Day Twenty-Five - Flagstaff, Arizona

Sleep last night was nearly impossible, and by 7:00 I had had enough of the freezing cold and the rock hard ground. We packed up and were out of there before 7:30. We headed out of Albuquerque and started the trek out to the middle of the desert, to Four Corners Monument. We stopped at a Subway (you would not believe how many Subways we have seen this month) for breakfast, and ended up waiting over forty minutes for them to bake the bread (apparently we misunderstood the woman behind the counter when she said "twenty seconds"). The manager was apologetic and gave us each a five dollar certificate (officially the best part of New Mexico). I have never felt more unwelcome in a place in my life. We were on a reservation and the other customers acted as though we were trespassing. The feeling continued through the rest of the day.

We finally made it to Four Corners. My cousins Stevie and Charlotte had warned us that it wasn't much more than a plaque in the middle of the desert, and they were right. The intent behind it was cool, being able to stand in four states at the same time, but the experience wasn't much more than that. We had to pay $3 for each of us in order to get it; which isn't much unless you consider that the only thing there is a plaque and some stands selling Indian wares. We skipped the bathrooms...too dirty, and headed back to the freeway and to lunch.

We weren't expecting to cross into Pacific Time for a few more days, the line borders southern California, but we shortly realized that Arizona doesn't follow daylight savings time, so we were equal to west coast time.

We were passing people like crazy on the highway, but this truck managed to stay close. Kinda creepy, right?

We finally made it to Flagstaff (4:00 ish local time), where we were staying at a decent hotel, with a POOL! And more importantly, a hot tub! We checked in and unloaded the car before heading to CVS to pick up some shampoo, conditioner and razors (yay, razors!). Then it was time to shower and check out the pool. The pool wasn't heated, but I spent some time swimming around before joining Jess in the hot tub. I LOVE hot tubs. It was the perfect ending to the day, even though the day wasn't nearly over yet. We headed back up to the room to relax for the next few hours, no more excitement for us tonight. Jess eventually ordered pizza for dinner and we stayed settled in for the night.