I slept in a bit so we didn't get going until 10:30am. First stop was Four Corners Monument (which has recently been discovered to be about 2 miles off of the real corners, but whatever). It took a while to get there, but we did drive through Arizona for about 10 miles and then back into NM.The monument is ok, the most interesting part is finding out that the iron work that is part of the monument was created by Ryan's Aunt RaeLee. We got a snowcone and some Navajo Fry Bread and then got on the road.
Next was the exciting stop on the road south of Cortez, CO where we sat for half an hour for what turned out to be road work. So frustrating!
We finally made it to Cortez and had the wished for Dairy Queen for lunch. We got going and headed towards Moab. On the way we stopped at "Wilson Arch" a windown in the rock on the side of the road. It was really pretty and a taste of things to come in Arches.
Finally we made it to Moab and decided to go straight to Arches as it was overcast and pretty cool at 5:30pm. We spent a little time in the visitor center and then drove into the park.
All I can say (and Pam kept saying) is... wow. "How come I didn't ever come here before?" she kept asking. She is a rock hound and kept pointing out how the formations were formed etc. Very exciting and really fun. The kids loved standing up out the sun roof and taking pictures (while we were stopped, of course).
We got back to the hotel and we all went swimming and then to bed. What a great day!
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