Monday, June 27, 2011

Monticello, Utah

Today we rode through New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah all in about 200 miles!  We started off early in Gallup and the temperature was a refreshing 51 degrees.  As we moved north, it got warmer but the day was never hot...what a change!

We did stop at the Four Corners Monument where the borders of the above four states all come together.  It was an interesting place inside of the Navajo Nation and we enjoyed our visit there. 



Once we cleared the monument, we continued north into Colorado.  By the time we rode through Cortez, the terrain became more lush and green.  It was a refreshing change from the desert and I didn't realize how much I'd missed seeing green!  We also started to see mountains large enough to still have snow on them.  One of many reasons why I think Colorado may be my favorite state!



Even our hotel has beautiful views.  Located at the base of Manti-La Sal National Forest, there are some really nice mountains to the rear of the building.
















Tomorow we're going to take a long ride that will include the Canyonlands National Park, the Arches National Park, the White Canyon and Natural Bridges National Monument.  Between all of that, we should see some really nice stuff!  Hopefully, photos will follow...

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