The 4 Corners to Durango, CO

A view from above of Cliff Palace Ruins.


One of the guard towers at Cliff Palace Ruin. The t-shaped doorways were common with the Indians of the southwest. We first saw them at the last ruins we visited in Northern Mexico (Casas Grande)

View coming into the kiva from below.

Aaron going down into a kiva.

A view of the ladder into a kiva.

Spruce Tree House at Mesa Verde. One of the best preserved, though not the biggest of the ruins.

A squash blossom necklace. We first saw this in Chinle and have continued to see them along the way. Navajo men and women wore them believing it helped crop fertility.

4 states at one time!

Aug 25- Aug 26

Today, Tues 8/25 August and Joan headed back to Chandler, and Aaron and I headed to Durango, CO, with a few stops along the way. The first stop was at the 4 Corners for our tourist opportunity to take a photo of being in 4 states at the same time (luckily there were no crowds). Aaron was able to get his last meal with Navajo frybread and we moved on. The next stop was Mesa Verde, extremely well preserved and impressive cliff dwellings along with an impressive museum. That night we ate dinner in Durango and camped outside of town.