Adam and I continued our trip from Lake Powell towards the Four Corners. We crossed over into Colorado and spent the night at a casino. We had fun there but it was fairly rundown and not much to talk about. It was out in the middle of nowhere. So is the Four Corners monument. It is quite a drive, so you must be committed if you want to see this monument. The four corners was one of the main reasons for our weekend roadtrip around Arizona.
After spending the night at the casino, we woke up super early and arrived at the Four Corners just as it was opening. We thought we were arriving an hour after it opened, but the time change is very strange there. Arizona does not observe daylight savings time, but the Navajos do, so as you weave in and out of Navajo land, your phone goes crazy and keeps switching what time it is. We weren't sure which land the monument would be on. It turns out, it is on Arizona time.
It's my understanding that the monument has recently been redone to reflect where the actual four corners intersect (previously, it was wrong). I would recommend going to this ONLY if you get there super early. There are shops all around the monument that were just opening when we got there, but it is clear that this is a tourist trap. We got to play all around the four states, hopping in and out and acting like dorks, without having anyone else in our pictures. Just as we were leaving, a bunch of people started showing up. I think I would have enjoyed this much less if I had to weave in and out of peoples pictures. Overall, it took us about 10 minutes to see it, walk around the states, and play around. And then we hopped back in the car to drive for another couple of hours to our next destination.
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