, so he went back in the pack.
A couple of goofballs on the trail.
Back at Visitor Center, the kids completed their books and got their badges.
We stopped at the local reservation grocery store. It was very pricey, but with an OK selection, considering that there was not much else in the area.
That evening, while we were hanging out, this guy came over to hang out. He was all about our camp site. Unfortunately for him, he kept making efforts to get to the babies, so he had to go.
Thanks for reading!
Sign up on Patreon as a free member to get notified of updates on our Journey! You can read about other stops on our adventure here on Patreon, or at our blog at https://www.wolfandraven.blog
You can also buy us a coffee!