Monument Valley

More of the Southwest

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April 30th 2008
Now that we had wheels we decided to go ahead with our original plan and visit Monument Valley and Mesa Verde which is in Southwestern Colorado. Since both are roughly in the same area we thought we'd do both on the same outing. We left Flagstff and drove through miles and miles of NOTHING. The Navajo nation owns practically all of the land between Flagstaff and the Four Corners area that we wante ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more