Day 5

Today we got our groove on at 7000 feet on our way to Mesa Verde NP. Mesa Verde is a area where Ancestral Puebloans lived for a period of 700 years. Then in the late 1200's they left their homes and moved away. There are many ruins of villages scattered all over this area, it is not known if this was the center of their government or their religion.

Between tours at the geological sites, one chic used a new method to keep cool, or be cool. (see attached photo)

The afternoon was ours to relax as we wanted, some chics napped, yapped on the cell phones, checked out routes, road to Durango or enjoyed the hot tub.

We stayed in Cortez for two nites at the Best Western Turquoise Inn & Suites. Accomodations were perfert for us, but if you want to relax in the jet pool you have to play Marco Polo, so you can guess it is a very family oriented place. Another cool feature of this hotel is the free bike wash! They are very motorcycle friendly here. The internet connection was the most stable we've found to date.

After the semi-religious experience of Mesa Verde, one chic headed east 26 miles on HW 120 to Durango to see the sights. Durango boasts a huge HD store, a very fun and interesting downtown (college atmosphere) with lots of stores, restaurants and of course bars. Lots of non-helmet wearing bikers cruising main street today, but all were quite friendly. There is a very cool jewelery store owned by a BMW rider named Lanka Blue Jewelery:check it out at www.lankablue.com. (Thanks Gary!)

One chic went riding around Cortez without a helmet!!!!

3 out of 5 chics want to know "How is Paris Hilton doing??"