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Monument Valley & Canyon de Chelly

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Monument Valley & Canyon de Chelly: Yesterday's 20+ mph winds mercifully died down overnight, and we were treated to a sunny dry, upper 80's day today - so hard to imagine considering the flooding north of us in Yellowstone .  The fires in New Mexico still brought a layer of haze despite the blue skies, but dawn at our RV park was still worth waking up before 6 for. We took a side trip to Canyon de Chelly National Monument about 100 miles away and were treated to other wordly rock formations all along the way.... Canyon de Chelly is a somewhat hidden gem - in the middle of Navajo country, it's by far not as popular nor as big as the Grand Canyon, but the history of its inhabitants goes back hundreds of years.   One thing we learned along the way was the story of the " Navajo Code Talkers " - how the Navajo language was used during WWII.    Let the scenery speak for itself: We returned to Monument Valley where the day ended as beautifully as it began.... .......
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Road Signs

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Road Signs: Today's highlights included: 1. A life saved: This little guy was in the middle of the pavement at our RV park's driveway, right in the path of exiting big rigs.  Another visitor and I flagged down the traffic, picked it up, and carried it to safety in a grassy area nearby. 2. An interesting side-trip: After almost four weeks on the road, we ran out of wine last evening.  A search for wine shops along I-40 in Missouri this morning led us to the town of Marshfield, which happens to be the birthplace of Edwin Hubble of Hubble telescope fame. A search for wine led us to Hubble Drive 3. An abundance of billboards in Missouri (of interest to someone who lives in a state that doesn't allow billboards): 4. The crossing of the Mississippi River into Illinois at St. Louis: 5. 350 miles closer to home.
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Good-bye Kansas; Hello Colorado

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  Good-bye Kansas; Hello Colorado: This morning's sunrise in Wakeeney Kansas didn't disappoint We think of Kansas as flat and indeed it is --- but it's really an inclined plane that gains in altitude from east to west.  Incredibly, the town of Kanorado, just a couple of miles from the Colorado border on I-70, has been designated the "Top City" of Kansas at an elevation of 3,907 feet - dwarfing the elevation of many peaks in New England.   Still, the drive was more of the same - miles and miles of barely changing landscape. We took a break in the town of Goodland, KS, boasting the " world's largest easel ", a reproduction of Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers". Tomorrow....Colorado Springs!   
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