NV/AZ/UT Road Trip: Scenes Along The Way

I read somewhere that road trips are made for journeys, not destinations. That rings so true to me. I always love the journey, sometimes a bit more than the destinations. However, on this road trip, the line separating the journey and destination seemed to be blurred and one melded into the other; everywhere seemed to be the destination.

Like on the drive from Natural Bridges National Monument to our hotel for the night in the town of Monticello. How scenic was the drive that we savored every moment of the car ride. We did not stop to take photos, because I have somehow mastered the art of drive-by-shooting, in my very humble opinion that is.

The very next day, Day 6, we were leaving Utah for Arizona. This was our Monument Valley day - the very one destination I was MOST excited about. I have always wanted to see Monument Valley. To me, it represents the American West and all its glory.

Leaving the hotel after breakfast, we made a brief stop at nearby Canyon County Discovery Center to look at exhibits and get a bit of education. However, the place was still close, so we may have arrived way too early. To salvage the stop, we thought we’d get out of the car and stretch the legs before another long drive.. From here, there’s a nice view of the snow-capped mountain, so naturally we took photos.

The drive was about 2 hours long, but pretty scenic, as you can imagine. There was a point where we found out while I was plyaing with my phone that there’s a spot called Four Corners Monument, the only place where four states Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico meet. Unfortunately, by the time we chanced upon this Google find/trivia we had gone way past it. What a pity. It would have been pretty awesome to stand on the four corners - you’re in four states at one time.

And finally, we arrived at the most anticipated spot (for me). Post coming up next.