Saturday, May 16, 2026

5/16/2026 Coronado Trail to Spider Rock Campground at Canyon de Chelly.

 

5/16/2026

We really aren't sure what time we left since time zones here are crazy. We had three different readings from our Mercedes, my phone and Ron's phone.

We were very surprised after the many curves and climbs yesterday.  Today we had gradual descents and few curves, so we made much better time. Ron had planned for us to go to the petrified forest on our way north.  Neither of us were very impressed.  We saw mostly short petrified stumps.  They did have a dog park on the north end of the drive and we took advantage of that for Sammy.  He needs more running time.  After a brief lunch, we headed for Canyon de Chelly. 

We had two potential RV parks, but after entering both after only 100 yards, it was not good.  Rutted roads, no signage and a bad area where it appeared there had been a lot of parties with broken beer bottles.  So we opted for our 3rd choice which was at Canyon de Chelly National Monument in the Navajo Nation.  People have lived continuously in these canyons for nearly 5,000 years.  Our campground was pretty rustic, but it was a place to park.  


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