The Four Corners

I forgot to mention that on our way out of Colorado and into Nevada, we stopped at four corners. It was a little out of the way, but the kids thought it would be neat to be in four different states at one time. It was a week day and a little cold, so not many folks were out. There were not many merchants out selling their goods because that very weekend the Tribal Committee had plans to tear down the outdoor market buildings and rebuild with nicer, enclosed stores for the tourist. So, if your planning a trip to the four corners, you might want to wait a while. I, for one, am glad we made it before the old is replaced with the new. I like things less commercial and more authentic.
The Indians were fantastic! They were so willing to show us their craft and how things were made and where they got the material, which most of the time it was right out in the reservation, they would point to this mound or that ravine. We bought an arrow from a Navajo Indian who had been taught how to make them by his grandfather. The trade had been passed down from generations past and he was teaching his 10 year old son. It took him 2 weeks to make the arrow, from finding and curing the wood all the way to shaping the arrow head. It's pretty cool!
On our way out, we saw Monument Valley in the distance, we didn't have time to drive through it because we had to get through Flagstaff before a snow storm hit and we would be stuck in the cold again!