Not having a strict agenda, or any schedule for that fact, is one of the best aspects of traveling.  Not vacationing.  TRAVELING.  And that is how we stumbled upon the wonders of Colorado National Monument. During our 2014 road trip across the U.S. we hardly spent any time in Colorado.  In fact, we only had 3 days to spare for Colorado, which forced us to rush through Rocky Mountain National Park, Denver, and Boulder.  Now we had real time (well, more than 3 days) to spend in Colorado, but all in the south.  My sites of interest included 3 national parks:…