Jess is in between jobs right now so we decided to enjoy this brief stint of unemployment and hit the open road. Jess spent the weekend packing and I spent the weekend watching him... and yelling "Don't touch my stuff" and "I can pack it myself". If Jess has ever thought that I resemble a 5 year old, I'm sure this was cemented the second we pulled into our camping spot and I asked "You have my sleeping bag, right?" "Where is my tent?" and "Why don't we ever bring my stove?" I'm surprised Jess didn't make me sleep in the back of the truck with the dogs.
We left bright and early Monday morning (that's 9:00 am to me) and drove down to Hovenweep National Monument. Hovenweep is a collection of Ancient Puebloan dwellings in Southern Utah. It is a magical place that was only intensified by the lack of people. Jess and I went for an 8 mile trail run yesterday morning and didn't see a single person.
We loved having the ruins to ourselves...a little too much. In fact, it wasn't until we got back to our campsite that we realized that the chain fence had been surrounding the ruins for a reason. To keep people like us out and away from them. Whoops.
We then headed to the Four Corners monument, the only place in the U.S. where 4 states touch borders in one place: Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. Jess hadn't planned this stop in our trip. He knows I live for this kind of thing so my only conclusion is that he hates me, or he was afraid of what I would do once there.
We spent the rest of the afternoon running around Mesa Verde National Park, the home of Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellers. They climbed down huge rock faces to get in and out of their homes everyday. Wow. It's a good thing they didn't have wine.
We are in Durango right now waiting off the 10,000 caloried Mexican dinner we inhaled last night.
Until next time...
Dang girl. You got some major air on that jump at the four corners.
Hope you guys continue to have a blast!
Posted by: Mel | April 29, 2009 at 09:44 AM
Did you see that the four corners monument is actually in the wrong place? True story.
Posted by: Libby | April 29, 2009 at 10:47 AM
Looks like you're having a great time. Can't wait to hear all about it when you get back.
Posted by: Rita | April 29, 2009 at 02:54 PM
Love the 4 corners photo. Sounds like you are having a great time. Safe travels.
Posted by: Ashlee C. | April 29, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Libby beat me to it, bu7t the actual 4 corners really is like 300 yards away.
Also, you weren't trailing running in flip flops were you?
See, that sort of thing is torture to me, not what I would do on a sightseeing roadtrip. ;-)
Posted by: kristin | April 30, 2009 at 08:05 AM
I like your new take on the obligatory four corners photo. Mmmmm, Mexican dinner.
Posted by: Ally | April 30, 2009 at 08:30 AM
I am glad that you and Jess are having a good time!! And if you have anymore Mexican dinners, make sure that you take a shot of tequila for me!! Mama needs one and I like to live vicariously through you. :)
Posted by: Abby | April 30, 2009 at 09:31 AM
A wild West adventure. I love it!!! More photos. More photos.
Posted by: jen | May 02, 2009 at 04:11 AM