Mesa Verde, CO to Capitol Reef UT

jolooote wrote:

At Hite, the lake is so low on water that it has returned to just the Colorado river and the original Hite Gold mining town(now gone). Mining was stopped when the lake covered the area from the new dam. Most services at Hite have closed, but I believe there is still a Ranger station there and probably free camping just about anywhere. Just across the two Bridges you will rise up to the top of the mesa. There is a parking viewpoint. Plenty of room for big rigs. AMAZING views from there. NOT to be passed up.