We said farewell to the Grand Canyon on Wednesday without any specific idea of where we were going - we just knew that we needed to be in Fruita by Friday night. We made our first stop at the Four Corners National Monument - this stop actually took us over the New Mexico border and the monument itself is the only place in America where you are touching the borders of 4 states all at once - Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. So I stood in all four states while Andrew, in Arizona, snapped my photo! Indi and Scout were over off somewhere in either Colorado or New Mexico.
We made it as far as Durango where we spent the afternoon exploring and shopping around. We indulged in a few antique stores which has since resulted in some creative packing and re-packing of the vehicle...
We treated ourselves out to a nice supper, listened to some live acoustic music & then awoke bright and early Thursday and headed to an outdoor gear auction on the college campus. Surprisingly, we came away empty handed (okay, I bought some shoes) and then hit the road. Durango was a really fun stop for us - a really cool community with alot to offer. We will be back! The drive to Fruita was pretty amazing as we passed through some high passes, maxing out with an elevation of 11,099 - being surrounded by 13 and 14 thousand foot peaks was pretty cool - though I did have to remind Andrew to keep his eyes on the road a few times! A highlite was a stop in Silverton, a really neat little mountain town that sits at 9370 feet - we had a great lunch there and chatted to some friendly locals. From there we continued up and through some more high passes, taking our time to enjoy the views and stopping at all of the towns in between to explore and hunt out more antiques.
We arrived in Fruita around supper, set up camp & relaxed for the night. Since arriving Friday night, we've gotten out on the bikes a few times, taken the pups swimming in the river & plan to get out climbing this afternoon. So far the riding has been really fun - and beautiful! Yesterday, I entertained myself on a nice easy loop while Andrew suffered on the hard stuff, and then today we hit the trails again with Indi & Scout. Mildred has been quite the sensation at the campground as well - I am starting to think we should charge for tours...
We are settled into Fruita for just over a week - looking forward to it!
(Note from Andrew- Mojo 1- Andrew- 0, man the bike is beating me up...love it though!)
I kept googlemaps open to find all these places because I wasn't sure which state you were in after you reached the four corners! Fruita looks cool-- lots of interesting shots of the Colorado National Monument. Hope you keep having fun :)
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