Four Corners

We enjoy a wonderful sunrise. Normally, we have our blackout curtains all closed when we hit the hay but last night we left them open to enjoy our privacy along with the moonlit night. In the morning we are treated to a charming sunrise. After exploring Valley of the Gods we head toward the Four Corners area where Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona meet. It’s the only place in the United State where four states meet at a single point. The actual spot is in a Navajo Tribal Park and all of the Tribal Parks are closed. Our backroads route did take us through all four states but not the exact point where they meet.

The landscape changes rapidly in these parts. One moment we are driving past massive and colorful rock formations and ten minutes later we drive through non-descript land. The constant is there are not many people. On Navajo lands people’s homes are often widely scattered across the landscape often miles apart from other dwellings otherwise people live clustered in small towns.

Not knowing how available RV campground are in these parts since many are closed and just about all park campgrounds both State and Federal are closed we call ahead to a RV Campground in Bloomfield, New Mexico for reservations. When we arrive at the campground they are having us check-in using the after hours method therefore it does not entail interacting with any people.

We pull into the campground in the afternoon and once the trailer is setup for the night we head out to find a place to have an oil change. The one place in town that does them is open Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday due to Covid19. It’s Wednesday so they are closed. We’ll come back in the morning.