The drive from Albuquerque, NM, to Cortez, CO, took us about six and a half hours. Cortez is close to Mesa Verde, which we will see tomorrow. We followed the path of Old Route 66 to Gallup, NM. Route 66 is pretty much gone now, replaced by Interstate highways, but at one time it was the main route across the U.S. From what we saw today, it was just a two lane highway in many places so you can imagine how long that trip would have taken.
From Gallup we swung north through Navaho country to Shiprock, NM. The land around Shiprock is interesting, with huge rock structures that are visible for many miles. Shiprock, in case you don’t know, is named after a rock that resembles a sailing ship. We stopped to have lunch at a KFC in Shiprock and ordered mutton stew and Navaho frybread. Try getting that at any other KFC in the world!
From Shiprock it is a short drive to Four Corners, where as you can see in the picture, you can stand with an appendage in each of four states – New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah.
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