Four Corners, USA

Last summer, my niece and nephew wanted to visit Four Corners.  They were trying to visit as many states as possible (they visited 5 states last summer), and this would add 4 at once.  We couldn't make the trip happen, but we did this year on our way home from Las Vegas. (This year, they visited or passed through 6 states.)

I knew, looking at a map, that the monument was in the middle of nowhere, but I really didn't understand the concept of "nowhere" until we drove from Flagstaff to Four Corners.  Because we left the Grand Canyon and made this crazy decision to go visit Four Corners so late, we started looking for a hotel.  Within the 4 hours it would take to drive from Flagstaff, Arizona to Four Corners, USA, there were few towns.  If the town had a hotel/motel, it was full. No vacancies!  Of the other "towns" we passed through, they didn't have hotels/motels.  We decided to drive straight to Four Corners, where we parked outside the locked gate and slept in the van.  In order to find a bathroom when we woke up, we had to drive around 40 miles into Colorado.  We got a few hours of rest and made it to the bathroom and back with an hour to spare (sleep!) and then we entered the Navajo run area to see the monument.  It is a nice monument encircled by little booths where the Navajo sell their goods.

Each state is represented with their name and state crest.

This is a view of the whole monument.

Utah is on the left, and Colorado is on the right.

Arizona is on the left, and Utah is on the right.

Colorado is on the left, and New Mexico is on the right.

The very center of the monument.

3 generations, each in a different state all at the same time.

My mom is in Utah, my nephew is in Colorado, my niece is in Arizona, and I am in New Mexico.

I am in all 4 states at the same time!