Hank and I got out this morning for a hike up the right side of the valley. My Fitbit says we went 7.35 miles, 15792 steps, the gps on my InReach says we got to 5608 feet up the mountain. We turned back because I cannot tell how tired Hank is when we are hiking. He goes as fast as he can until he has nothing left. We were at about 4 miles and my guess was another 1 to 2 miles to the top. That would add 2 to 4 miles to our outing and I decided 7 to 8 miles on our first day out was enough. I also have to watch out for his feet. The trails up the right side of the valley are all roads and I’m always concerned about the amount of time he has to walk on small crushed rock and larger rocks.
I marked a waypoint where we turned around.
We did the right thing turning around, Hank has been sleeping since we got back. He’ll lift his head when I go outside to make sure I don’t leave without him.
Going to be 95+ at home on Saturday so we are in the mountains. It may be warm during the day but at least it will be cool at night and evenings up here.
When we are driving we try to stop after 2 hours so Hank can pee. If he can not find the perfect place at each new stop he’ll use his fall back mud flap. He feels secure always knowing it will be there.
Did not do anything this afternoon, well not really I did work on the jigsaw puzzle Brian and Christine gave me for Christmas. Most days when I am driving I’d think about getting started on this puzzle and then after we were stopped I’d forget about it. It is a Shutterfly puzzle Brian had made of a picture I posted on the blog last summer. I got the outside border done before I had to quit for dinner.
Yesterday while at Cathedral Gorge we had a challenge with the refrigerator. It seems when the temperature gets over 100 it gets unhappy. With the sun on the outside of the motor home it had to be between 180 to 200 degrees on the outside of the frig. This morning while filling up with water I took some temp readings. At 
We are in site one a pull through.
Really nice day in mid 70’s, Lees Ferry is to be 95 and Hurricane 104. We will head to Cathedral Gorge, Nv tomorrow where it should be 90. 
Looking across the mesa at the volcano which created this rock.
The higher area is the caldera which created this area.
Frey trail down to the valley floor.
The information I read at the visitor’s center says this is a parrot.
Couple of years ago a flash flood created quite a mess, here are some of the thousands of trees backed up on other trees.
Trail up to the Alcove Area of the park.
It was a nice morning, I was back to the visitor’s center by 9:30 a.m. to catch the first bus back to the campground. I did have a jog down the trail a ways to catch the bus.
A flower that was all over the valley.
An open Kivia.
This shows here some of the houses were built extending from the wall.
Showing the homes in the holes in the rock wall.
More of the railings between houses.
This rock is just full of holes and is relative soft.
This cool flower again.
You can see people in the middle of this picture.
Here is a herd of Rangers.
The homes on the valley floor.
More of the railings and people looking at homes.
The holes in this rock is just strange.
See the railings and people.
Couldn’t get enough of these holes.
Homes down in the valley floor.
Shows homes under an over hang.
Long row of homes.
The small round holes is where the roof and floor supports went into the wall, the homes were three stories.
Roof and floor support holes.
Abert’s squirrel, look at the ears.
This is from inside the museum, shows how they constructed the homes.
This is from the road leaving the valley. It was a nice morning.
Some amazing stain glass windows.
This is the Lorette Chapel, the story is 
The front of the state museum is where many navajo sell jewelry.
This picture of hail was taken 30 minutes after the above picture of the plaza.
Lady of Guadalupe Church of Santa Fe.
Hand carved door header.
Think this is some of the original bricks.
