Cliff Dwellers and Corners

The last chapter of this adventure!  

Thursday, September 12, was Stephen's 65th birthday!  Easily the youngest 65 year old I have ever - and will ever - know.  Those of you who have indulged me in reading these narratives understand how not old Burr is.  We're still having fun!!

This is what 65 looks like?


After our breakfast silliness, we set off for Colorado and Mesa Verde National Park.  This is a place Stephen has always wanted to go, so that's where we were going! Raymond drove because Burr spent the day getting happy birthday calls, texts, and messages from kids, grandkids, siblings, and so many old and dear friends.  It was a milestone birthday and it was so nice to spend it with Ray and Rhonda and for him to hear from so many people.  

Mesa Verde became a National Park to preserve the Puebloan people's cave dwellings that were found here.  We took a ranger-guided tour through the largest community - Cliff Palace. It was fascinating.

With our ranger guide, Tim

We spent the night in Cortez, Colorado, and had a fabulous birthday dinner at a local Italian restaurant.  

Friday morning and we're off to Four Corners! This is the place where Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado all meet.  It is the only place in the USA where four states boundaries touch.  It also happens to be on Navajo Land, so they are in control of the monument.

Rhonda is in New Mexico, Ray is in Colorado, Burr is in Utah, and I am in Arizona!

Stephen is everywhere.



Saturday we fly home.  This has been a great trip! We've seen amazing vistas, challenged ourselves physically, had fun dinners, stayed in interesting places, and we can't imagine sharing these adventures with any other couple.  As soon as we get home, we will start planning our next adventure!  Life is good - SO good.