I almost titled this entry “Altered States” because after over two weeks on the road, from driving to accepting the hospitality of so many generous people and the kindness of strangers, I most certainly feel fundamentally changed.  As often happens, the outer world mirrors the inner world… here we are in the wide open southwest, seeking out the “four corners” –the spot where four states come together: New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah.. 

There is a history of surveyor disagreement as to the EXACT spot, but popular lore and public outcry has affixed the marker in this very spot, and there it stays.  And to me, Pluto is still a planet too no matter what they say.

Loretta stands in four states

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Four Corners