Friday, May 25, 2012

UTAH!!

WE MADE IT!!

And it is awe-inspiring!!

Leaving Durango
     We crossed the border from Arizona into Utah yesterday afternoon about 1:30.  We are camped at Goulding's RV Park in Monument Valley.  Goulding's is famous as a place for western movie settings and John Wayne.  The campground is in a canyon between huge walls of red rock that tower over us.  The notion of computer generated imagery as background continues prevalent.  The scenery just seems unreal, other-worldly.
     Our drive yesterday brought us along the Trail of the Ancients to the Four Corners National Monument.  The scenery is breath-taking and SO BIG!!  The vistas stretch on for miles...and miles....and miles.  Huge, like GI-Normous rock outcropping dot the landscape. 
     We stopped briefly in Kayenta, AZ at the Burger King as it has a very nice display and history of the Native American involvement in WWII as "Code-Talkers". 
     We will likely be here a couple of days as winds are forecast to be in the 30-40 mph range, with gusts to 50 mph!!  We do NOT want to be driving the RV in winds like that.
     Here's a link to a map showing our path so far.  http://mapq.st/JBJhOJ
    Blessings to all!!

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