Commentary and images from the road
image and information from September 13, 2009
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Mesa Verde National Park, September 13, 2009
I figure she was just thinking about seeing the cliff dwellings up close and personal.
It was obvious, though, to us, that she’s not a regular on trails.
The shoulder bag is a dead giveaway.
Generally, the only places we ever see women with purses on trails are relatively short trails that go to gotta-see sights.
Cliff Palace is certainly a gotta-see, but really….
And the footwear.
Granted, we did see a lot of people wearing sandals and flip-flops, but, again, I doubt that many of them are out on trails of any kind on a regular basis — I think her flip-flops were to show off her pretty red toe-nails.
But the real question was the skirt.
I doubt that she was thinking about the climb up out of the canyon — or maybe didn’t know, until it was too late.
The way out was very steep — and included near-vertical ladders.
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The image on the right was taken from across the canyon. I processed it on my computer to lighten it so that the dark crack in the rocks where the exit climb was could be seen.
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I haven’t been to Mesa Verde since I was 9- but I don’t think I was wearing a skirt there…
I haven’t worn flip flops like those in years I thought those little plastic thing jobbies were something only children wore. (Seriously- I had not idea that grown ups wore those.)
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Mike, you will get offended if I comment what I want to comment. Let it be very brief! I wish that I had been there.
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Michelle – I bought a size 12 pair of those flip-flops in Wisconsin Dells to use as shower shoes when we’re camping.
Ramana – I guess I can only imagine your meaning.
A park ranger I once met had a perfect word for people like that:
“Tourons” ( = Tourist Morons).
Friar – there are many kinds of “tourons.”
Some people are just crazy. I see a lot of people going up the mountains where I live wearing shorts and t-shirts in spring. It’s totally nuts because it’s so cold when you get higher up and there’s often a lot of snow about.
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It looks like this post has caused a lot of controversy or something… ;0) If they do make those in adult sizes I wouldn’t wear them- the last time I wore those I twisted my ankle. I like to buy those water shoes for camping and swimming. Much safer and if you buy them end of season they are cheap.
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