Navajo National Monument
August 17, 2022
I feel like I’m back on the road again! I made a brief stop at “four corners,” part of the Navajo reservation. There are bronze placards and a stone monument where you could stand, and literally be on four corners of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. There are also Navajo people, with small retail booths open where you can shop jewelry, pottery, carved pieces, and more. I did buy a T-shirt, and of course my tack/lapel pins, which are my limited form of “souvenirs.” I decided on a Navajo taco fry bread which was a nice treat for lunch. I headed further down on route 160 towards Navajo National Monument. After nearly a 3 hour drive, I bypassed the visitor center as it was getting to be late afternoon, and I was wanting to see about camping. I headed past one campsite, seeking the canyon view campsite, which was at the end of the road. The signs indicated a narrow road with vehicles limited to 28 feet in length. I always smile, and do a little happy dance inside knowing that I qualify. Whoo! I considered a travel trailer at one time, but now I know that I can enter these places freely. I couldn’t believe that there was so much availability, as I made the small loop around. There were probably less than 15 or 20 campsites here. There were NO other campers here, for the moment, as I thought perhaps this is an abandoned or a closed site! However the gates, and the road were open, so I decided to pick one that was fairly private with a moderate view of the canyon. It was on the warm side, though probably only in the mid 80s, and I appreciated the shade. Jo Jo and I took a little walk around as we settled in for a very peaceful evening. In this area there wasn’t any running water, no street or traffic noise, not even wind. Other than some thunder from a distance there was absolutely no noise except the running of my refrigerator and the humming in my head. I guess those are my favorite sounds!
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