We got up at 8 and surfed while we did the wash. I also downloaded the pictures from the camera to the computer and started to organize them. When we got through with the wash we packed up the dog and left for 4 corners. It was raining when we left, but the weather steadily improved as we went south. By the time we got to 4 corners the sun was shining.
There weren't a lot of people there, which was good. We got to take pictures without having to stand in line long. The actual monument is interesting. It's a large circle of concrete and gravel built around the survey marker. There are lots of seats and 4 raised areas to take pictures from. Along each of the four state lines is a plaque describing how it was surveyed. Apparently two guys got it right, one was a little off, and one was way off. Considering it was all done in the 1860's and 70's it's a miracle that they could do it at all.
Around the perimeter is a ring of little booths where the indians sell their stuff. There were about 10 booths occupied. Ellen bought a t-shirt and some dangly thing to wear in her hair.
When we drove back to Cortez we stopped at the indian casino on the highway. We found both Iron Man and the fire dog machines. We probably lost $10, but we had fun. We also stopped at an indoor shooting range at the end of town. I shot an XDS in .40. I shot it very well. I might get one.
We also stopped at a couple of pawn shops. They didn't have anything interesting.
After we got back we took Lucy to the park across the street. She did an amazing number of retrieves. After that we went back to the trailer. I finished organizing the pictures while Ellen watched TV. There's a thunderstorm going on right now.
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