We decided not to go from Zion to Bryce Canyon because of the snowy conditions. Instead, we drove south into Arizona and headed for the four corners. This is a remote area and the only spot where four states touch. At the monument you can put one hand in Arizona, one in Utah, one foot in New Mexico and the other in Colorado.
We had good weather for driving as we passed Lake Powell and the big dam, so we decided to continue on. Unfortunately it started snowing so it was a long drive to the next town. Our tires are working really well though.
We ended up sleeping in Kayenta. The entire north-east of Arizona is a Navajo Indian reservation and we found it strange that our GPS didn’t pick up any of the hotels in town.
We were glad to find that there were hotels, but the Hampton was full so we stayed at the Best Western which wasn’t as nice. We had some food from a cafe next door and the bread was something new for us – fry bread, I think it’s called.
In the morning, a lot of the snow was melting and we drove off to the four corners. We decided not to stop at Monument Valley despite Ghis’s interest – a lot of western movies were filmed there. We’d kind of seen enough red rock for awhile.
We drove past horses and not much else until we finally arrived at the four corners monument. And… it was closed. How can a monument be closed? Oh well. The guide book had described it as a big nothing anyway. So onto Colorado and to Mesa Verde we went.
