Four Corners - Four States at once

Burr it was 29 degrees this morning, needless to say it was a little chilly as we got ready to leave. However, not before I reinstalled my speedometer that I worked on last night and hopefully repaired.  It was cold and trying to get all the screws for the wiring back in was more difficult when your fingers don't want to bend.  (I'm happy to report the repair was successful and we had a very quiet ride today.)
Our plan was to visit the Four Corners Monument first and we set our sights for that location.  Traffic was light and we made good time getting there.  This monument is the only place in the country where four state borders meet,  Colorado, Arizona, Nevada and Utah (CANU).  It was fun standing in all four states at the same time.  Pictures were taken and we were soon back on the road for our next stop for the day, Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado.  This was a historical location that I was not really familiar with and it was a very informative stop, learning about the transition of the Puebloians and the cliff dwellers.  The archaeological sites on display here are amazing.  We watched the 20 minute video on the history of the Mesa Verde and found it very interesting.  For all of the buildings and communities built and the size of the area it was a shock to realize they these people pretty much abandoned this area by 1300 AD.
We spent so much time visiting this historical area that we knew we were not going to visit the Aztec ruins today, so we decided to head directly to the hotel in Farmington, NM, where we ordered pizza and called it a night.
Today's travel was about 245 miles, and the only mechanical difficulty is that all three sedan were experiencing door handle malfunctions, so far it is only my "A" that has one door latch this is not working, just happens to be the Passenger front door.  Not a big deal, just annoying.
Tomorrow the plan is to stop in Taos, NM and enjoy the scenery there.

This is the ruins of a Pit House

This is one example of the cliff dwellings

An inside look of the Sun Temple

Some of these buildings had 100 rooms