Our next stop followed lunch and was the Manitou Cliff Dwellings. I was excited to take the kids here because of what the website said..."The Manitou Cliff Dwellings is a rare historical treasure. Preserved under a protective red sandstone overhang, authentic Anasazi cliff dwellings, built more than 700 years ago, await you here. There are no "Do Not Touch" signs. You are free to touch and even go inside these fascinating architectural remnants of an American Indian culture that roamed the Four Corners area of the Southwest from 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1300.". With kids, being allowed to touch is a big thing. Shortly after we arrived, you could hear thunder in the distance. The kids (Pat in particular) took off climbing in and around the dwellings.
B-saurus and Malone in a bread oven
entrance to gift shop and museum
The original Reef sandal:)
B-saurus had had a nightmare about a bear chasing her on Tuesday night. When she saw this stuffed bear she screamed, "Bear! Oh no!". Speaking of dreams, this morning Pat was talking in his sleep and kept saying, "Dance, Dance." over and over. I couldn't help but laugh and ended up waking all the kids. I teased him about it. He explained that he was trying to get his great-grandmother's dog Butch to do his trick in his dream. I let it slide.
While we were in the museum, it started to pour and there was thunder and lightning. We dashed to the minivan and headed back to our hotel.
The white spots are hail
The road was awash in muddy water
The outside temp had dropped to 48 degrees!
I was glad that my mom was driving. Visibility was limited and there was flooding across much of the road. Originally, we had planned on making one more stop but the weather curtailed that and we headed back to the hotel. On the way back, we drove through Manitou Springs. I wish we had some nice weather as it would be great fun to explore the shops and historic buildings.
Tomorrow we leave Manitou Springs, CO and head back on the road. Next destination....Utah.
1 comment:
wow - what a day!
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