Day Twenty-Two: July 1 (Son's View)

Fast make your bed, put the sheets away let’s get the heck outta here!!!  We got on the road pretty early we first went to the Painted Desert which had like more colors than a desert should have deserts should look lifeless and boring but this one had black, Red, pink, and white.  It was beautiful!!!!! 

                        We then went to the 1100 year old plaza of Indians.  We saw houses that were like 5 by 5 (And I thought our Rv was small in a 5 by 5 I would have been killed by mom or dad.

                        We then went to saw the fossilized wood which I must say was pretty cool it is like 180,000,000 years old and I’m touching it.  I then got my Arizona souvenir, a box of fossilized wood!!!!.

                        We then went to the four corners where you could be in New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and Arizona all at the same time--it was awesome.  I then ran a circle so I could run all four states that must be a record for coolest awesomest run;)

                        We are staying at a Koa tonight my favorite Rv parks.  They are super nice and really kid friendly so tonight will be really cool for us kids (mostly me but don’t tell carsen;))

Day Twenty-Two: July 1 (Mom's View)

Today is going to be a big sightseeing day.  We are using the trip to see a few major sites: Painted Desert, Petrified Forest, and 4 Corners Monument to start.  We are getting an early start because we really don’t want to stay at Root 66 for any longer than necessary.

We began our journey at the Petrified Forest National Park.  We stopped at the Painted Desert Inn, which was a happening inn/bar in the 1930s.  We saw the amazing colors on the Painted Desert.  Carsen stated,” God used his best Colored Pencils.”

The petrified wood amazed Cameron.  He has always had a thing for fossils so he was intrigued by fossilized wood.

We then started the long trek to the Four Corner’s Monument: Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.  It wasn’t the best road and it started smelling a bit port-a-pottish, but we made it in one piece.  I have to admit (although I thought it was a cheesy journey), it was cool to stand on all four states at the same time.  There was a great Navajo market around us with the actual artisans selling their goods.

Finally we made our way to Cortez, Colorado where we had a reservation at the Cortez/Mesa Verde KOA.  Again, KOA doesn’t let us down; it is a great campground with 3-acre dog park, pool, playgrounds, trees, and Mesa Verde views.  Perfect.  Time for a campfire!

Day Twenty-One: June 30 (Son's View)

Travel day starting 10:59.  Late start…  We went to the Meteor Crater and it was awesome .  At the top the wind was blowing so hard that I was actually lifted off the ground.  We then went to the museum part of it and that was pretty cool too.

 I took this picture of Dad with the astronaut uniform.

        We then went to a shady Route 66 Rv “resort” where I will not get out of the rv unless I shoot my new awesome Bow and Arrow well actually I only shot the arrow not the bow and so ya there you go I need a weapon on the outside of this RV.