Chaco Canyon well worth the drive!
Many thanks to all who encouraged us to dare the road into Chaco Canyon. It was well worth it! I called the Park from Bernalillo on Monday morning and the ranger said he thought we would be ok and tha...
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I have been there twice solo and stayed in a tent and it doesn't matter what you stay in,yes,it is an amazing experience. Plan on several days to do all the hiking you can to the various sites. There are some stiff uphills on a couple of trails to get to the top of the mesas,but they are basically short and the rest of the hike is basically level.
The first time I was there it dropped down to 20 degrees at night and it took me 30 minutes to get out of the bag and down to the restroom which I found to be packed as it had electric heat.The guy camped across from me had two large german shepards that were doing a bit of barking and growling at something after dark and in the morning the owner found them curled up under his pickup and they didn't want to come out. Don't know what they were growling at,but I guess they decided that discretion was better than valor.
The first time I was there it dropped down to 20 degrees at night and it took me 30 minutes to get out of the bag and down to the restroom which I found to be packed as it had electric heat.The guy camped across from me had two large german shepards that were doing a bit of barking and growling at something after dark and in the morning the owner found them curled up under his pickup and they didn't want to come out. Don't know what they were growling at,but I guess they decided that discretion was better than valor.
