four corners
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Visiting the lesser-known parks and monuments in the Four Corners area
As you’ve been reading about for the last month, this summer’s eight-day roadtrip took us on a loop from Colorado to northwestern New Mexico and then across the border into northeastern Arizona. The largest chunks of time were spent in the four parks and monuments I’ve already covered, but we also made a few shorter… Continue reading
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Left Foot New Mexico – Four Corners Monument
If you’ve been following me for a while, you may remember our failed attempt to visit Four Corners Monument (and if not, you can read about it here). Well as it happened, we found ourselves in the area once again the very next summer. And so this time – after calling ahead to confirm that they… Continue reading
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The place where 4 states don’t quite meet
(The posts about our previous stops on this summer roadtrip have been updated to reflect my more recent visits to these parks.) After Canyonlands National Park, our next destination was Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. The two parks are only about 3 hours apart by car, but we drove at least an hour out of… Continue reading