Northern Arizona/Southern Utah?

Anybody going to be in the 4 corners area around Tuesday- Wednesday next week?

I have to make a run up to Montrose CO this weekend and hope to take Tuesday and Wednesday to meander my way back home.

Wouldn't mind meeting up with a fellow forum member while goofing around up there.

 

Bump

On my way! This was right by Globe AZ. Our above average rain this year has wildflowers blooming everywhere.

 

Somewhere off the Arizona 191.

 

I'm never going to make it to Colorado if I keep this up.

 

Finally!!!


Still finding little places to take me off task though.


Almost to Montrose!!

 

Well, even with all the distractions I eventually made it to Montrose, took care of the business I needed to take care of, and headed west again.

Poked around out by Needles Overlook for part of the morning but the plan was to get down to Valley of the Gods by about 4pm.

Down by Ridgeway CO


Needles Overlook area

 

Left the Needles area and trucked on down to Valley of the Gods.




This is home for the night. Waaaay better than the hotel back in Montrose.




And a hitch-hiker I picked up along the way.



(I took some nighttime pics with my "big boy" camera that I'll put here once I process them)

 

I decided I needed to get back home sometime Tuesday night so I got up at sunrise, made some coffee and oatmeal, snapped a couple pics, and packed it up and hit the road.




Moki Dugway. I'm not a fan of heights so that was pretty crazy.



Went and checked out Goose Necks State Park since it was on the way out.


Monument Valley (yes, I'm in the wrong spot for this iconic shot but there were throngs of people down there where your supposed to take the shot so this would have to do. Besides, I do have one from the "right" spot but that's from a trip about 10 years back.)




So, that's it for that trip. Such an amazing area and I can't wait to get back up there. Capitol Reef and Canyon Lands will be next on the list

 

Thanks for sharing. Beautiful pictures

 

Wow! Great scenery!! Thanks for sharing!

 

Very nice pictures. Thanks for sharing. Is your hitch-hiker going to split the driving with you?

 

Thank you both.

Thank you Sir.

I had asked him a couple of times, wanting to get out to take some pics, but he was pretty unresponsive. He may have had a bit too much to drink.

 

I have property off of Hwy. 191, between mile marker 329 and 330, close to NM border. Were you anywhere close to Saint Johns, AZ?

 

We’re headed to monument valley next month!

 

Just a bit west of there. Going up I went Tucson to Globe to Show Low to Holbrook and on up from there.

Not having any "real" schedule I did manage to avoid any/all interstate travel except for the last 120 miles from Phoenix to Tucson, so that was a plus.

 

Ahh, yes, I see. Great country out there! I like to visit as often as I possibly can, so much peace and quiet!!

 

Awesome! You'll be right there at Valley of the Gods so you may as well do that too. It's like a 16 mile loop.

 

I have a collection of photos I tag from whenever I enter Colorado. Might be the time of year that I tend to travel there, but I every time I see "Welcome to Colorful Colorado" the ONLY things that aren't BROWN are other highway signs.

PS, glad you had a good trip - that area of southeastern Utah is my favorite! I've camped several times in the sites where you made the photo of the Goosenecks, up on Muley Point, in the Valley of the Gods. Can't wait to get back!