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Four Corners in Photographs II

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Storm clouds moving out, Arches National Park, UT
Storm clouds moving out, Arches National Park, UT

Part II of the Four Corners road trip. In total we drove around 2500 miles in 10 days. It was grueling at times, but just when you think you’ve had enough, there are views like these and people like Delphina Sells, the Navajo Medicine Woman we met at Shiprock. She was with her son, Roderick and her mother for a healing. She is a remarkably strong lady, having overcome enormous odds. Thanks to her kindness we got up close to the head of the dragon. That’s a story for another time…

Window Arch, Arches National Park, UT
Window Arch, Arches National Park, UT

 

Double Arch. This cannot be captured in a photograph. The scale is too overwhelming. Sound echoed like in a giant's cathedral. There are peole in this photo, they are just too small to see. We lingered here a bit because the memory here is not in the picture, it was in the feeling... Arches National Park, UT
Double Arch. This cannot be captured in a photograph. The scale is too overwhelming. Sound echoed like in a giant’s cathedral. There are peole in this photo, they are just too small to see. We lingered here a bit because the memory here is not in the picture, it was in the feeling… Arches National Park, UT

 

Arches National Park, UT
Arches National Park, UT

 

Arches National Park, UT
Arches National Park, UT

 

Arches National Park, UT
Arches National Park, UT

 

Arches National Park, UT
Arches National Park, UT

 

Arches National Park, UT
Arches National Park, UT

 

Long House CLiff Dwelling, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Long House Cliff Dwelling, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

 

Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO

 

Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Long House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO

 

Shiprock, NM
Shiprock, NM

 

The Dragon's Head, Shiprock, NM
The Dragon’s Head, Shiprock, NM

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  4. ok that settles it. I need to go there before I am in wheelchair lol hmm maybe after graduation 😀 it was possibly the grand canyon but going here woks too 😀

    • I’m sure you can do both if you give yourself an extra few days. Once you’re out there, it isn’t that far. We just didn’t have the time. But then there is still Zion and Bryce and…..