Posts Tagged: New Mexico
Salt Lake City – part 4.75
So we had to take US 24 to Colorado Springs due to US 50 being shut down due to an accident. Which actually took us past Pike’s Peak (Photos). It did set us back a few hours so we stopped at the Road House. Ruben restored his energy with a steak and tater.
At this point I had a problem with bouciness of the truck and was a bit aggravated, a little motion-sickened, and tired. Popped two Dramamine and slept off and on to Amarillo.
Yep, Amarillo. It’s not as far as planned but we will still use this last day for an all out pedal-to-the-medal marathon… 18 hours to go.
BTW… the two bumped mountain is not Pike’s Peak but something that made Rube and I chuckle. I have no clue why? 🙂
4 Corners… of a monument plaque in the middle of Arizona
Four Corner Action
Though old news by now, our trip to the Four Corners was off by 2.5 miles.
According to the article below, the monument is placed in the wrong spot. Oooops!
Interesting enough. And funny that all those people before and after us taking their pictures on all fours were actually doing so for naught. You might as well do the same thing in your living room. The significance is about the same (well, not as much because most of us don’t live in either of those 4 states).
AND some other rebuttal articles…
Saturday (written on Sunday)
Four Corner Action
Due to the up and down of the Monument Valley, my mobile blogging was not happening. We barely got a room in Page, AZ!
Note to self… when in the desert and you have bars on your cell phone, pull over, stop and call the hotels before they fill up. ESPECIALLY on Labor Day weekend!
So the day went like this:
- Left Flagstaff with new shoes (blew a tire on the earlier pair of boots), new medication for Sniffy, feeling better.
- Don’t ask about the gas can incident.
- Hit Kayenta, AZ then finally 4 Corners.
- Walked in four states, drove in four states… all within 1 minute…Â yup.
- Headed toward Monument Valley losing the sun due to ominous rain clouds from the west. Not too noticable in the picture below…
Monument Valley (the typical image)
By the way… I recommend stopping to watch a thunderstorm in the desert. Very cool!
Desert Thunder Storm