July 4th – we headed for New Mexico for the last leg of this year’s incredible adventure.
Our first stop was a 5-mile detour to see four corners. I visited here in the 90s during my tour of the southwest but decided it was an easy detour and a good opportunity to pick up some merch. Like Monument Valley, the land is part of the Navajo Nation.
I have no idea what the deal was then – but now it costs $8 bucks to get in – the same as Monument Valley. I guess the Navajo elders decided on $8 as the going rate! There was a tour bus full of Asian tourists – Chinese, I think. It seemed fitting somehow on this 4th of July! Everybody else was standing in line to get a selfie on the X! However, there was good merch to be had! God Bless America πΊπΈ!
We stopped for the night in Farmington. The RV park was small and tucked away in an industrial area. Jake didn’t care much for the fireworks later that evening!
The next morning we made a trip to a nearby park along the Animas River. The water was flowing swiftly!
We left early and made our way to Sante Fe. The trip took us through a variety of terrain as we made our way back into the mountains. Outside of Sante Fe, our campground is in a beautiful setting, surrounded by the small evergreen trees growing here.
We talked to Brother Dave and decided to make a stop at their home in the North Carolina mountains on the way home. This will change our route taking us through some new territory in Texas and Oklahoma. It will also take us through Memphis again. A side trip to Graceland seems appropriate after visiting Elvis in Las Vegas!
