Cool.....thanks, Jeff!

Wow, talk about "changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes". From 10,000 foot passes with snow to the Aztec Ruins and a balmy 70 degrees.

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Yep. Flew into Denver - the big clock on main street showed 101 degrees. Proceeded to drive up though Estes Park and down to Grand Lake - snow on the mountains...deer......Aspen Trees.....just majestic is the only way to describe it!

We ended up in Taos where she had a ski condo. :)

Enjoy, Jeff!

Our final scenic stop before arriving at our final destination of Santa Fe was Bandelier National Monument. Pueblo Indian ruins very similar to yesterday's "Aztec" (missnamed as such, actually Pueblo) ruins, with the addition of cave dwellings. Some pretty daunting climbs to get up into the highest of the caves.

I've tried to post pictures, but apparently all of the ones I have are too big. Anyone interested will have to Google it to get a look. We climbed up into the highest caves where access is allowed. Lots of fun.

Ah, today marks our final day of R&R in beautiful Santa Fe before we point 'em west and beginning our journey home. We are only taking four days instead of the seven we took to get here.

Thanks for sharing your epic journey, Jeff.

Off to google to find cave climbing pics.

We were hoping to make it trouble free but, alas, here we are. Sounds like a CV. We're going to try turning it around. Fingers crossed ...

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Yellow car is just a clutch adjustment.

Nice socks! :D

Good luck with the pit stop......no shortage of consultants and technicians!

Zen And The Art Of 911 Maintenance.

You are an animal, Jeff. .....but not everyone really lives. Do you also love the smell of napalm in the morning?

Charlie don't surf ...

Success! Turning the axle around eliminated the noise. By no means a long term solution, it should see us through the mere 2,100 mile return trip to Seattle.

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I am following along vicariously and enjoying your adventure.

All good things must come to an end... We said our goodbyes and rolled out of Santa Fe this morning. Spending the night in Page AZ.

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Some really pretty country, but nothing really notable to entice us to stop. We'll be at the Grand Canyon tomorrow.

Epic road trip! Thanks for sharing.

North rim of the Grand Canyon today. Overnight in Salina UT. Tomorrow is a big day, 490 miles to Winnemucca NV.

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Wow. That's a view!!!

Yes it is! Unfortunately, pictures just don't do it justice. My first trip to the Grand Canyon. Having seen photos of it all of my life, I thought I knew what to expect. I was wrong. It's pretty overwhelming in real life. Just spectacular.

Try to see Monument Valley, UT ...not too far from the canyon.

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Well, we are kinda down to "travel mode" now, just rolling up miles to get home. All of the cool stuff is behind us. Spending the night in Salina NV, heading for Pendleton OR tomorrow. Lotsa bugs... And my buddy Karl's Norwegian flag is pretty well shredded, having embedded a bit of red thread into the bugs on my hood.

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That's some impressive buggage!