The Grand Canyon was our furthest point west and so today we started heading east from Arizona through New Mexico to Colorado.
There is only one place in the United States where four states meet together. This is called the "Four Corners". The states of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado converge at a point. There is a monument in that spot and it was fun to put a limb in each state.
It is also the point where three Native American nations meet -- the Navajo, the Ute, and the Denis converge here also. A sign also said that the line running through the middle is 37 degrees Latitude. This is important to American Civil War history because slavery was abolished north of the 37th Parallel.
We arrived in Durango, Colorado in time to Skype our family in Nova Scotia. They were all together to celebrate Thanksgiving. Simon was bummed that he missed out on a turkey dinner. We promised him one on our return to Canada.
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