The bugs drove us to higher terrain. In Spring there are these little tiny biting flies and they don't seem to be put off much by any bug repellant. They're so small that it's really easy to ignore them at first - big mistake. They leave little 8mm (1/4-3/8") red areas around the bite that turn into really itchy welts. Natural sprays were not good. Even our trusty lemon eucalyptus wasn't stopping them. Picaradin ended up being our best choice. And moving to higher ground.
Note to self: Leave off visiting anything below 7600 feet until the Fall.
Our plan today was to see what was at the end of two spurs off the road to our camp. Both seemed to go to viewpoints so maybe there was a good reason the road went there.
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| umbrellas were quite appreciated |
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| first road's end: nice view, no ruins spotted |
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| Yucca flowers way past their prime, yawn. but what's this? I don't think I've ever seen the fruit before. Cool! |
The next road end was quite mysterious. It ended with no obvious 'there' there. We trooped around a bit...nothing. Circled back...nothing. Stopped for lunch and while the kids ate I took a spin in a new direction...bingo!
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| we were at the top of a gentle hill but the terrain was odd: it was kind of a network of flat open areas. say, you don't suppose this was once a village... |
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| pottery shards! |
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| and Jasper |
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| all over the place |
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| you're not supposed to move stuff but pot shards lying on the surface waiting for cattle to trample them, always moves people to try to protect it a little. can't see it mattering on this scale. |
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| we put it right back exactly as we found it... |
It was time to pack up camp and go see a restored kiva right off the main road...
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| pretty cool: entrance was by tunnels |
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| our new high camp - no no-see-ums, great view |
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