Went to bed early last night and slept well. Spent the morning and early afternoon in Mesa Verde NP. Saw some neat ruins, but didn’t do the whole park. It’s a big park. 
Mesa Verde National Park CO Geologic Overlook 2.m4a
Mesa Verde National Park Far View Sites.m4a
Got back to the place where I am staying and took a nap. Then, went to the local cidery here in Mancos and had some unfiltered, non-alcoholic apple cider. It was delicious. Met two nice people and their cute puppy who I sat next to in the cidery’s outdoor patio. It is still hot but about 10 degrees cooler than where I was in UT.
Went to Durango CO for a late lunch. Tried going to a brewery that Maps said was open, but actually, they were closed for two days for improvements. So I went to Animas Brewing, which is right by the Animas River which runs through Durango. They had cheese curds! And pasties! I wondered if the owners were Midwesterners. Two two tourist trains went by carrying lots of people who waved at those of us sitting on the patio. The trains were LOUD. The tracks are right next to the brewery.
Drove back to Mancos after eating and hit the first rain of the trip. It washed off the car which was good. When I got back to the rental, I had good intentions to build the blog I’m going to use to post media of my progress on this trip but I was too tired. I ended up going to bed super early.
