4 Corners Road Trip - Hovenweep

Living in the 4 corners area of the Southwest is an adventurous and visual treat. It really is possible to have it all. Mountains and desert. What else do you need? Oh yeah, an ocean.

After arriving home from South America, my itchy feet got the best to me and I headed out on a solo woman road trip, again. Travelling in the off season is the way to do it. I chose the frigid month of February, but that wasn't going to stop me. Less crowds and seeing the landscape covered in white dreamy snow left places and sights burning with a different feel.

I headed from Moab, Utah first to Hovenweep National Monument. A little known place and out of the way treasure. At one time, over 2,500 people lived here between 1200-1300 A.D. Towers are standing along the cliff edge. The trail was a bit icy and snowy but I literally was the only one visiting. The silence and magic of canyon country speaks words upon words to your imagination of the people that once lived here.

Next stop was heading through the actual "4 corners" where New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, and Colorado meet. Even though there is a "monument" there, it was closed. Lonely snow covered highways were the norm. After Utah I headed towards New Mexico. 

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Lima & Home

 

After Cuzco, I took the short plane ride back to the busy city of Lima in Peru. I was nearing the end of my trip and was not looking forward to my final plane ride home. I spent my last day or two roaming the streets of Lima. As I write this in retrospect, I realize that my trip ended six months ago! When I look through my pictures I am reminded of the experiences and still feel some what in awe of what I have seen and done. 

Traveling is a privilege and I can never take it for granted. It was hard to return home. The post-traveling blues had set in for at least one week. I arrived back to snowy and cold South-Eastern Utah with a horrible sinus infection. It only took a few weeks of idleness before I got the itch to hit the open road for a mini-trip through the four corners. Travel on !