Utah, Colorado & Old New Mexico

On our way to Colorado we stopped at Monument Valley in Utah which has a lot of Native American history and some beautiful rock formations on the borderline of Arizona and Utah.

Fun facts of monument valley
- Red sandstone cliffs and spires are predominantly made of Cutler Formation sandstone from the Permian period of around 160 million years ago.
- Monument Valley's rock formations are noteworthy mainly because they resemble animals or other familiar images and need no further explanation.
- Monument valley was the backdrop for the scene in Forest Gump where he has been running and turns to his gaggle of followers and says "I'm pretty tired I think I'll go home now"

Native American Facts
- When America was discovered the land of the Native Americans was taken from them
- They have a 45% unemployment rate
- 51% graduate high school
- In 1924 Native Americans were recognised as US citizens
- In 1948 Native Americans were allowed to vote in the state of Arizona and Utah
- With the help of native Americans the US was able to win WWII by using their native language to send messages that could not be decoded
by the Japanese.

Durango, Colorado
We got to do some line dancing! We learnt the electric slide, the cuban shuffle and the classic cotton eye joe, it was so much fun! We worked up quite a sweat then headed to dinner afterwards we ventured to Walmart for last minute supplies and then had a few beverages at the local watering hole. We got up bright and early for a jeep drive through the Durango countryside learning about the history it was FA-REEZING!!!!! But luckily I had my trusty bomber jacket with me. Then we hit the adorable main street and had the most delicious pizza, rocket parmesan salad and artichoke dip paired with some awesome red wine which assisted our nap on the bus as we headed to New Mexico!

Albuquerque, New Mexico
Once we arrived in Albuquerque we headed out to dinner for some mediocre tacos and a few drinks then we hit the hay to get up bright and early for the hot air balloon ride! We have been anticipating this since the beginning of our trip and it was beautiful. I got to help inflate the balloon with my super strong arms and then we went up in our giant picnic basket and coasted over Albuquerque as the sun was rising then after landing we enjoyed a beautiful breakfast champagne.

Santa Fe
We had a quick lunch stop in Santa Fe which was absolutely beautiful it was like a mini Mexico with beautiful terracotta/sandstone buildings. I picked up an amazing fajita from a streetcart and maybe some lil gifts for peeps back home. Then we made a quick pit stop to vandalise property at the cadillac ranch where cars have been have buried in the ground for people to stop by and get artistic (BYO spray paint) we decided to go with our favourite quote of the trip #Emerica! Then it was time for Texas!

~JBomb