Hovenweep

Last Friday much of the Four Corners area was blanketed in an icy fog.  It was five degrees fahrenheit.  It wasn't the best day for painting, or even hiking the canyons, so we went to Hovenweep.  The new snow and low light made for good pictures—highlighting the ruins.  We completed the entire circuit at the main part of the monument and then went out to Cutthroat Castle.  The castle was a little higher up the mesa.  It was sunny there:  The pictures were less interesting, but the structure itself was unique.  On the way out, the Chev—running on bald tires—failed to clear a couple of steep sections on the road.  I had to shovel my way to the top.